WI SB1072

Removes the mandatory assignment of existing child support orders and arrears to the state when a child enters foster care, effective July 1, 2026

Eliminates requirements for the Department of Children and Families and county departments to provide child support referrals and collect child support for families with children in out-of-home care, except when parental income exceeds 400% of the federal poverty line or parents receive adoption assistance for the child

Sets all outstanding foster care aid-related child support arrears previously assigned to the state to $0, making them unenforceable and uncollectable, and vacates any related warrants or liens issued before July 1, 2026

Removes juvenile court authority to order new child support payments under the Juvenile Justice Code, though courts retain authority to modify existing orders entered before the effective date

Expands the "best interests of the child" standard for family court child support modifications to include consideration of family expenditures needed to improve home conditions for reunification and the importance of least-restrictive placements