822.40 Hearing and order.

(1) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order under s. 822.24, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes one of the following:

(a) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under s. 822.35 and any of the following:

1. The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under subch. II.

2. The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under subch. II.

3. The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards of s. 822.08 in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought.

(b) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under s. 822.35, but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under subch. II.

(2) The court shall award the costs, fees, and expenses authorized under s. 822.42 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement officials, and may set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.

(3) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(4) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this subchapter.

History: 2005 a. 130.