Title 20 — Title 20 — Domestic Relations

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

(a) Definitions. 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…

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.

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.

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…

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…

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,…

order. Contest of a registered convention support (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…

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 …

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…

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 …

order. Modification of a convention child support (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…

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.

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.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

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Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.

Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 11, § 3.