767.205 Parties; title of actions.
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767.205 Parties; title of actions.
(1)Parties. The party initiating an action affecting the family is the petitioner. The party responding to the action is the respondent. All references to “plaintiff” in chs. 801 to 807 apply to the petitioner, and all references to “defendant” in chs. 801 to 807 apply to the respondent. Both parties may initiate the petition together by signing and filing a joint petition. The parties to a joint petition are joint petitioners. The parties to a joint petition shall state in the petition that both parties consent to personal jurisdiction and waive service of summons.
(2)When the state is a real party in interest.