Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-149 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-149
§ 20-4-149. Child support orders for two or more obligees
Status: in_force

In responding to registrations or petitions for enforcement of two (2) or more child support orders in effect at the same time with regard to the same obligor and different individual obligees, at least one (1) of which was issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country, a tribunal of this state shall enforce those orders in the same manner as if the multiple orders had been issued by a tribunal of this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-209 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-209
§ 20-4-209. Partial enforcement
Status: in_force

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 order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-222 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-222
§ 20-6-222. Remedies in addition to other laws
Status: in_force

The rights, remedies, duties and penalties created by this act are in addition to and not in substitution for any other rights, remedies, duties and penalties created by any other law.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-107 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-107
§ 20-2-107. Residential requirements generally for divorce
Status: in_force

(a) No divorce shall be granted unless one of the parties has resided in this state for sixty (60) days immediately preceding the time of filing the complaint, or the marriage was solemnized in this state and one of the parties has resided in this state from the time of the marriage until the filing of the complaint.

(b) A married person who at the time of filing a complaint for divorce resides in this state is a resident although his spouse may reside elsewhere.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-108 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-108
§ 20-1-108. Offenses relating to marriage generally
Status: in_force

If the county clerk neglects to record a marriage certificate, or if any person performs a marriage ceremony knowing that he is not legally authorized to do so or knowing of any legal impediment to the proposed marriage, he is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment for not exceeding one (1) year.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-405 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-405
§ 20-5-405. Registration of child custody determination
Status: in_force

(a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in this state, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the appropriate court in this state:

(i) A letter or other document requesting registration;

(ii) Two (2) copies, including one (1) certified copy, of the determination sought to be registered, and a statement under penalty of perjury that to the best of the knowledge and belief of the person seeking registration the order has not been modified; and

(iii) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-5-309 , the name and address of the person seeking registration and any parent or person acting as a parent who has been awarded custody or visitation in the child custody determination sought to be registered.

(b) On receipt of the documents required by subsection (a) of this section, the registering court shall:

(i) Cause the determination to be filed as a foreign judgment, together with one (1) copy of any accompanying documents and information, regardless of their form; and

(ii) Serve notice upon the persons named pursuant to paragraph (a)(iii) of this section and provide them with an opportunity to contest the registration in accordance with this section.

(c) The notice required by paragraph (b)(ii) of this section shall state that:

(i) A registered determination is enforceable as of the date of the registration in the same manner as a determination issued by a court of this state;

(ii) A hearing to contest the validity of the registered determination must be requested within twenty (20) days after service of notice; and

(iii) Failure to contest the registration will result in confirmation of the child custody determination and preclude further contest of that determination with respect to any matter that could have been asserted.

(d) A person seeking to contest the validity of a registered order shall request a hearing within twenty (20) days after service of the notice. At that hearing, the court shall confirm the registered order unless the person contesting registration establishes that:

(i) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act;

(ii) The child custody determination sought to be registered has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act; or

(iii) The person contesting registration was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with standards under a provision of law from that state in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-208 , in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which registration is sought.

(e) If a timely request for a hearing to contest the validity of the registration is not made, the registration is confirmed as a matter of law and the person requesting registration and all persons served shall be notified of the confirmation.

(f) Confirmation of a registered order, whether by operation of law or after notice and hearing, precludes further contest of the order with respect to any matter that could have been asserted at the time of registration.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-146 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-146
§ 20-4-146. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction
Status: repealed

(a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has, and shall exercise, continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:

(i) At the time of filing of a request for modification, this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

(ii) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

(b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the order if:

(i) All the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at least one (1) of the parties, who is an individual or that is located in the state of residence of the child, may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive jurisdiction; or

(ii) Its order is not the controlling order.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 103, § 3.

(d) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act or a law substantially similar to that act which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the other state.

(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the issuing tribunal.

(f) Repealed by Laws 2005, ch. 103, § 3.

(g) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-179 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-179
§ 20-4-179. Contest of registration or enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) A party contesting the validity or enforcement of a registered support order or seeking to vacate the registration has the burden of proving one (1) or more of the following defenses:

(i) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction over the contesting party;

(ii) The order was obtained by fraud;

(iii) The order has been vacated, suspended or modified by a later order;

(iv) The issuing tribunal has stayed the order pending appeal;

(v) There is a defense under the law of this state to the remedy sought;

(vi) Full or partial payment has been made;

(vii) The statute of limitations under W.S. 20-4-176 precludes enforcement of some or all of the alleged arrearages; or

(viii) The alleged controlling order is not the controlling order.

(b) If a party presents evidence establishing a full or partial defense under subsection (a) of this section, a tribunal may stay enforcement of a registered support order, continue the proceeding to permit production of additional relevant evidence and issue other appropriate orders. An uncontested portion of the registered support order may be enforced by all remedies available under the laws of this state.

