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769.614 – Notice to issuing tribunal of modification.

769.614 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the modified child support order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier child support order, and in each tribunal in which […]

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

769.615 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (1) Except as provided in s. 769.711, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order under its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals who […]

769.607 – Contest of registration or enforcement.

769.607 Contest of registration or enforcement. (1) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one or more of the following defenses: (a) That the issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party. (b) That the order was obtained […]

769.608 – Confirmed order.

769.608 Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration. History: 1993 a. 326; 2009 a. 321; 2015 a. 82 s. 12.

769.61 – Effect of registration for modification.

769.61 Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered support order may be modified only if the requirements of […]

769.611 – Modification of child support order of another state.

769.611 Modification of child support order of another state. (1) After a child support order issued in another state has been registered in this state, unless s. 769.613 applies a tribunal of this state may, upon petition, modify that child support order if, after notice and hearing, it finds one of the following: (a) That […]

769.602 – Procedure to register order for enforcement.

769.602 Procedure to register order for enforcement. (1) Except as provided in s. 769.706, a support order or income-withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending all of the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state: (a) A letter of transmittal to the […]

769.603 – Effect of registration for enforcement.

769.603 Effect of registration for enforcement. (1) A support order or income-withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state. (2) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner […]

769.604 – Choice of law.

769.604 Choice of law. (1) Except as otherwise provided in sub. (4), the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs all of the following: (a) The nature, extent, amount, and duration of current payments under a registered support order. (b) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages […]