769.706 Registration of convention support order.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in subch. VI.
(2) Notwithstanding s. 769.311 and 769.602 (1), a request for registration of a convention support order must be accompanied by all of the following:
(a) A complete text of the support order or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law.
(b) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country.
(c) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal.
(d) A record showing the amount of arrears, if any, and the date the amount was calculated.
(e) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations.
(f) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.
(3) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.
(4) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under s. 769.707 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.
(5) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.
History: 2009 a. 321; 2015 a. 82 s. 12.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 769 - Uniform interstate family support act.
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.
769.31 - Duties of state information agency.
769.311 - Pleadings and accompanying documents.
769.312 - Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances.
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.
769.507 - 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.
769.605 - Notice of registration of order.
769.606 - Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order.
769.607 - Contest of registration or enforcement.
769.609 - 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.
769.614 - 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.
769.703 - Relationship of governmental entity to United States central authority.
769.704 - Initiation by department of support proceeding under convention.
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.