(c) If the contesting party does not establish a defense under subsection (a) of this section to the validity or enforcement of a registered support order, the registering tribunal shall issue an order confirming the order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-411 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-411
§ 20-5-411. Warrant to take physical custody of a child
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state.

(b) If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witness, finds that the child is imminently likely to suffer serious physical harm or be removed from this state, it may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition shall be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed unless that date is impossible. In the event that the next judicial day after service of the order is impossible, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The application for the warrant shall include the statements required by W.S. 20-5-408(b) .

(c) A warrant to take physical custody of a child shall:

(i) Recite the facts upon which a conclusion of imminent serious physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based;

(ii) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; and

(iii) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief.

(d) The respondent shall be served with the petition, warrant and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.

(e) A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, it may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by exigent circumstances of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.

(f) The court may impose conditions upon placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child's custodian.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-111 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-111
§ 20-1-111. Foreign marriages
Status: in_force

All marriage contracts which are valid by the laws of the country in which contracted are valid in this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-196 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-196
§ 20-4-196. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order
Status: in_force

(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 obligation.

(b) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal support order issued by a tribunal of another state or a foreign country having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over that order under the law of that state or foreign country.

(c) A tribunal of this state that has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over a spousal support order may serve as:

(i) An initiating tribunal to request a tribunal of another state to enforce the spousal support order issued in this state; or

(ii) A responding tribunal to enforce or modify its own spousal support order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-208 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-208
§ 20-4-208. Recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order
Status: in_force

(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 which a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of a registered convention support order:

(i) Recognition and enforcement of the order is manifestly incompatible with public policy, including the failure of the issuing tribunal to observe minimum standards of due process, which include notice and opportunity to be heard;

(ii) The issuing tribunal lacked personal jurisdiction consistent with W.S. 20-4-142 ;

(iii) The order is not enforceable in the issuing country;

(iv) The order was obtained by fraud in connection with a matter of procedure;

(v) A record transmitted in accordance with W.S. 20-4-206 lacks authenticity or integrity;

(vi) A proceeding between the same parties and having the same purpose is pending before a tribunal of this state and that proceeding was the first to be filed;

(vii) The order is incompatible with a more recent support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose if the more recent support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this act in this state;

(viii) Payment, to the extent alleged arrearages have been paid in whole or in part;

(ix) In a case in which the respondent neither appeared nor was represented in the proceeding in the issuing foreign country:

(A) If the law of that country provides for prior notice of proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the proceedings and an opportunity to be heard; or

(B) If the law of that country does not provide for prior notice of the proceedings, the respondent did not have proper notice of the order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal; or

(x) The order was made in violation of W.S. 20-4-211 .

(c) If a tribunal of this state does not recognize a convention support order under paragraph (b)(ii), (iv) or (ix) of this section:

(i) The tribunal may not dismiss the proceeding without allowing a reasonable time for a party to request the establishment of a new convention support order; and

(ii) The support enforcement agency shall take all appropriate measures to request a child support order for the obligee if the application for recognition and enforcement was received under W.S. 20-4-204 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-202 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-202
§ 20-1-202. Rights and limitations of married persons incident to the marriage relationship
Status: in_force

(a) Any married person may transfer his separate property in the same manner and to the same extent as if he were unmarried and he may make contracts and incur obligations and liabilities, all of which may be enforced against him to the same extent and in the same manner as if he were unmarried.

(b) Any person may, while married, sue and be sued in all matters having relation to his property, person or reputation, in the same manner as if he were single.

(c) When a married person sues or is sued alone, proceedings shall be had and judgment rendered and enforced as if he were unmarried. His separate property and estate is liable for any judgment against him but he is entitled to the benefit of all exemptions for heads of families.

(d) When any person against whom liabilities exist marries and has or acquires lands, judgment on the liability may be rendered against her, to be levied on the lands only.

(e) A person is not liable for the debts and liabilities of his spouse contracted before marriage without an assumption thereof in writing.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-404 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-404
§ 20-2-404. Rights of obligor
Status: in_force

(a) The obligor shall have twenty (20) days from the date of receipt of the national medical support notice within which to request a hearing. If the obligor does not request a hearing within twenty (20) days, the opportunity for a hearing may be deemed waived.

(b) The request for hearing shall be made in writing to the court or tribunal having appropriate jurisdiction, with notice provided to the department, and shall state the basis upon which the hearing is requested.

(c) The obligor may contest the withholding based on mistake of fact, according to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. Notwithstanding any contest by the obligor under this subsection, the employer shall initiate withholding until the employer receives notice from the department that withholding is no longer required. Any funds that are found to be inappropriately withheld shall be refunded to the obligor, if no arrearages exist, in accordance with rules and regulations of the department.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-145 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-145
§ 20-4-145. Simultaneous proceedings
Status: in_force

(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:

(i) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;

(ii) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and

(iii) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.

(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:

(i) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;

(ii) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state;

(iii) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-302 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-302
§ 20-2-302. Applicability
Status: in_force

This article applies to all orders for the support or maintenance of children.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-304 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-304
§ 20-2-304. Presumptive child support
Status: repealed

(a) Child support shall be expressed in a specific dollar amount. The following child support tables shall be used to determine the total child support obligation considering the combined income of both parents. The appropriate table is based upon the number of children for whom the parents share joint legal responsibility and for whom support is being sought. After the combined net income of both parents is determined it shall be used in the first column of the tables to find the appropriate line from which the total child support obligation of both parents can be computed from the third column. The child support obligation computed from the third column of the tables shall be divided between the parents in proportion to the net income of each. The noncustodial parent's share of the joint child support obligation shall be paid to the custodial parent through the clerk as defined by W.S. 20-6-102(a)(x) :

(i) One (1) child:

Net Monthly Income of Both Parents

Percentage of Income Allocated For One Child

Base Support Plus Marginal Percentage

$1,000.00

23.0

$230.00 + 23.0% over $1,000.00

$2,000.00

23.0

$461.00 + 23.0% over $2,000.00

$3,200.00

23.0

$737.00 + 20.1% over $3,200.00

$4,000.00

22.5

$898.00 + 13.4% over $4,000.00

$4,500.00

21.4

$965.00 + 11.8% over $4,500.00

$8,000.00

17.2

$1,379.00 + 11.1% over $8,000.00

$15,000.00

14.4

$2,157.00 + 10.3% of anything over $15,000.00

(ii) Two (2) children:

Net Monthly Income of Both Parents

Percentage of Income Allocated For Two Children

Base Support Plus Marginal Percentage

$1,000.00

35.1

$351.00 + 35.1% over $1,000.00

$2,000.00

35.1

$702.00 + 33.9% over $2,000.00

$3,200.00

34.6

$1,108.00 + 31.0% over $3,200.00

$4,000.00

33.9

$1,356.00 + 19.6% over $4,000.00

$4,500.00

32.3

$1,454.00 + 17.0% over $4,500.00

$8,000.00

25.6

$2,048.00 + 16.0% over $8,000.00

$15,000.00

21.1

$3,171.00 + 15.3% of anything over $15,000.00

(iii) Three (3) children:

Net Monthly Income of Both Parents

Percentage of Income Allocated For Three Children

Base Support Plus Marginal Percentage

$1,000.00

42.4

$424.00 + 42.4% over $1,000.00

$2,000.00

42.4

$848.00 + 40.4% over $2,000.00

$3,200.00

41.7

$1,334.00 + 36.5% over $3,200.00

$4,000.00

40.6

$1,626.00 + 22.8% over $4,000.00

$4,500.00

38.7

$1,740.00 + 19.2% over $4,500.00

$8,000.00

30.2

$2,412.00 + 18.4% over $8,000.00

$15,000.00

24.7

$3,698.00 + 18.1% of anything over $15,000.00

(iv) Four (4) children:

Net Monthly Income of Both Parents

Percentage of Income Allocated For Four Children

Base Support Plus Marginal Percentage

$1,000.00

47.4

$474.00 + 47.4% over $1,000.00

$2,000.00

47.4

$948.00 + 45.2% over $2,000.00

$3,200.00

46.6

$1,490.00 + 40.8% over $3,200.00

$4,000.00

45.4

$1,816.00 + 25.5% over $4,000.00

$4,500.00

43.2

$1,943.00 + 21.5% over $4,500.00

$8,000.00

33.7

$2,694.00 + 20.5% over $8,000.00

$15,000.00

27.5

$4,130.00 + 20.2% of anything over $15,000.00

(v) Five (5) or more children:

Net Monthly Income of Both Parents

Percentage of Income Allocated For Five Children

Base Support Plus Marginal Percentage

$1,000.00

52.1

$521.00 + 52.1% over $1,000.00

$2,000.00

52.1

$1,042.00 + 49.7% over $2,000.00

$3,200.00

51.2

$1,639.00 + 44.8% over $3,200.00

$4,000.00

49.9

$1,997.00 + 28.0% over $4,000.00

$4,500.00

47.5

$2,137.00 + 23.6% over $4,500.00

$8,000.00

37.0

$2,964.00 + 22.6% over $8,000.00

$15,000.00

30.3

$4,543.00 + 22.2% of anything over $15,000.00

(b) Repealed by Laws 2018, ch. 42, § 2.

(c) When each parent keeps the children overnight for more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the year and both parents contribute substantially to the expenses of the children in addition to the payment of child support, a shared responsibility child support obligation shall be determined by multiplying the parents' total child support obligation as derived from subsection (a) of this section by one hundred fifty percent (150%). After the shared responsibility child support obligation is determined, that amount shall be divided between the parents in proportion to the net income of each. The proportionate share of the total obligation of each parent shall then be multiplied by the percentage of time the children spend with the other parent to determine the theoretical support obligation owed to the other parent. The parent owing the greater amount of child support shall pay the difference between the two (2) amounts as the net child support obligation.

(d) When each parent has physical custody of at least one (1) of the children, a shared responsibility child support obligation for all of the children shall be determined by use of the tables. The shared responsibility child support amount shall be divided by the number of children to determine the presumptive support obligation for each child, which amount shall then be allocated to each parent based upon the number of those children in the physical custody of that parent. That sum shall be multiplied by the percentage that the other parent's net income bears to the total net income of both parents. The obligations so determined shall then be offset, with the parent owing the larger amount paying the difference between the two (2) amounts to the other parent as a net child support obligation.

(e) If a proportion of a support obligor's social security or veteran's benefit is paid directly to the custodian of the obligor's dependents who are the subject of the child support order, the total amount of the social security or veteran's benefit, including the amounts paid to the obligor and custodian under the child support order, shall be counted as gross income to the obligor. However, in determining the support amount, the amount of the social security or veteran's benefit sent directly to the custodian shall be subtracted from the obligor's share of presumptive support. If the subtraction of the social security or veteran's benefit sent directly to the custodian results in a negative dollar amount, the support amount shall be set at zero. The child support obligation shall be offset by the amount of the social security or veteran's benefit sent directly to the custodian, beginning from the time the custodian began receiving the social security or veteran's benefit. The obligor or the department of family services may apply to the court to receive a credit against arrears for any social security or veteran's benefits that are paid retroactively to the custodian. For purposes of this subsection, “ custodian ” means the custodian of dependent children under a child support order and the physical custodian of dependent children who are the subject of a child support order.

(f) If the difference between the obligor's net income and the self-support reserve is less than the support obligation as calculated from the tables in subsection (a) of this section, the support obligation shall be set using the difference between the obligor's net income and the self-support reserve. As used in this subsection “ self-support reserve ” means the current poverty line for one (1) person as specified by the poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal Register by the United States department of health and human services under the authority of 42 U.S.C. 9902(2) .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-202 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-202
§ 20-4-202. Applicability
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-308 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-308
§ 20-5-308. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
Status: in_force

(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 court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless:

(i) The parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction;

(ii) A court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-301 through 20-5-303 determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-307 ; or

(iii) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-301 through 20-5-303 .

(b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, it may provide an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-301 through 20-5-303 .

(c) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction necessary and reasonable expenses including costs, communication expenses, attorney fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-314 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-314
§ 20-2-314. Court may appoint trustees to manage amount set aside for children
Status: in_force

Upon application by any party, the court may order any amount set apart for the children to be paid to a trustee or trustees appointed by the court, upon trust to invest the same and to apply the income thereof to the support of the children in such manner as the court directs. This section does not apply to periodic payments designated as child support by a court order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-210 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-210
§ 20-5-210. Communication between courts
Status: in_force

(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 communication, the parties shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction may be made.

(c) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication made pursuant to this subsection.

(d) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a record shall be made of a communication under this section. The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.

(e) For the purposes of this section, “ record ” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-209 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-209
§ 20-6-209. Procedures to stay income withholding
Status: in_force

(a) Within twenty (20) days from the date of service of the notice of delinquency the obligor may file with the clerk a petition to stay service of the income withholding order. The petition to stay shall include the obligor's name, social security number, address, employer and employer's address. The obligor shall mail a copy of the petition to the obligee, or to the obligee's representative if the notice of delinquency was filed by someone other than the obligee, and to the department in all cases being enforced by the department. The obligor shall move for a hearing on the petition within five (5) days of filing the petition or the petition shall be denied. The income withholding order shall not be served on the payor until either a hearing has been deemed denied or until after a hearing has been held on the petition and the court has determined that the income withholding will become effective.

(b) The grounds for the petition to stay service shall be limited to disputes concerning:

(i) The amount of current support or arrearage; or

(ii) The identity of the alleged obligor named in the income withholding order.

(c) If a petition to stay service states the grounds required by subsection (b) of this section, and has been filed as provided by subsection (a) of this section, and the obligor has moved for a hearing, the court shall set the matter for hearing and notify the obligor, the obligee or the obligee's representative if the notice of delinquency was filed by someone other than the obligee of the time and place of the hearing. In all cases being enforced by the department, the department shall be given notice. The court shall hear and decide the dispute and notify the obligor of its determination within forty-five (45) days from the date the notice of delinquency was served on all parties entitled to notice.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-211 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-211
§ 20-5-211. Taking testimony in another state
Status: in_force

(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 allowable in this state for testimony taken in the other state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony shall be taken.

(b) A court of this state may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A court of this state shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a court of this state by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-174 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-174
§ 20-4-174. Procedure to register order for enforcement
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-4-206 , a support order or an income withholding order of another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state by sending the following records to the appropriate tribunal in this state:

(i) A letter of transmittal to the tribunal requesting registration and enforcement;

(ii) Two (2) copies, including one (1) certified copy, of the order to be registered, including any modification of the order;

(iii) A sworn statement by the person requesting registration or a certified statement by the custodian of the records showing the amount of any arrearage;

(iv) The name of the obligor and, if known:

(A) The obligor's address and social security number;

(B) The name and address of the obligor's employer or other payor and any other source of income of the obligor; and

(C) A description and the location of property of the obligor in this state not exempt from execution.

