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8 City, State Zip Code
9 , Respondent
11 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Respondent:
12 1. You have been sued. .... claims that you are the father parent of the child,
13.... born on .... (date), in .... (city) (county) (state). You must appear to answer this
14claim of paternity parentage. Your court appearance is:
15 Date:    
16 Time:    
17 Room:    
18 Judge or Circuit Court Commissioner:    
19 Address:    
20 2. If you do not appear, the court will enter a default judgment finding you to
21be the father parent.
22 3. If you plan to be represented by an attorney, you should contact the attorney
23prior to the court appearance listed above. If you are unable to afford an attorney,
24the court will appoint one for you only upon the genetic tests showing that you are

1not excluded as the father parent and the probability of your being the father parent
2is less than 99.0 percent.
3 4. You are also notified that interference with the custody of a child is
4punishable by a fine of up to $10,000 and imprisonment for up to 3 years and 6
5months. Section 948.31, stats.
6 5. The .... County Clerk of Circuit Court is an equal opportunity service
7provider. If you need assistance to access services in the courts or need material in
8an alternate format, please call .....
9 Dated: ...., .... (year)
10 Signed:.... ....
11 G. H., Clerk of Circuit Court
13 Petitioner's Attorney
14 State Bar No.: ....
15 Address: ....
16 City, State Zip Code: ....
17 Phone No.: ....
18 (b) Alleged father parent as petitioner.
19 STATE OF WISCONSIN,   CIRCUIT COURT: ....COUNTY
21 In re the Paternity Parentage of A. B.
22 C. D. (Alleged Father Parent-Petitioner)
23 Address
24 City, State Zip Code File No. ...
25 , Petitioners

1vs. S U M M O N S
2 E. F.
3 Address   .... (Case Classification Type):.... (Code No.)
4 City, State Zip Code
5 , Respondent
7 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Respondent:
8 1. You have been sued. The petitioner .... claims that he may to be the father
9parent of the child, .... born on .... (date), in .... (city) (county) (state). You must appear
10to answer this claim of paternity parentage. Your court appearance is:
11 Date:    
12 Time:    
13 Room:    
14 Judge or Circuit Court Commissioner:    
15 Address:    
16 2. If you do not appear, the court will enter a default judgment finding the
17petitioner .... to be the father parent. If you plan to be represented by an attorney,
18you should contact the attorney prior to the court appearance listed above.
19 3. The .... County Clerk of Circuit Court is an equal opportunity service
20provider. If you need assistance to access services in the court or need material in
21an alternate format, please call .... .
22 Dated: ...., .... (year)
23 Signed:.... ....
24 G. H., Clerk of Circuit Court

1Petitioner's Attorney
2 State Bar No.: ....
3 Address: ....
4 City, State Zip Code: ....
5 Phone No.: ....
6 (c) Nonparent as petitioner.
7 STATE OF WISCONSIN,   CIRCUIT COURT: ....COUNTY
9 In re the Paternity Parentage of A. B.
10 C. D. (Nonparent-Petitioner)
11 Address
12 City, State Zip Code File No. ...
13 , Petitioners
14 vs. S U M M O N S
15 E. F.
16 Address   .... (Case Classification Type):.... (Code No.)
17 City, State Zip Code
18 , Respondent
20 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, To the Respondent
21 1. You have been sued. The petitioner .... claims that .... is the mother parent
22and .... may be the father is an alleged parent of the child, .... born on .... (date), in
23.... (city) (county) (state). You must appear to answer this claim of paternity
24parentage. Your court appearance is:
25 Date:    

1Time:    
2 Room:    
3 Judge or Circuit Court Commissioner:    
4 Address:    
5 2. If you do not appear, the court may enter a default judgment finding .... to
6be the father a parent. If you plan to be represented by an attorney, you should
7contact the attorney prior to the court appearance listed above. If you are alleged to
8be the father a parent and you are unable to afford an attorney, the court will appoint
9one for you only upon genetic tests showing that you are not excluded as the father
10a parent and the probability of your being the father a parent is less than 99.0
11percent.
12 3. The .... County Clerk of Circuit Court is an equal opportunity service
13provider. If you need assistance to access services in the court or need material in
14an alternate format, please call .... .
15 Dated: ...., .... (year)
16 Signed:.... ....
17 G. H., Clerk of Circuit Court
19 Petitioner's Attorney
20 State Bar No.: ....
21 Address: ....
22 City, State Zip Code: ....
23 Phone No.: ....
24Section 261 . 767.813 (5g) of the statutes is amended to read:

1767.813 (5g) Notice. The notice to parties shall be attached to the summons.
2The notice shall be in boldface type and in substantially the following form:
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