{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.307","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 769.307","heading":"Duties of support enforcement agency.","body":"(1) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.\n(2) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall do all of the following as applicable:\n(a) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent.\n(b) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing.\n(c) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties.\n(d) Within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner.\n(e) Within 2 days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent’s attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner.\n(f) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.\n(3m) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts to do either of the following:\n(a) Ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order.\n(b) If 2 or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.\n(4) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.\n(5) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state under s. 769.319.\n(6) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.","path":["Chs. 765-770, The Family","Chapter 769 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act","SUBCHAPTER III CIVIL PROVISIONS OF GENERAL APPLICATION"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/769.307","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:38Z","sha256":"7399821252b077f34a8ea65a01ba0a75a0ee06684b750f8172362481fc3b2a16","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.306","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-769.308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}