(D) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 97, § 3.

(v) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-4-162 , the name and address of the obligee and, if applicable, the person to whom support payments are to be remitted.

(b) On receipt of a request for registration, the registering tribunal shall cause the order to be filed as an order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign support order, together with one (1) copy of the documents and information, regardless of their form.

(c) A petition or comparable pleading seeking a remedy that shall be affirmatively sought under other law of this state may be filed at the same time as the request for registration, or later. The pleading shall specify the grounds for the remedy sought.

(d) If two (2) or more orders are in effect, the person requesting registration shall:

(i) Furnish to the tribunal a copy of every support order asserted to be in effect in addition to the documents specified in this section;

(ii) Specify the order alleged to be the controlling order, if any; and

(iii) Specify the amount of consolidated arrearages, if any.

(e) A request for a determination of which is the controlling order may be filed separately or with a request for registration and enforcement or for registration and modification. The person requesting registration shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-105 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-105
§ 20-1-105. Judge may order license issued
Status: in_force

(a) If any county clerk refuses to issue a license to marry, or in case of circumstances arising which would necessitate the waiver of any one (1) or more of the requirements of W.S. 20-1-102 and 20-1-103(b) and (c) , either applicant for the license may apply to the district court of the county for the issuance of a license without compliance with one (1) or more of those requirements. If the judge finds that a license should be issued, or such circumstances exist that it is proper that any one (1) or more of the requirements should be waived, the judge may order in writing the issuance of the license. Upon the order of the judge being filed with the county clerk, the county clerk shall issue the license at the time specified in the order. No fee or court costs shall be charged or taxed for the order.

(b) If either party is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age, the parents or guardians may apply to any judge of a court of record in the county of residence of the person sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age for an order authorizing the marriage and directing the issuance of a marriage license. If the judge believes it advisable, he shall enter an order authorizing the marriage and directing the county clerk to issue a license. Upon filing of a certified copy of the order with the county clerk, the county clerk shall issue a license and endorse thereon the fact of the issuance of the order. No person authorized to perform marriage ceremonies in Wyoming shall perform any marriage ceremony if either party is under the age of sixteen (16) years.

(c) Before issuing the order provided by this section the judge may require affidavits or other proof of the competency of the parties or of any other facts necessitating or making the order advisable. The order may be in substantially the following form:

I...., the undersigned...., a judge of the.... court, a court of record in and for.... county, Wyoming, hereby order that a marriage license may issue to.... of.... (address) and.... of.... (address) on the.... day of.... (year) Date: .....
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-106 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-106
§ 20-6-106. Powers and duties of department regarding collection of support
Status: repealed

(a) By signing an application for, or being a recipient of, aid under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program, a support obligee assigns to the department, by operation of law, all rights that person and all other members of the household have to child and spousal support, whether accrued, present or future, and their right to medical support.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(c) The department has the power of attorney to act in the name of any recipient of public assistance in endorsing and cashing all drafts, checks, money orders or other negotiable instruments received by the department representing support payments for children on whose behalf public assistance has been previously paid.

(d) For purposes of prosecuting any civil action under this act or other applicable state statutes relating to the enforcement of child support obligations, the department is the assignee of support rights to the extent of any public assistance provided to an obligee. No act of the obligee shall prejudice the rights of the department or the dependent child in any action or proceeding related to enforcement of child support services hereunder.

(e) No agreement between any obligee and any obligor purporting to relieve the obligor of any duty of support or to settle past, present or future support or obligations either as settlement or prepayment will reduce or terminate any rights of the department to recover from the obligor for support provided by the department unless the department has consented to the agreement in writing or unless it has been approved by the court with notice to the department.

(f) The department, in its own name, or on behalf of an obligee, obligor or a child may petition a court for modification of any court order establishing a support obligation.

(g) If a court orders support to be paid by an obligor, the department shall be subrogated to the debt created by the order. This subrogation interest shall apply to all orders of support including child support orders, medical support orders, temporary spouse support orders, family maintenance and alimony orders. The subrogation shall extend to the amounts paid by the department in public assistance to or for the benefit of a dependent child and the amount of medical support provided by or through another division of the department of family services or the department of health.

(h) The department may enforce, or, subject to the approval of the court, may compromise or settle any claim or judgment for a support obligation owed to or assigned to the department as may be in the best interest of the dependent child and the public.

(j) The department may offer each county a cooperative agreement relating to the services to be provided by clerks of district court or child support authorities in child support enforcement cases. The department shall enter into a cooperative agreement with the department of workforce services to recover sums owed under a support order from unemployment benefits awarded to an obligor.

(k) The department may contract with private vendors for services necessary to carry out its responsibilities under Title IV-D, applicable federal regulations, this act and its rules and regulations as they relate to child support enforcement.

