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Wisconsin Divorce Summons Form

Following the filing of the divorce papers, Petitioner must serve this summons on the Defendant. Upon receipt, Defendant must complete this form and return it to the Petitioner for filing.Download

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FA -4 10 4V ,  0 4/0 8 S um mons-W it h  M in or C hild re n   §§7 67.2 1 5(2 m ) a nd 8 0 1.0 95 , W is co nsin  S ta tu te s 	T h is  f o rm  s h all  n ot b e m odif ie d .   It  m ay b e s u pple m en te d  w it h  a d dit io nal  m ate ria l. 	P age 1  o f 3  	
E nte r t h e n am e o f t h e 
c o unty  i n  w hic h  y o u a re  
f ilin g t h is  c ase . 	S TA TE  O F W IS C O NSIN , C IR CUIT  C O URT,  
          	
 C O UNTY	 
 	
E nte r y o ur n am e ( y o u a re  
t h e p etitio ner). 
E nte r y o ur a d dre ss.	 	
 	
F or O ff ic ia l  U se  
  	
O n t h e f a r r ig h t, c h eck  
d iv o rc e o r l e g al 
s e p ara tio n.	
 	
 	
  In  R E:  T he m arria ge o f: 
 P etit io ner: 
         	
 	Fir s t n am e                                   M id dle  n am e                   L ast n am e 
       	 	Addre ss 
       	 	Addre ss 
       	 	C it y                                                                  S ta te                          Z ip  
 
a nd 	
E nte r y o ur s p ou se ’s  n am e 
( y o ur s p ouse  i s  t h e 
r e sp ond en t) .	
 	
E nte r y o ur s p ou se ’s  
a d dre ss.	 	
 
N ote :  L eav e c ase  n u m ber 
b la n k; t h e c le rk  w ill a d d 
t h is . 
 	
R esp onden t: 
            	
 	F ir s t n am e                                 M id dle  n am e                      L ast n am e 
       	 	Addre ss 
       	 	Addre ss 
       	 	C it y                                                                    S ta te                          Z ip
 	
   
S um mons 	
W it h  M in or C hild re n 
   
  D iv o rc e-4 0 101 
 L eg al  S ep ara tio n-4 02 01 
 
  C ase  N o.       	
 	
 	
  T he S ta te  o f W is co nsin , t o  t h e p ers o n n am ed  a b ove a s r e sp onden t: 
 Y ou a re  n otif ie d th at  y o ur s p ouse  h as f ile d a  la w su it   o r o th er le g al  a ctio n a ga in st  y o u. T he 
P etit io n,  w hic h  is  a tta ch ed, s ta te s th e n a tu re  a nd b asis  o f th e le ga l  a ctio n. 
 W it h in  2 0  d a ys  o f r e ce iv in g th is  S um mons,  y o u  m ust p ro vid e a  w rit t e n r e sp onse ,  a s th at 
t e rm  is  u se d in  c h .  8 02 , W is . S ta ts .,  to  t h e P etit io n. T he c o urt m ay r e je ct o r d is re gard  a  
r e sp onse  th at  d oes n ot f o llo w  th e r e qu ir e m ents  o f th e s ta tu te s.  
  T he r e sp onse  m ust b e s e nt o r d e li v e re d to  th e f o llo w in g g o ve rn m ent o ffic e s: 
  C le rk  o f C ourt 
  N am e o f c o unty         	
 
  A ddre ss             
 
  A ddre ss           
 
  C it y         	
 S ta te         	 Z ip           	 
   C ounty  C hild  S upport A gen cy 
  N am e o f a gency        
 
  A ddre ss         
 
  A ddre ss         
 
  C it y         	
 S ta te         	 Z ip         	 
   T he r e sp onse  m ust a ls o  b e  m aile d o r d eliv e re d w it h in  2 0 d ays  t o  th e p e tit io n er a t  th e a ddre ss 
a bo ve . 
  	
E nte r t h e n am e a n d 
a d dre ss o f t h e 2  
i d en tif ie d  g o vern m en t 
o ffic es. 
  D O  N O T l e av e t h ese  
l in es b la n k.   Y ou  m ust 
o bta in  t h ese  a d d re sse s 
a n d f ill t h em  i n , o r y o ur 
S um mons w ill b e 
i n co m ple te  a n d w ill h arm  
y o ur c ase . 
 T his  i n fo rm atio n m ay  b e 
a v aila b le  i n  t h e l o cal 
p hon e b o ok u nd er 
l is tin gs f o r t h e c o u nty  o r 
f r o m  y o ur l o cal C le rk  o f 
C ourt’ s  o ffic e.

