Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 769 - Uniform interstate family support act.
769.705 - Direct request.

769.705 Direct request.
(1) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies.
(2) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, ss. 769.706 to 769.713 apply.
(3) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement all of the following apply:
(a) A security, bond, or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses.
(b) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.
(4) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the department.
(5) This subchapter does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
History: 2009 a. 321; 2015 a. 82 s. 12.

Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations

Chapter 769 - Uniform interstate family support act.

769.101 - Definitions.

769.102 - State tribunal and support enforcement agency.

769.103 - Remedies cumulative.

769.105 - Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.

769.201 - Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident.

769.202 - Duration of personal jurisdiction.

769.203 - Initiating and responding tribunal of this state.

769.204 - Simultaneous proceedings.

769.205 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order.

769.206 - Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.

769.207 - Determination of controlling child support order.

769.208 - Child support orders for 2 or more obligees.

769.209 - Credit for payments.

769.210 - Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction.

769.211 - Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order.

769.301 - Proceedings under this chapter.

769.302 - Action by minor parent.

769.303 - Application of law of this state.

769.304 - Duties of initiating tribunal.

769.305 - Duties and powers of responding tribunal.

769.306 - Inappropriate tribunal.

769.307 - Duties of support enforcement agency.

769.308 - Duty of attorney general.

769.309 - Private counsel.

769.31 - Duties of state information agency.

769.311 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.

769.312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.

769.313 - Costs and fees.

769.314 - Limited immunity of petitioner.

769.315 - Nonparentage as defense.

769.316 - Special rules of evidence and procedure.

769.317 - Communications between tribunals.

769.318 - Assistance with discovery.

769.319 - Receipt and disbursement of payments.

769.401 - Petition to establish support order.

769.402 - Proceeding to determine parentage.

769.501 - Employer's receipt of income-withholding order of another state.

769.502 - Employer's compliance with income-withholding order of another state.

769.503 - Compliance with multiple income-withholding orders.

769.504 - Immunity from civil liability.

769.505 - Penalties for noncompliance.

769.506 - Contest by obligor.

769.507 - Administrative enforcement of orders.

769.601 - Registration of order for enforcement.

769.602 - Procedure to register order for enforcement.

769.603 - Effect of registration for enforcement.

769.604 - Choice of law.

769.605 - Notice of registration of order.

769.606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.

769.607 - Contest of registration or enforcement.

769.608 - Confirmed order.

769.609 - Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification.

769.61 - Effect of registration for modification.

769.611 - Modification of child support order of another state.

769.612 - Recognition of order modified in another state.

769.613 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state.

769.614 - Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.

769.615 - Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country.

769.616 - Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification.

769.701 - Definitions.

769.702 - Applicability.

769.703 - Relationship of governmental entity to United States central authority.

769.704 - Initiation by department of support proceeding under convention.

769.705 - Direct request.

769.706 - Registration of convention support order.

769.707 - Contest of registered convention support order.

769.708 - Recognition and enforcement of registered convention support order.

769.709 - Partial enforcement.

769.710 - Foreign support agreement.

769.711 - Modification of convention child support order.

769.712 - Personal information; limit on use.

769.713 - Record in original language; English translation.

769.801 - Grounds for rendition.

769.802 - Conditions of rendition.

769.901 - Uniformity of application and construction.

769.903 - Severability.