AB42,22,1818 (c) Section 786.36 does not apply to a name change under this subsection.
AB42,22,23 19(4) Liability for past support. (a) Subject to par. (b), liability for past support
20of the child shall be limited to support for the period after the day on which the
21petition, motion, or order to show cause requesting support is filed in the action for
22support under sub. (2), unless a party shows, to the satisfaction of the court, all of the
23following:
AB42,22,2524 1. That he or she was induced to delay commencing the action by any of the
25following:
AB42,23,1
1a. Duress or threats.
AB42,23,32 b. Actions, promises, or representations by the other party upon which the
3party relied.
AB42,23,44 c. Actions taken by the other party to evade proceedings under sub. (2).
AB42,23,65 2. That, after the inducement ceased to operate, he or she did not unreasonably
6delay in commencing the action.
AB42,23,87 (b) In no event may liability for past support of the child be imposed for any
8period before the birth of the child.
AB42, s. 40 9Section 40. 767.82 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,23,1110 767.82 (2) Presumption. Presumption of paternity shall be as provided in ss.
11891.39, 891.405, 891.407, and 891.41 (1).
AB42, s. 41 12Section 41. 767.82 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,23,1613 767.82 (2m) Custody pending court order. If there is no presumption of
14paternity under s. 891.41 (1) or if paternity is conclusively determined from genetic
15test results under s. 767.804 (1) or
acknowledged under s. 767.805 (1), the mother
16shall have sole legal custody of the child until the court orders otherwise.
AB42, s. 42 17Section 42. 767.84 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 767.84 (1) (a) (intro.)
18and amended to read:
AB42,24,619 767.84 (1) (a) (intro.) The Except as provided in ss. 767.855 and 767.863, and
20except in actions to which s. 767.893 applies, the
court may, and upon request of a
21party
shall, require the child, mother, any male for whom there is probable cause to
22believe that he had sexual intercourse with the mother during a possible time of the
23child's conception, or any male witness who testifies or will testify about his sexual
24relations with the mother at a possible time of conception to submit to genetic tests.
25Probable cause of sexual intercourse during a possible time of conception may be

1established by a sufficient petition or affidavit of the child's mother or an alleged
2father, filed with the court, or after an examination under oath of a party or witness,
3when the court determines that an examination is necessary. The court is not
4required to order a person who has undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225 to submit
5to another
genetic test under this paragraph unless a party requests additional tests
6under sub. (2).
with respect to any of the following:
AB42, s. 43 7Section 43. 767.84 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,24,98 767.84 (1) (a) 1. A person who has undergone a genetic test under s. 49.225,
9unless a party requests additional tests under sub. (2).
AB42, s. 44 10Section 44. 767.84 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,24,1211 767.84 (1) (a) 2. A deceased respondent if genetic material is not available
12without undue hardship as provided in s. 767.865 (2).
AB42, s. 45 13Section 45. 767.84 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,24,1814 767.84 (1) (a) 3. a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b., a male respondent who fails
15to appear, if genetic test results with respect to another man show that the other man
16is not excluded as the father and that the statistical probability of the other man's
17parentage is 99.0 percent or higher creating a presumption of the other man's
18paternity.
AB42,24,2019 b. Subdivision 3. a. does not apply if the presumption of the other man's
20paternity is rebutted.
AB42, s. 46 21Section 46. 767.855 of the statutes is renumbered 767.855 (intro.) and
22amended to read:
AB42,25,5 23767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. (intro.)
24Except as provided in s. 767.863 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the
25paternity of a child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem, the court or

1supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g) may, with respect to a
2male, refuse to order genetic tests, if genetic tests have not yet been taken, and
3dismiss the action
do any of the following if the court or supplemental court
4commissioner determines that a judicial determination of whether the male is the
5father of the child is not in the best interest of the child.:
AB42, s. 47 6Section 47. 767.855 (1) of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,25,77 767.855 (1) Refuse to order genetic tests.
AB42, s. 48 8Section 48. 767.855 (2) of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,25,109 767.855 (2) Dismiss the action, regardless of whether genetic tests have been
10performed or what the results of the tests, if performed, were.
AB42, s. 49 11Section 49. 767.87 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,25,1512 767.87 (8) Burden of proof. The party bringing an action for the purpose of
13determining paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity
14presumed under s. 891.405, 891.407, or 891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving
15the issues involved by clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence.
AB42, s. 50 16Section 50. 769.201 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,25,1817 769.201 (7m) The individual was conclusively determined from genetic test
18results to be the father under s. 767.804.
AB42, s. 51 19Section 51. 802.12 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,25,2120 802.12 (3) (d) 1. Custody and physical placement under s. 767.41, 767.804 (3),
21767.805 (4), 767.863 (3), or 767.89 (3).
AB42, s. 52 22Section 52. 802.12 (3) (d) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,25,2423 802.12 (3) (d) 3. Child support under s. 767.511, 767.804 (3), 767.805 (4),
24767.863 (3), or 767.89 (3).
AB42, s. 53 25Section 53. 808.075 (4) (d) 9. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,26,2
1808.075 (4) (d) 9. Enforcement of payments under s. 767.77, 767.804 (3),
2767.805 (4), or 767.89.
AB42, s. 54 3Section 54. 808.075 (4) (d) 10. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,26,54 808.075 (4) (d) 10. Enforcement of orders under s. s. 767.78, 767.804 (3),
5767.805 (4), or 767.89.
AB42, s. 55 6Section 55. 852.05 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,26,127 852.05 (2) Property of a child born to unmarried parents passes in accordance
8with s. 852.01 except that the father or the father's kindred can inherit only if the
9father has been adjudicated to be the father in a paternity proceeding under ch. 767
10or by final order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction in another state or
11has been determined to be the father under s. 767.804 or 767.805 or a substantially
12similar law of another state.
AB42, s. 56 13Section 56. 891.407 of the statutes is created to read:
AB42,26,17 14891.407 Presumption of paternity based on genetic test results. A man
15is presumed to be the natural father of a child if the man has been conclusively
16determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 and no other
17man is presumed to be the father under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1).
AB42, s. 57 18Section 57. 938.02 (13) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,27,1119 938.02 (13) "Parent" means a biological parent, a husband who has consented
20to the artificial insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or a parent by adoption. If
21the juvenile is a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do not
22subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, "parent" includes a person conclusively
23determined from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 or a
person
24acknowledged under s. 767.805 or a substantially similar law of another state or
25adjudicated to be the biological father. "Parent" does not include any person whose

1parental rights have been terminated. For purposes of the application of s. 938.028
2and the federal Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 USC 1901 to 1963, "parent" means a
3biological parent, an Indian husband who has consented to the artificial
4insemination of his wife under s. 891.40, or an Indian person who has lawfully
5adopted an Indian juvenile, including an adoption under tribal law or custom, and
6includes, in the case of a nonmarital child who is not adopted or whose parents do
7not subsequently intermarry under s. 767.803, a person conclusively determined
8from genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804,
a person acknowledged
9under s. 767.805, a substantially similar law of another state, or tribal law or custom
10to be the biological father, or a person adjudicated to be the biological father, but does
11not include any person whose parental rights have been terminated.
AB42, s. 58 12Section 58. 938.27 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,27,1913 938.27 (5) Notice to biological fathers. Subject to sub. (3) (b), the court shall
14make reasonable efforts to identify and notify any person who has filed a declaration
15of paternal interest under s. 48.025, any person conclusively determined from
16genetic test results to be the father under s. 767.804 (1),
any person who has
17acknowledged paternity of the child under s. 767.805 (1), and any person who has
18been adjudged to be the father of the juvenile in a judicial proceeding unless the
19person's parental rights have been terminated.
AB42, s. 59 20Section 59. 938.396 (2g) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB42,28,621 938.396 (2g) (g) Paternity of juvenile. Upon request of a court having
22jurisdiction over actions affecting the family, an attorney responsible for support
23enforcement under s. 59.53 (6) (a) or a party to a paternity proceeding under subch.
24IX of ch. 767, the party's attorney or the guardian ad litem for the juvenile who is the
25subject of that proceeding to review or be provided with information from the records

1of the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this chapter and ch. 48 relating
2to the paternity of a juvenile for the purpose of determining the paternity of the
3juvenile or for the purpose of rebutting the presumption of paternity under s.
4891.405, 891.407, or 891.41, the court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under this
5chapter and ch. 48 shall open for inspection by the requester its records relating to
6the paternity of the juvenile or disclose to the requester those records.
AB42, s. 60 7Section 60. Initial applicability.
AB42,28,108 (1) Paternity determination or presumption based on genetic test results.
9The treatment of section 767.804 of the statutes first applies to genetic tests that are
10performed on the effective date of this subsection.
AB42,28,1411 (2) Genetic tests in paternity actions. The renumbering and amendment of
12sections 767.84 (1) (a) and 767.855 of the statutes and the creation of sections 767.84
13(1) (a) 1., 2., and 3. and 767.855 (1) and (2) of the statutes first apply to paternity
14actions commenced on the effective date of this subsection.
AB42, s. 61 15Section 61. Effective dates. This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th
16month beginning after publication, except as follows:
AB42,28,1917 (1) The treatment of section 767.80 (5m) (by Section 37 ) of the statutes takes
18effect on the date stated in the notice published in the Wisconsin Administrative
19Register under section 769.904 of the statutes.
AB42,28,2020 (End)
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