Sum m ons –  W it h  M in or C hild re n  Page 2  o f 3   Case  N o.  _ _____ ______ 
FA -4 10 4V ,  0 4/0 8 S um mons-W it h  M in or C hild re n   §§7 67.2 1 5(2 m ) a nd 8 0 1.0 95 , W is co nsin  S ta tu te s 	T h is  f o rm  s h all  n ot b e m odif ie d .   It  m ay b e s u pple m en te d  w it h  a d dit io nal  m ate ria l. 	
P age 2  o f 3  	
  It is  r e co m m ended, b ut n ot  r e quir e d, t h at  y o u h a ve  a n a tto rn e y h elp  o r r e pre se n t  y o u. 
 
I f  y o u d o n ot p ro vid e a  p ro per r e sp onse  w it h in  2 0 d a ys , th e c o urt m ay g ra nt ju dgm ent a ga in st 
y o u, a n d y o u m ay lo se  y o ur r ig ht  to  o bje ct to  a n yth in g  t h at  is  o r m ay b e in co rre ct in  th e  
P etit io n.  
 A  ju dgm ent m ay b e e nfo rc e d a s p ro vid ed  b y la w .  A  ju d gm ent m ay b eco m e a  lie n a ga in st a ny 
r e al  e sta te  y o u o w n n ow  o r in  t h e f u tu re ,  a nd  m ay a ls o  b e e nfo rc e d b y g arn is h m ent o r s e iz u re  
o f p ro perty . 
 
I f  y o u n eed  h elp  in  t h is  m atte r b ec au se  o f a  d is ab ili t y , p le a se c all:       
 
 	
 	
  S ig n  a n d p rin t y o ur 
n am e. 
   E nte r t h e d ate  o n  w hic h  
y o u s ig n ed  y o ur n am e. 
 N ote : T his  s ig n atu re  
d oes n o t n eed  t o  b e 
n ota riz ed . 	 
 	
 	Sig natu re  	
      	 	 	P rin t o r T yp e N am e 	
      	 	 	D ate  	
    
 	
   
Y ou a re  n oti f ie d  o f t h e a v ail a b ili ty  o f i n fo rm atio n f ro m  t h e F am ily  C ourt C om mis sio ner a s s e t f o rth  i n  s e c. 
7 67.1 05 W is . S ta ts . 
 7 67.1 05 I n fo rm atio n  f r o m  F am il y  C ou rt C om mis sio n er. 
 ( 2 )  Upon t h e r e q u est o f a  p arty  t o  a n  a cti o n a ff e ctin g t h e f a m ily , i n clu din g a  r e v is io n o f j u dgm en t o r o rd er 
u nder s e c. 7 67.5 9 o r 7 67 .4 51 : 
 ( a )  The F am ily  C ourt C om mis sio ner s h all , w it h  o r w it h out c h arg e, p ro vid e t h e p arty  w ith  w ritt e n  
i n fo rm atio n o n  t h e f o llo w in g, a s a p pro pria te  t o  t h e a ctio n c o m men ced : 
  1. T he p ro ced u re  f o r o bta in in g a  j u dgm en t o r o rd er i n  t h e a ctio n . 
  2. T he m ajo r i s su es u su ally  a d dre sse d  i n  s u ch  a n  a c ti o n . 
  3. C om munity  r e so urc es a n d  f a m ily  c o urt c o un se lin g s e rv ic es a v aila b le  t o  a ssis t t h e p artie s. 
4 . T he p ro ced u re  f o r s e tti n g, m odif y in g, a n d e n fo rc in g c h il d  s u pp ort a w ard s, o r m odif y in g a n d 
e n fo rc in g l e g al c u sto dy o r p hysic al p la cem en t j u dgm en ts  o r o rd ers . 
( b )  The F am ily  C ourt C om mis sio ner s h all  p ro vid e a  p arty , f o r i n sp ectio n o r p u rc h ase , w ith  a  c o py o f t h e 
s ta tu to ry  p ro vis io ns i n  t h is  c h ap te r g en era lly  p ertin en t t o  t h e a cti o n. 
  Y ou a re  n oti f ie d  t h at i f  t h e p arti e s t o  t h e a ctio n  h av e m in or c h il d re n , v io la ti o n o f t h e f o llo w in g c rim in al 
s ta tu te  i s  p unis h ab le  b y f in es a n d/o r i m pris o nm en t a s s e t f o rth  i n  s e c . 9 48.3 1  W is . S ta ts . 	* *IM PO RTA NT N O TIC ES**

