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Code · Wisconsin · Chapter 767 — Actions affecting the family

767.215 Initiating action; petition and response.

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767.215 Initiating action; petition and response.
(1)Initiation of action.
(a)Either or both of the parties to the marriage may initiate the action. The party initiating the action or his or her attorney shall sign the petition. Both parties or their respective attorneys shall sign a joint petition.
(b)The clerk of court shall provide without charge, to each person filing a petition requesting child support, a document setting forth the percentage standard established by the department under s. 49.22
(9)and listing the factors that a court may consider under s. 767.511
(1m).
(c)The clerk of court shall provide, without charge, to each person filing a petition showing that the parties have a minor child, a copy of s. 767.41
(1m)or a parenting plan form if a standard form for parenting plans is used in the county.
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