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(b) If a court in a proceeding under par. (a) determines that the
male person is
14not the
father parent of the child, the court shall vacate any order entered under sub.
15(4) with respect to the
male person. The court or the county child support agency
16under s. 59.53 (5) shall notify the state registrar, in the manner provided in s. 69.15
17(1) (b), to remove the
male's person's name as the
father parent of the child from the
18child's birth record. No paternity action may thereafter be brought against the
male 19person with respect to the child.
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20Section 3051
. 767.805 (6) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.805
(6) (a) (intro.) This section does not apply unless all of the following
22apply to the statement acknowledging
paternity
parentage:
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23Section 3052
. 767.855 of the statutes is amended to read:
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24767.855 Dismissal if adjudication not in child's best interest. Except as
25provided in s. 767.863 (1m), at any time in an action to establish the paternity of a
1child, upon the motion of a party or guardian ad litem
or the child's mother if she is
2not a party, the court or supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2) (g)
3may, if the court or supplemental court commissioner determines that a judicial
4determination of whether a male is the father of the child is not in the best interest
5of the child, dismiss the action with respect to the male, regardless of whether genetic
6tests have been performed or what the results of the tests, if performed, were.
7Notwithstanding ss. 767.813 (5g) (form) 4., 767.84 (1) and (2), 767.863 (2), 767.865
8(2), and 767.88 (4), if genetic tests have not yet been performed with respect to the
9male, the court or supplemental court commissioner is not required to order those
10genetic tests.
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11Section 3053
. 767.863 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.863
(1m) Paternity allegation by male person other than husband
13spouse; when determination not in best interest of child. In an action to establish
14the paternity of a child who was born to a woman while she was married, if a
male 15person other than the woman's
husband spouse alleges that he, not the
husband 16woman's spouse, is the child's
father biological parent, a party
, or the woman if she
17is not a party, may allege that a judicial determination that a
male person other than
18the
husband woman's spouse is the
father biological parent is not in the best interest
19of the child. If the court or a supplemental court commissioner under s. 757.675 (2)
20(g) determines that a judicial determination of whether a
male person other than the
21husband woman's spouse is the
father biological parent is not in the best interest of
22the child, no genetic tests may be ordered and the action shall be dismissed.
SB111,3054
23Section 3054
. 767.87 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.87
(1m) Birth record required. (intro.) If the child was born in this state,
25the petitioner shall present a certified copy of the child's birth record or a printed copy
1of the record from the birth database of the state registrar to the court, so that the
2court is aware of whether a name has been inserted on the birth record as the
father 3parent of the child
other than the mother, at the earliest possible of the following:
SB111,3055
4Section 3055
. 767.87 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.87
(8) Burden of proof. The party bringing an action for the purpose of
6determining paternity or for the purpose of declaring the nonexistence of paternity
7presumed under s.
891.405, 891.407
, or
the nonexistence of parentage presumed
8under s. 891.405 or 891.41 (1) shall have the burden of proving the issues involved
9by clear and satisfactory preponderance of the evidence.
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10Section 3056
. 767.87 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.87
(9) Artificial insemination; natural father parent
. Where If a child
12is conceived by artificial insemination, the
husband
spouse of the mother of the child
13at the time of the conception of the child is the natural
father parent of the child, as
14provided in s. 891.40.
SB111,3057
15Section 3057
. 767.883 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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767.883
(1) Two parts. The trial shall be divided into 2 parts, the first part
17dealing with the determination of
paternity parentage and the 2nd part dealing with
18child support, legal custody, periods of physical placement, and related issues. The
19main issue at the first part shall be whether the alleged or presumed
father parent 20is or is not the
father parent of the mother's child, but if the child was born to the
21mother while she was the lawful
wife spouse of a specified
male person, the prior
22issue of whether the
husband mother's spouse was not the
father parent of the child
23shall be determined first, as provided under s. 891.39. The first part of the trial shall
24be by jury only if the defendant verbally requests a jury trial either at the initial
25appearance or pretrial hearing or requests a jury trial in writing prior to the pretrial
1hearing. The court may direct and, if requested by either party before the
2introduction of any testimony in the party's behalf, shall direct the jury to find a
3special verdict as to any of the issues specified in this section, except that the court
4shall make all of the findings enumerated in s. 767.89 (2) to (4). If the mother is dead,
5becomes insane, cannot be found within the jurisdiction, or fails to commence or
6pursue the action, the proceeding does not abate if any of the persons under s. 767.80
7(1) makes a motion to continue. The testimony of the mother taken at the pretrial
8hearing may in any such case be read in evidence if it is competent, relevant, and
9material. The issues of child support, custody
, and visitation, and related issues shall
10be determined by the court either immediately after the first part of the trial or at
11a later hearing before the court.
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12Section 3058
. 769.316 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
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769.316
(9) The defense of immunity based on the relationship
of husband and
14wife between spouses or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this
15chapter.
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16Section 3059
. 769.401 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
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769.401
(2) (a) A
parent or presumed
father parent of the child.
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18Section 3060
. 769.401 (2) (g) of the statutes is repealed.
SB111,3061
19Section 3061
. 801.02 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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801.02
(1) A Except as provided in s. 20.9315 (5) (b), a civil action in which a
21personal judgment is sought is commenced as to any defendant when a summons and
22a complaint naming the person as defendant are filed with the court, provided service
23of an authenticated copy of the summons and of the complaint is made upon the
24defendant under this chapter within 90 days after filing.
SB111,3062
25Section 3062
. 801.50 (5sb) of the statutes is created to read:
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1801.50
(5sb) Venue of an action under s. 813.124 shall be in the county in which
2the cause of action arose or where the petitioner or the respondent resides.
SB111,3063
3Section 3063
. 803.09 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
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803.09
(1) Upon Except as provided in s. 20.9315, upon timely motion anyone
5shall be permitted to intervene in an action when the movant claims an interest
6relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action and the
7movant is so situated that the disposition of the action may as a practical matter
8impair or impede the movant's ability to protect that interest, unless the movant's
9interest is adequately represented by existing parties.
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10Section 3064
. 803.09 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
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803.09
(2) Upon Except as provided in s. 20.9315, upon timely motion anyone
12may be permitted to intervene in an action when a movant's claim or defense and the
13main action have a question of law or fact in common. When a party to an action
14relies for ground of claim or defense upon any statute or executive order or rule
15administered by a federal or state governmental officer or agency or upon any
16regulation, order, rule, requirement or agreement issued or made pursuant to the
17statute or executive order, the officer or agency upon timely motion may be permitted
18to intervene in the action. In exercising its discretion the court shall consider
19whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights
20of the original parties.
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21Section 3065
. 803.09 (2m) of the statutes is repealed.