Sum m ons –  W it h  M in or C hild re n  Page 3  o f 3   Case  N o.  _ _____ ______ 
FA -4 10 4V ,  0 4/0 8 S um mons-W it h  M in or C hild re n   §§7 67.2 1 5(2 m ) a nd 8 0 1.0 95 , W is co nsin  S ta tu te s 	T h is  f o rm  s h all  n ot b e m odif ie d .   It  m ay b e s u pple m en te d  w it h  a d dit io nal  m ate ria l. 	
P age 3  o f 3  	
  9 48.3 1 I n te rfe r en ce w it h  c u sto d y b y p aren t o r o th ers. 
 ( 1 ) ( a ) I n  t h is  s u b se cti o n, " le g al c u sto dia n  o f a  c h il d " m ean s: 
1 . A  p are n t o r o th er p ers o n h av in g l e g al c u sto dy o f t h e c h il d  u nder a n  o rd er o r j u dg m en t i n  a n  a cti o n f o r 
d iv o rc e, l e g al s e p ara tio n, a n nulm en t, c h ild  c u sto dy, p ate rn it y , g u ard ia n sh ip  o r h ab eas c o rp us. 
 2 . T he d ep artm en t o f c h il d re n  a n d f a m ilie s o r t h e d ep artm en t o f c o rre ctio ns o r a n y p ers o n , c o un ty  d ep artm en t 
u nder s e c. 4 6.2 15,  4 6.2 2 o r 4 6.2 3 o r l i c en se d  c h il d  w elf a re  a g en cy , i f  c u sto dy o r s u p erv is io n o f t h e c h ild  h as 
b een  t r a n sfe rr e d  u nd er c h ap te r 4 8 o r c h ap te r 9 38 t o  t h at d ep artm en t, p ers o n o r a g en cy . 
( b ) E xcep t a s p ro vid ed  u nder c h s. 4 8 a n d 9 38, w hoev er i n te n tio n all y  c au se s a  c h ild  t o  l e av e, t a k es a  c h ild  
a w ay , o r w ith h old s a  c h il d  f o r m ore  t h an  1 2 h ou rs  b ey o nd t h e c o urt- a p pro ved  p erio d  o f p hysic al p la cem en t 
o r v is it a tio n p erio d f ro m  a  l e g al c u sto dia n  w it h  i n te n t t o  d ep riv e t h e c u sto dia n  o f h is  o r h er c u sto dy r ig h ts  
w ith out t h e c o nse n t o f t h e c u sto dia n  i s  g u il ty  o f a  C la ss F  f e lo ny. T his  p ara g ra p h i s  n ot a p p li c ab le  i f  t h e c o urt 
h as e n te re d  a n  o rd er a u th oriz in g t h e p ers o n t o  s o  t a k e o r w ith hold  t h e c h ild . T he f a c t t h at j o in t l e g al c u sto dy 
h as b ee n  a w ard ed  t o  b o th  p are n ts  b y a  c o u rt d oes n ot p re clu de a  c o urt f ro m  f in din g t h at o ne p are n t h as 
c o m mitte d  a  v io la tio n o f t h is  p ara g ra p h. 
 ( 2 ) W hoev er c au se s a  c h ild  t o  l e av e, t a k es a  c h ild  a w ay  o r w it h hold s a  c h ild  f o r m ore  t h an  1 2  h ours  f ro m  t h e 
c h il d ©s  p are n ts , o r i n  t h e c ase  o f a  n onm arit a l c h il d  w hose  p are n ts  d o n ot s u bse q uen tly  i n te rm arry  u nder s e c . 
7 67.8 03, f ro m  t h e c h il d ©s  m oth er, o r i f  h e h as b een  g ra n te d  l e g al c u sto dy, t h e c h ild ©s  f a th er, w ith o ut t h e 
c o nse n t o f t h e p are n ts , t h e m oth er o r t h e f a th er w ith  l e g al c u sto dy, i s  g u ilt y  o f a  C la ss I  f e lo ny. T his  
s u bse c ti o n i s  n ot a p p li c ab le  i f  l e g al c u sto dy h as b ee n  g ra n te d  b y c o urt o rd er t o  t h e p ers o n  t a k in g o r 
w ith hold in g t h e c h il d . 
 ( 3 ) A ny p are n t,  o r a n y p ers o n a ctin g p urs u an t t o  d ir e cti o ns f ro m  t h e p are n t, w ho d o es a n y o f t h e f o llo w in g i s  
g u ilty  o f a  C la ss  F  f e lo ny: 
( a ) I n te n tio nall y  h id es a  c h il d  f r o m  t h e c h ild ©s  o th er p are n t. 
  (b ) A fte r b ein g s e rv ed  w it h  p ro cess i n  a n  a ctio n a ff e ctin g t h e f a m ily  b ut p rio r t o  t h e i s s u an ce o f a  t e m pora ry  
o r f in al o rd er d ete rm in in g c h ild  c u sto dy r ig h ts , t a k es t h e c h il d  o r c a u se s t h e c h ild  t o  l e av e w it h  i n te n t t o  
d ep riv e t h e o th er p are n t o f p hysic al c u sto dy a s d efin ed  i n  s e c . 8 22.0 2(9 ). 
  (c ) A fte r i s su an ce o f a  t e m pora ry  o r f in al o rd er s p ecif y in g j o in t l e g al c u sto dy r ig h ts  a n d p erio ds o f p hysic al 
p la ce m en t, t a k es a  c h ild  f ro m  o r c au se s a  c h ild  t o  l e av e t h e o th er p are n t i n  v io la tio n  o f t h e o rd er o r w it h h old s 
a  c h il d  f o r m ore  t h an  1 2  h ou rs  b ey o nd t h e c o urt- a p pro ved  p erio d  o f p h ysic al p la ce m en t o r v is it a tio n  p erio d. 
 ( 4 ) ( a ) I t i s  a n  a ffir m ativ e d efe n se  t o  p ro se cu ti o n f o r v io la tio n o f t h is  s e c ti o n i f  t h e a cti o n: 
 
