Title 20, Title 20 — Domestic Relations
8 chapters · 217 sections in this title.
W.S. § 20-4-182 Effect of registration for modification
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Effect of registration for modification. A tribunal of this state may enforce a child support order of another state registered for purposes of modification, in the same manner as if the order had been issued by a tribunal of this state, but the registered order may be modified o…
W.S. § 20-4-183 Modification of child support order of another state
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Modification of child support order of another state. (a) If W.S. 20-4-193 does not apply, upon petition a tribunal of this state may modify a child support order issued in another state which is registered in this state if, after notice and hearing, the tribunal finds that: (i) …
W.S. § 20-4-184 Recognition of order modified in another state
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Recognition of order modified in another state. (a) If a child support order issued by a tribunal of this state is modified by a tribunal of another state which assumed jurisdiction pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, a tribunal of this state: (i) May enforce i…
W.S. § 20-4-185 Proceeding to determine parentage
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Proceeding to determine parentage. (a) A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act. (b) Re…
W.S. § 20-4-186 Grounds for rendition
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Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of W.S. 20-4-186 and 20-4-187, "governor" includes an individual performing the functions of the governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this act. (b) The governor of this state may: (i) Demand that the governor of another…
W.S. § 20-4-187 Conditions of rendition
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Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstr…
W.S. § 20-4-188 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. § 20-4-189 Pending action or proceeding under Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; law applicable
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Pending action or proceeding under Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; law applicable. Any action or proceeding under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act pending on July 1, 1995, shall continue under the provisions of such act until the court rule…
W.S. § 20-4-190 Immunity from civil liability
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Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer’s withholding of child support from the oblig…
W.S. § 20-4-191 Penalties for noncompliance
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Penalties for noncompliance. An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
W.S. § 20-4-192 Contest by obligor
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Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided…
W.S. § 20-4-193 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
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Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce an…
W.S. § 20-4-194 Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
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Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within thirty (30) days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earli…
W.S. § 20-4-195 Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
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Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this act, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may r…
W.S. § 20-4-196 Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order
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Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support…
W.S. § 20-4-197 Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
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Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-4-211, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modif…
W.S. § 20-4-198 State tribunal and support enforcement agency
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State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (a) The district courts enumerated in W.S. 5-3-101 are the tribunals of this state. (b) The Wyoming department of family services is the support enforcement agency of this state.
W.S. § 20-4-201 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) As used in this article: (i) "Application" means a request under the convention by an obligee or obligor, or on behalf of a child, made through a central authority for assistance from another central authority; (ii) "Central authority" means the entity designated…
W.S. § 20-4-202 Applicability
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Applicability. This article applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In the proceeding, if a provision of this article is inconsistent with article 1 of this act, this article controls.
W.S. § 20-4-203 Relationship of the Wyoming support enforcement agency to the United States central authority
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Relationship of the Wyoming support enforcement agency to the United States central authority. The support enforcement agency of this state is recognized as the agency designated by the United States central authority to perform specific functions under the convention.
W.S. § 20-4-204 Initiation by the Wyoming support enforcement agency proceeding under the convention
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Initiation by the Wyoming support enforcement agency proceeding under the convention. (a) In a support proceeding under this article, the support enforcement agency of this state shall: (i) Transmit and receive applications; and (ii) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a pr…
W.S. § 20-4-205 Direct request
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Direct request. (a) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking establishment or modification of a support order or determination of parentage of a child. In the proceeding, the law of this state applies. (b) A petitioner may file a direct request seeking recognition and enfor…
W.S. § 20-4-206 Registration of a convention support order
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Registration of a convention support order. (a) Except as provided in this article, a party who is an individual or a support enforcement agency seeking recognition of a convention support order shall register the order in this state as provided in W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-184,…
W.S. § 20-4-207 Contest of a registered convention support order
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Contest of a registered convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, W.S. 20-4-177 through 20-4-180 apply to a contest of a registered convention support order. (b) A party contesting a registered convention support order shall file a contest not la…
W.S. § 20-4-208 Recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order
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Recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a registered convention support order. (b) The following grounds are the only grounds on …
W.S. § 20-4-209 Partial enforcement
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Partial enforcement. If a tribunal of this state does not recognize and enforce a convention support order in its entirety, it shall enforce any severable part of the order. An application or direct request may seek recognition and partial enforcement of a convention support orde…
W.S. § 20-4-210 Foreign support agreement
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Foreign support agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce a foreign support agreement registered in this state. (b) An application or direct request for recognition and enforcement …
W.S. § 20-4-211 Modification of a convention child support order
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Modification of a convention child support order. (a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless: (i) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a trib…
W.S. § 20-4-212 Personal information; limit on use
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Personal information; limit on use. Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
W.S. § 20-4-213 Record in original language; English
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Record in original language; English. A record filed with a tribunal of this state under this article shall be in the original language and, if not English, shall be accompanied by an English translation.
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 Definitions
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Definitions. (a) 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 Cooperation between courts; preservation of record
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Cooperation between courts; preservation of record. (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…