768.08 – Construction.
768.08 Construction. This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate the object thereof. History: 1979 c. 32 s. 51; Stats. 1979 s. 768.08.
769.101 – Definitions.
769.101 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) “Child” means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual’s parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (2) “Child support […]
769.102 – State tribunal and support enforcement agency.
769.102 State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (1) The courts and circuit and supplemental court commissioners are the tribunal of this state. (2) The department of children and families and county child support agencies under s. 59.53 (5) are the support enforcement agencies of this state. History: 1993 a. 326; 2001 a. 61; 2009 a. […]
769.103 – Remedies cumulative.
769.103 Remedies cumulative. (1) Remedies provided by this chapter are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (2) This chapter does not do any of the following: (a) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a […]
769.105 – Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding.
769.105 Application of chapter to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. (1) A tribunal of this state shall apply subchs. I to VI and, as applicable, subch. VII, to a support proceeding that involves any of the following: (a) A foreign support order. (b) A foreign tribunal. (c) An obligee, obligor, or child […]
768.04 – Time for filing actions.
768.04 Time for filing actions. (1) All actions for breach of contract, now existing, to marry shall be commenced, and the process, pleading or paper setting forth the same filed, within 6 months of January 1, 1960 and, if not so commenced and filed, shall thereafter be barred. (2) Actions for alienation of affection and […]
768.05 – Contracts executed as to such claims barred.
768.05 Contracts executed as to such claims barred. (1) All contracts and instruments of every kind, which may hereafter be executed in this state in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished or barred by this chapter, whether such claim or cause of action arose within or without this […]
768.06 – Actions for recovery of property procured by fraud; corroboration required.
768.06 Actions for recovery of property procured by fraud; corroboration required. Actions for the recovery of property received by one party from the other after the alleged contract to marry and before the breach thereof, which was procured by such party by his or her fraud in representing to the other that he or she […]
768.07 – Penalty.
768.07 Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this chapter may be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than 9 months or both. History: 1979 c. 32 s. 51; Stats. 1979 s. 768.07; 1997 a. 283; 2001 a. 109.
768.03 – Unlawful to file or threaten actions barred.
768.03 Unlawful to file or threaten actions barred. It is unlawful for any person, either as a party or attorney, to commence, or threaten to commence, in any court in this state, any action, or to serve and file in such court or threaten to so do any process, pleading or paper, setting forth or […]