  1. I s  t a k en  b y a  p are n t o r b y a  p ers o n a u th oriz e d  b y a  p are n t t o  p ro te c t h is  o r h er c h ild  i n  a  s it u ati o n i n  w hic h  
t h e p are n t o r a u th oriz e d  p ers o n r e aso nab ly  b elie v es t h at t h ere  i s  a  t h re a t o f p hysic al h arm  o r s e x ual a ss a u lt t o  
t h e c h il d ; 
  2. I s  t a k en  b y a  p are n t f le ein g i n  a  s it u atio n i n  w hic h  t h e p are n t r e a so nab ly  b elie v es t h at t h ere  i s  a  t h re at o f 
p hysic al h arm  o r s e x ual a ssa u lt  t o  h im se lf  o r h ers e lf ; 
  3. I s  c o nse n te d  t o  b y t h e o th er p are n t o r a n y o th er p ers o n o r a g en cy  h av in g l e g al c u sto dy o f t h e c h il d ; o r 
  4. I s  o th erw is e  a u th oriz e d  b y l a w . 
  (b ) A  d efe n d an t w ho r a is e s a n  a ff ir m ativ e d efe n se  h as t h e b urd en  o f p ro vin g t h e d efe n se  b y a  p re p ondera n ce 
o f t h e e v id en ce. 
 ( 5 ) T he v en ue o f a n  a cti o n u nder t h is  s e cti o n i s  p re sc rib ed  i n  s e c. 9 71.1 9(8 ). 
 ( 6 ) I n  a d dit io n t o  a n y o th er p en alti e s p ro vid ed  f o r v io la tio n o f t h is  s e c ti o n, a  c o urt m ay  o rd er a  v io la to r t o  p ay  
r e stit u ti o n, r e g ard le ss  o f w heth er t h e v io la to r i s  p la ced  o n p ro bati o n u nd er s . 9 73.0 9 , t o  p ro vid e 
r e im burs e m en t f o r a n y r e aso nab le  e x pen se s i n cu rre d  b y a n y p ers o n o r a n y g o vern m en ta l e n tit y  i n  l o catin g 
a n d r e tu rn in g t h e c h ild . A ny s u ch  a m ounts  p aid  b y t h e v io la to r s h all  b e p aid  t o  t h e p ers o n o r g o vern m en ta l 
e n ti ty  w hic h  i n cu rre d  t h e e x pen se  o n a  p ro ra te d  b asis . U pon t h e a p plic a ti o n o f a n y i n te re ste d  p arty , t h e c o urt 
s h all  h old  a n  e v id en tia ry  h ea rin g t o  d ete rm in e t h e a m ount o f r e a so nab le  e x pen se s.
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