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Wis. Stat. § 767.895

Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity

1987 a. 413; 1997 a. 191; 2005 a. 443 s. 206; Stats. 2005 s. 767.895.7

A judgment which adjudicates a person to be the father of a child and which was based upon a statement acknowledging paternity that was signed and filed before April 1, 1998, may, if no trial was conducted, be reopened under any of the following circumstances:

(1) At any time upon motion or petition for good cause shown.

(2) Upon a motion under s. 806.07.

(3) Within one year after entry of the judgment upon motion or petition.

Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.