(m) The department may:

(i), (ii) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(iii) Seek collection of child, medical and spousal support arrears, through the federal offset program under Title IV-D and all applicable federal regulations;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 193, § 3.

(v) Request a consumer report from a consumer reporting agency pursuant to section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681b , provided the individual named in consumer report is associated with a IV-D support case, the report received by the department is kept confidential except to the extent needed to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph and the report is needed to:

(A) Locate the individual's whereabouts;

(B) Establish the individual's capacity to pay child support; or

(C) Establish, enforce or modify the appropriate level of child support payments.

(vi) In appropriate circumstances, petition the court to order the child, mother or alleged father to submit to genetic tests to establish paternity, or, in the alternative, to require the testing on its own order;

(vii) Issue subpoenas for information requested under paragraph (v) of this subsection and impose administrative penalties not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any person failing to respond;

(viii) Require all persons, including government, private for-profit employers and not-for-profit employers and public utility companies to respond to a request by the department for information on social security number, address, employment, compensation and benefits of any individual for any individual who owes or is owed support, or against or with respect to whom a support obligation is sought, and who is employed by the person as an employee or contractor, in accordance with rules adopted by the department. Any person who fails to respond to any request for information may be sanctioned by the department by imposing administrative penalties not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00). The department shall enter the employer information into the state directory of new hires within five (5) business days after receipt of the employer information. The department may issue administrative subpoenas for financial or other information needed to establish, modify or enforce a support order and impose administrative penalties not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for any person failing to respond. The department may administratively subpoena the customer records of public utility companies for the names and addresses of individuals who owe or are owed support, or against or with respect to whom a support obligation is sought. The department shall notify the supervisor of any employee of a governmental agency if the employee fails to respond to a request under this paragraph. Any person who, acting in good faith, provides information to the department under this paragraph shall not be liable for civil damages as a result of the information provided. The department shall deposit any penalties collected under this paragraph in the public school fund of the respective counties;

(ix) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(x) Issue an income withholding order, if an income withholding order has not previously been issued. The department shall file the order with the clerk of court who shall mail copies of the order as provided by W.S. 20-6-204(c) ;

(xi) Seize assets when an arrearage exists by:

(A) Intercepting or seizing periodic or lump sum payments from a state or local government agency, including unemployment compensation, workers' compensation and other benefits or judgments, settlements and lottery winnings;

(B) Attaching and, pursuant to a court order, seizing assets owned solely by the obligor that are held in financial institutions or national chartered credit unions;

(C) Attaching public and private retirement funds pursuant to state law; and

(D) Imposing liens and, in appropriate cases, petitioning a court to force the sale of property and distribution of the proceeds.

(xii) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(xiii) In any case where there exists child support arrearages and for which payments are allowed or required, petition the district court for an increase or decrease in the required payments due on the arrearages;

(xiv) Petition a court to void fraudulent transfers, or obtain a settlement in the best interests of a child support creditor when a prima facie case is established that the obligor has transferred income or property to avoid payment to the child support creditor;

(xv) Appear in any judicial proceeding on behalf of the state when any obligee or obligor makes application for IV-D services, in order to establish, enforce or modify a child support order, medical support order or a spousal support order, if the spousal support issue is considered in conjunction with the child support or medical support issues, provided the department shall not be required to participate in visitation, custody, property settlement or other issues between the parties. The department shall certify that the obligee, obligor or child has applied for or is receiving Title IV-D services. Initial pleadings filed by the department or its contractors shall state that the action is being taken pursuant to this act or Title IV-D;

(xvi) If an obligee receives child support which has been assigned to the department, recover the child support payments out of current or future child support payments due to the obligee which are unassigned until the assigned sums have been fully paid;

(xvii) Allocate and distribute child, medical and spousal support whether accrued, present or future pursuant to regulations.

(n) The department shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provision of this act, including rules and regulations governing:

(i) The provision of services pursuant to the program;

(ii) The distribution of child support collected by the department;

(iii) Due process safeguards;

(iv) The administration of child support income;

(v) Requirements for adequate record keeping;

(vi) Tracking and monitoring of program statistics and support payments.

(o) If a court, on its own motion or pursuant to a request from the department, orders an able-bodied obligor who is unemployed and otherwise unable to fulfill his court-ordered child support obligation to participate in the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities program administered by the department, the department shall permit the obligor to participate pursuant to the court order without regard to the program eligibility requirements under title 42 or the department rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(p) to (r) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(s) The department shall not enforce any administrative procedures contained in this act until it has implemented rules providing due process safeguards, including requirements for notice, opportunity to contest the action and an opportunity to appeal to the district court. Any obligor may recover costs and reasonable attorney fees from the department or its child support collection contractor for costs incurred in any administrative hearing or subsequent court appeal if:

(i) It is found that the obligor did not owe an arrearage and had paid all required support to the clerk.

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(t) The department of health and the department of family services shall through rules and regulations develop procedures to allow the sharing of birth and paternity records for purposes of establishing paternity and child support obligations.

