Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 769.501

  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01

An income-withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency, to the obligor’s employer or other debtor, as specified in s. 767.75 (1f), without first filing a petition or comparable pleading or registering the income-withholding order with a tribunal of this state.