Wisconsin Statutes
§ 767.895 — Motion to reopen judgment based on statement acknowledging paternity.
Wisconsin § 767.895
JurisdictionWisconsin
Ch. 767Actions affecting the family
Subch.subch. IX of ch. 767 SUBCHAPTER IX
PATERNITY
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Wis. Stat. § 767.895 (2026).
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767.895 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:
767.895(1) (1) At any time upon motion or petition for good cause shown.
767.895(2) (2) Upon a motion under s. 806.07 .
767.895(3) (3) Within one year after entry of the judgment upon motion or petition.
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Legislative History
767.895 History History: 1987 a. 413 ; 1997 a. 191 ; 2005 a. 443 s. 206 ; Stats. 2005 s. 767.895. 77.00
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