Title 20 — Title 20 — Domestic Relations

8 chapters · 297 sections in this title.

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W.S. § 20-5-101 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-102 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-103 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-104 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-105 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-106 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-107 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-108 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-109 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-110 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-111 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-112 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-113 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-114 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-115 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-116 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-117 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-118 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-119 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-120 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-121 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-122 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-123 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-124 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-125 Repealed By Laws 2005, ch
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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.
W.S. § 20-5-201 Short title
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Short title. This act may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
W.S. § 20-5-202 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Abandoned" means left without provision for reasonable and necessary care or supervision; (ii) "Child" means an individual who has not attained eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree or o…
W.S. § 20-5-203 Proceedings governed by other law
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Proceedings governed by other law. This act shall not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
W.S. § 20-5-204 Application to tribes
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Application to tribes. (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., shall not be subject to this act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act. (b) A court of this state…
W.S. § 20-5-205 International application
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International application. (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying articles 2 and 3 of this act. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determinatio…
W.S. § 20-5-206 Effect of child custody determination
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Effect of child custody determination. A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this act shall bind all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with W.S. 20-5-208 or who have s…
W.S. § 20-5-207 Priority
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Priority. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
W.S. § 20-5-208 Notice to persons outside of state
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Notice to persons outside of state. (a) 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 b…
W.S. § 20-5-209 Appearance and limited immunity
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Appearance and limited immunity. (a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, shall not be subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for ano…
W.S. § 20-5-210 Communication between courts
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Communication between courts. (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act. (b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communi…
W.S. § 20-5-211 Taking testimony in another state
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Taking testimony in another state. (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means all…
W.S. § 20-5-212 record
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record. Cooperation between courts; preservation of (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to: (i) Hold an evidentiary hearing; (ii) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (iii) Order that an evaluati…
W.S. § 20-5-301 Initial child custody jurisdiction
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Initial child custody jurisdiction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if: (i) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, o…
W.S. § 20-5-302 Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
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Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with W.S. 20-5-301 or 20-5-303 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until: (i) A court of this state…
W.S. § 20-5-303 Jurisdiction to modify determination
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Jurisdiction to modify determination. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless the court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under W.S. 20-5-301(…
W.S. § 20-5-304 Temporary emergency jurisdiction
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Temporary emergency jurisdiction. (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, the child's sibling or a parent of th…
W.S. § 20-5-305 Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder
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Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder. (a) Before a child custody determination is made under this act, notice and an opportunity to be heard in accordance with the standards of W.S. 20-5-208 shall be given to all persons entitled to notice under the law of this state as in ch…
W.S. § 20-5-306 Simultaneous proceedings
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Simultaneous proceedings. (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state may not exercise its jurisdiction under this article if, at the time of the commencement of the proceeding, a proceeding concerning the custody of the child has been commenced in a …
W.S. § 20-5-307 Inconvenient forum
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Inconvenient forum. (a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this act to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another sta…
W.S. § 20-5-308 Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
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Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct. (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-5-304 or by other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this act because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the cour…
W.S. § 20-5-309 Information to be submitted to the court
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Information to be submitted to the court. (a) Subject to a confidentiality order entered pursuant to W.S. 35-21-112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses or other identifying information or other law providing for the confidentiality o…
W.S. § 20-5-310 Appearance of parties and child
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Appearance of parties and child. (a) In a child custody proceeding in this state, the court may order a party to the proceeding who is in this state to appear before the court in person with or without the child. The court may order any person who is in this state and who has phy…
W.S. § 20-5-401 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Petitioner" means a person who seeks enforcement of an order for return of a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction or enforcement of a child custody determination; (ii) "Respondent" me…
W.S. § 20-5-402 Enforcement under the Hague Convention
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Enforcement under the Hague Convention. Under this article, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.
W.S. § 20-5-403 Duty to enforce
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Duty to enforce. (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting th…