Wisconsin Statutes (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
Chapter 769. Uniform Interstate Family Support Act |
SubChapter III. CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION |
Section 769.301. Proceedings under this chapter.
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- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, this subchapter applies to all proceedings under this chapter.(3) An individual petitioner or a support enforcement agency may commence a proceeding authorized under this chapter by filing a petition in an initiating tribunal for forwarding to a responding tribunal or by filing a petition or a comparable pleading directly in a tribunal of another state or a foreign country that has or can obtain personal jurisdiction over the respondent.