Title 20, Title 20 — Domestic Relations

Establishing primary caregivers' visitation rights. (a) With notice or reasonable efforts to provide notice to the noncustodial parent, a person may bring an original action against any person having custody of the child to establish reasonable visitation rights to the child if t…

Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act."

Definitions. (a) 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…

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.

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…

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…

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…

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) Has previously abducted or attempted to abduct the child; (ii) Has …

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) The basis for the court's exercise of jurisdiction; (ii) The manner in which notice and opportunity to be heard were given to the persons …

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. (…

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…

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.

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 …