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