769.313 – Costs and fees.
769.313 Costs and fees. (1) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs. (2) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney fees, other costs, and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the […]
769.314 – Limited immunity of petitioner.
769.314 Limited immunity of petitioner. (1) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding. (2) A petitioner is not amenable to service of […]
769.307 – Duties of support enforcement agency.
769.307 Duties of support enforcement agency. (1) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter. (2) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall do all of the following as applicable: (a) Take all steps […]
769.308 – Duty of attorney general.
769.308 Duty of attorney general. (1) If the attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this chapter or may provide those services directly to the individual. (2) The attorney general may determine […]
769.309 – Private counsel.
769.309 Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this chapter. History: 1993 a. 326.
769.305 – Duties and powers of responding tribunal.
769.305 Duties and powers of responding tribunal. (1) Whenever a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly under s. 769.301 (3), it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed. (2) A responding tribunal […]
769.306 – Inappropriate tribunal.
769.306 Inappropriate tribunal. If a petition or comparable pleading is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the pleading and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the petitioner where and when the pleading was sent. History: 1993 a. 326; 1997 a. 27; […]
769.206 – Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order.
769.206 Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order. (1) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce any of the following: (a) The order, if the order is the […]
769.207 – Determination of controlling child support order.
769.207 Determination of controlling child support order. (1c) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter and only one tribunal has issued a child support order, the child support order of that tribunal is controlling and must be recognized. (1m) If a proceeding is brought under this chapter, and 2 or more child support orders […]
769.208 – Child support orders for 2 or more obligees.
769.208 Child support orders for 2 or more obligees. In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of 2 or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a […]