(u) The department shall, to the extent required by federal law, have access to any information used by the state to locate an individual for purposes relating to motor vehicle laws or law enforcement and enter into agreements with financial institutions, national chartered credit unions, benefit associations, insurance companies, safe deposit companies, money market mutual funds or similar entities authorized to do business in the state as provided in W.S. 13-1-205 to develop and operate an automated data match system to obtain identifying information for each obligor who maintains an account at the institution and who owes past due child support in an amount equal to at least triple the current monthly child support obligation and to allow assets to be encumbered as provided by law.

(w) The department shall report to any consumer reporting agency as defined in section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) information regarding the amount of overdue support owed by an obligor.

(y) The department shall, to the extent an obligor is resident in the state or owns real or personal property in the state, have a lien by operation of law against that real or personal property. After an obligor is in arrears at least triple the current monthly child support obligation, the department shall perfect and enforce a lien authorized by this section in the same manner as liens are perfected for the specific type of real or personal property upon which the lien is claimed. In the event there are competing liens or encumbrances on any property upon which a lien is attached pursuant to this section, the priority of the competing liens or encumbrances shall date from the date of filing or perfection. The state of Wyoming shall accord full faith and credit to a lien arising in another state as a result of child support arrearages when the other state or an agency thereof seeks to enforce such lien, provided the lien was properly filed and recorded under the laws of the state in which the lien was created.

(z) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-104 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-104
§ 20-2-104. Causes for divorce generally; venue generally
Status: in_force

A divorce may be decreed by the district court of the county in which either party resides on the complaint of the aggrieved party on the grounds of irreconcilable differences in the marital relationship.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-502 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-502
§ 20-5-502. Transitional provision
Status: in_force

A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before the effective date of this act is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-212 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-212
§ 20-6-212. Duties of the payor; administrative fee
Status: in_force

(a) Upon receipt of certified copies of the notice to payor and the income withholding order, the payor shall deduct and pay over income as specified in the notice.

(b) The payor shall begin the withholding no later than the first pay period that occurs following service on the payor of the notice and income withholding order. The payor shall deduct the maximum amount required by the notice, unless otherwise ordered by the court, for each pay period. The payor is not required to vary his normal pay and disbursement cycles in order to comply with this subsection. The payor shall remit the amount withheld to the state disbursement unit within seven (7) days after the date the obligor is paid, and the remittance shall include the name and social security number of the obligor and the date the income was withheld.

(c) In addition to the amount withheld from the obligor's income, the payor may, subject to limitations under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) and 27-3-319(c) , deduct and retain from the obligor's remaining income five dollars ($5.00) for each payment made pursuant to the income withholding order.

(d) If the payor has received more than one (1) notice to payor, all withheld amounts may be combined into a single payment in which case the payor shall separately identify the amount which is to be credited to each obligor. Upon request, the clerk of court or the department may provide assistance to a payor in determining the amount to be credited to each obligor.

(e) Within thirty (30) days after the obligor's employment terminates or the obligor ceases to receive income from the payor the payor shall give written notice thereof to the clerk. The notice shall include the following information:

(i) When the obligor ceased to receive income from the payor or when the obligor left his employment;

(ii) The last known address of the obligor;

(iii) The name and address of the obligor's new payor if known.

(f) For a period of one (1) year from the date the obligor's employment terminates with the payor, the payor shall, upon request, disclose to the clerk or the department the following information:

(i) Any new address for the obligor of which the payor may become aware; and

(ii) The name and address of the obligor's new payor, if known to the payor.

(g) In the case of worker's compensation or unemployment compensation benefits, nothing in W.S. 20-6-202(a)(i) or (xv) shall require a payor to withhold an amount for any type of support or arrearage not authorized to be withheld from those benefits by federal law or regulation.

(h) If insurance coverage of the obligor's children is provided by or through the payor, the payor shall notify the clerk within thirty (30) days of any lapse or material change in that coverage.

(j) The payor shall not be liable to the obligor for any payment or disclosure made as authorized by this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-306 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-306
§ 20-2-306. Revision of presumptive child support
Status: in_force

On or before December 1, 1996, and at least once every four (4) years thereafter, the department of family services shall review the presumptive child support established under this article to ensure that application results in the determination of appropriate child support award amounts.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-188 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-188
§ 20-4-188. Uniformity of application and construction
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-203 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-203
§ 20-2-203. Jurisdiction for enforcement and modification
Status: in_force

(a) A court in this state which enters a custody order under W.S. 20-2-201 has continuing subject matter jurisdiction to enforce or modify the decree concerning the care, custody and visitation of the children as the circumstances of the parents and needs of the child require, subject to the provisions of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act. A service member's temporary duty, deployment or mobilization, as defined in W.S. 20-2-205 , shall not alter any court's continuing jurisdiction under this section. A court which has jurisdiction to enforce or modify an order under this section may decline to exercise its jurisdiction if it finds it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances of the case and that the court which entered the original order is a more appropriate forum and has jurisdiction as set forth in the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.

