Title 20 — Title 20 — Domestic Relations
8 chapters · 297 sections in this title.
W.S. § 20-8-101 Short title
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Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act."
W.S. § 20-8-102 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Abduction" means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child; (ii) "Child" means an unemancipated person who is less than eighteen (18) years of age; (iii) "Child custody determination" means a judgment, decree or other order o…
W.S. § 20-8-103 "This act" means W.S
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"This act" means W.S. 20-8-101 through 20-8-112. Cooperation and communication among courts. W.S. 20-5-210 through 20-5-212 shall apply to cooperation and communications among courts in proceedings under this act.
W.S. § 20-8-104 Actions for abduction prevention measures
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Actions for abduction prevention measures. (a) A party to a child custody determination or another person or entity having a right under the law of this state or any other state to seek a child custody determination for the child may file a petition seeking abduction prevention m…
W.S. § 20-8-105 Jurisdiction
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Jurisdiction. (a) A petition under this act may be filed only in a court that has jurisdiction to make a child custody determination with respect to the child at issue under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. (b) A court of this state has temporary emerge…
W.S. § 20-8-106 Contents of petition
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Contents of petition. (a) A petition under this act shall be signed and sworn to be accurate before a person authorized to administer oaths and include a copy of any existing child custody determination, if available. The petition shall specify the risk factors for abduction, inc…
W.S. § 20-8-107 Factors to determine risk of abduction
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Factors to determine risk of abduction. (a) In determining whether there is a credible risk of abduction of a child, the court shall hold a hearing and consider any evidence that the petitioner or respondent: (i) the child; (ii) Has previously abducted or attempted to abduct Has …
W.S. § 20-8-108 Provisions and measures to prevent abduction
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Provisions and measures to prevent abduction. (a) If a petition is filed under this act, the court may enter an order that shall include: (i) jurisdiction; The basis for the court's exercise of (ii) The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons …
W.S. § 20-8-109 Warrant to take physical custody of child
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Warrant to take physical custody of child. (a) If a petition under this act contains allegations, and the court finds that there is a credible risk that the child is imminently likely to be abducted, the court may issue an ex parte warrant to take physical custody of the child. (…
W.S. § 20-8-110 Duration of abduction prevention order
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Duration of abduction prevention order. (a) An abduction prevention order remains in effect until the earliest of: (i) The time stated in the order; (ii) The emancipation of the child; (iii) The child's attaining eighteen (18) years of age; (iv) The time the order is modified, re…
W.S. § 20-8-111 Uniformity of application and construction
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Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
W.S. § 20-8-112 Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act
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Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. This act modifies, limits and supersedes the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 …