Section 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 residing in a foreign country.

(2)  A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of subchs. I to VI .

(3)   Subchapter VII applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of subch. VII is inconsistent with subchs. I to VI , subch. VII controls.

2009 a. 321 ; 2015 a. 82 s. 12 .