Wis. Stat. § 822.05
International application
Redline — January 1, 2003 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2005
As of January 1, 2003
(1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction over a person outside this state shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice, and may be:
(a) By personal delivery outside this state in the manner prescribed for service of process within this state;
(b) In the manner prescribed by the law of the place in which the service is made for service of process in that place in an action in any of its courts of general jurisdiction;
(c) By any form of mail addressed to the person to be served and requesting a receipt; or
(d) As directed by the court, including publication, if other means of notification are ineffective.
(2) Notice under this section shall be served, mailed, delivered or last published at least 10 days before any hearing in this state.
(3) Proof of service outside this state may be made by affidavit of the individual who made the service, or in the manner prescribed by the law of this state, the order pursuant to which the service is made, or the law of the place in which the service is made. If service is made by mail, proof may be a receipt signed by the addressee or other evidence of delivery to the addressee.
(4) Notice is not required if a person submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
(1) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state for the purpose of applying this subchapter and subch. II .
(2) Except as provided in sub. (3) , a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter shall be recognized and enforced under subch. III .
(3) A court of this state need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
Official source: Wisconsin State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wisconsin statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.