Wisconsin Statutes
Wis. Stat. § 822.08 (2026)
Notice to persons outside state
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822.08(1)(1) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.
822.08(2)(2) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.
822.08(3)(3) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
822.08 AnnotationTraditional personal jurisdiction is not required in child custody proceedings. Child custody proceedings under this chapter are valid even in the absence of minimum contacts over an out-of-state parent. Section 801.05 (11) provides sufficient due process protection to out-of-state parents based on notice and an opportunity to be heard. Tammie J.C. v. Robert T.R., 2003 WI 61, 262 Wis. 2d 217, 663 N.W.2d 734, 01-2787.
822.08 NoteNOTE: The above annotation cites to the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act, the predecessor statute to the current Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1980–1991 · leading case: In Interest of AEH, 468 N.W.2d 190 (Wis. 1991).
In Interest of AEH, 468 N.W.2d 190 (Wis. 1991). “[28] Section 8 of the UCCJA, sec. 822.08, Stats., [23] incorporates the "clean hands" doctrine.”
In Matter of Custody of RJG, 321 N.W.2d 354 (Wis. Ct. App. 1982). “The court has discretion to decline jurisdiction “[i]f the petitioner . . . has wrongfully taken the child [ren] from another state or has engaged in similar reprehensible conduct” or “[i]f the petitioner has violated any other provision of a custody decree of another state.”
P.C. v. C.C., 468 N.W.2d 190 (Wis. 1991). “Section 8 of the UCCJA, sec. 822.08, Stats., 23 incorporates the "clean hands" doctrine.”
Vorpahl v. Lee, 298 N.W.2d 222 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980). “Sec. 822.08(2), Stats., provides that a Wisconsin court shall not exercise jurisdiction if the noncustodial parent has improperly removed the children to this state.”
— Wis. Stat. § 822.08(1) — 1 case
In Matter of Custody of RJG, 321 N.W.2d 354 (Wis. Ct. App. 1982). “The court has discretion to decline jurisdiction “[i]f the petitioner . . . has wrongfully taken the child [ren] from another state or has engaged in similar reprehensible conduct” or “[i]f the petitioner has violated any other provision of a custody decree of another state.”
— Wis. Stat. § 822.08(2) — 1 case
Vorpahl v. Lee, 298 N.W.2d 222 (Wis. Ct. App. 1980). “Sec. 822.08(2), Stats., provides that a Wisconsin court shall not exercise jurisdiction if the noncustodial parent has improperly removed the children to this state.”
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