Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 769.707

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
   (1)    Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, ss. 769.605 to 769.608 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order.
   (2)   A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not later than 30 days after notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not reside in the United States, the contest must be filed not later than 60 days after notice of the registration.
   (3)   If the nonregistering party fails to contest the registered convention support order by the time specified in sub. (2), the order is enforceable.
   (4)   A contest of a registered convention support order may be based only on grounds set forth in s. 769.708. The contesting party bears the burden of proof.
   (5)   In a contest of a registered convention support order, all of the following apply to a tribunal of this state:
      (a)    The tribunal is bound by the findings of fact on which the foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction.
      (b)    The tribunal may not review the merits of the order.
   (6)   A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a registered convention support order shall promptly notify the parties of its decision.
   (7)   A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the enforcement of a convention support order unless there are exceptional circumstances.