Hutschenreuter v. Hutschenreuter

The single issue on this appeal is whether the circuit court had jurisdiction to revise the judgment of divorce after two years had passed since the date of entry.

Divorce is a statutory proceeding, and the rights and remedies of the parties are limited to those provided by the statutes. Hirchert v. Hirchert (1943), 243 Wis. 519, 525, 11 N. W. (2d) 157. Sec. 247.25, Stats., provides as follows:

“The court may from time to time afterwards, on the petition of either of the parties and upon notice to the family court commissioner, revise and alter such judgment concerning the care, custody,…