(b) A court in any county in Wyoming in which the child has lived with his parents, a parent or a person acting as a parent for six (6) consecutive months immediately prior to commencement of the custody proceeding may assert subject matter jurisdiction and adjudicate any proceedings involving the child. Periods of temporary absence of any of the named persons shall be included as part of the six (6) month period.

(c) Any party seeking to enforce or modify a custody order pursuant to this section shall attach a certified copy of the custody order to the petition to be enforced or modified. A certified copy of an order entered by a Wyoming court providing for the care, custody or visitation of children may be filed in the office of the clerk of the district court of any county in this state in which either parent resides if neither parent resides in the county of original jurisdiction. The district court for the county in which the order is filed has jurisdiction to enforce the order, provided:

(i) Upon request of the district court for the county in which a certified copy of the order has been filed, the court which originally entered the order shall forward certified copies of the transcript of the court record and pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, social studies and other pertinent documents relating to the original proceeding; and

(ii) The district court for the county in which a certified copy of the order has been filed shall give due consideration to the transcript of the record and all other documents submitted to it in accordance with paragraph (i) of this subsection.

(d) In any proceeding to enforce or modify an order concerning the care, custody and visitation of children, any required notice or pleading shall be served as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-204 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-204
§ 20-4-204. Initiation by the Wyoming support enforcement agency proceeding under the convention
Status: in_force

(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 proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

(i) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;

(ii) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;

(iii) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;

(iv) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under W.S. 20-4-208(b)(ii), (iv) or (ix) ;

(v) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(vi) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(c) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing order:

(i) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;

(ii) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(iii) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-310 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-310
§ 20-2-310. Enforcement of child support
Status: in_force

(a) In any proceeding to enforce the decree concerning the maintenance of children, any required notice or pleading shall be served as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) A court may, upon appropriate motion, require a parent to appear before the court and show just cause why the parent should not be held in contempt and, upon a showing that the parent has willfully violated a child support order, make such order or orders as the court deems necessary and appropriate.

(c) In any case in which child support has been ordered to be paid to the clerk, any periodic payment or installment under the provisions of an order concerning maintenance is, on the date it is due, a judgment by operation of law.

(d) If an able-bodied obligor is unemployed and otherwise unable to fulfill his court-ordered child support obligation, the court may order the obligor to participate in the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) work program administered by the department of workforce services, excluding the benefit portion of that program, without regard to the program eligibility requirements under title 42 or the department rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(e) The court in order to enforce and require future compliance with an order, may find that the parent is in contempt of court, award attorney fees, costs and any other relief as the court may deem necessary under the circumstances.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-181 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-181
§ 20-4-181. Procedure to register child support order of another state or foreign country for modification
Status: in_force

(a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in another state shall register that order in this state in the same manner provided in W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-180 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or later. The petition shall specify the grounds for modification.

(b) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or to modify and enforce, a foreign child support order not under the convention may register that order under W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-180 if the order has not been registered. A petition for modification may be filed at the same time as a request for registration, or at another time. The petition shall specify the grounds for modification.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-307 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-307
§ 20-2-307. Presumptive child support to be followed; deviations by court
Status: in_force

(a) The presumptive child support established by W.S. 20-2-304 shall be rebuttably presumed to be the correct amount of child support to be awarded in any proceeding to establish or modify temporary or permanent child support amounts. Every order or decree providing for the support of a child shall set forth the presumptive child support amount and shall state whether the order or decree departs from that amount.

(b) A court may deviate from the presumptive child support established by W.S. 20-2-304 upon a specific finding that the application of the presumptive child support would be unjust or inappropriate in that particular case. In any case where the court has deviated from the presumptive child support, the reasons therefor shall be specifically set forth fully in the order or decree. In determining whether to deviate from the presumptive child support established by W.S. 20-2-304 , the court shall consider the following factors:

(i) The age of the child;

(ii) The cost of necessary child day care;

(iii) Any special health care and educational needs of the child;

(iv) The responsibility of either parent for the support of other children, whether court ordered or otherwise;

(v) The value of services contributed by either parent;

(vi) Any expenses reasonably related to the mother's pregnancy and confinement for that child, if the parents were never married or if the parents were divorced prior to the birth of the child;

(vii) The cost of transportation of the child to and from visitation;

(viii) The ability of either or both parents to furnish health, dental and vision insurance through employment benefits;

(ix) The amount of time the child spends with each parent;

(x) Any other necessary expenses for the benefit of the child;

(xi) Whether either parent is voluntarily unemployed or underemployed. In such case the child support shall be computed based upon the potential earning capacity (imputed income) of the unemployed or underemployed parent. In making that determination the court shall consider:

(A) Prior employment experience and history;

(B) Educational level and whether additional education would make the parent more self-sufficient or significantly increase the parent's income;

(C) The presence of children of the marriage in the parent's home and its impact on the earnings of that parent;

(D) Availability of employment for which the parent is qualified;

(E) Prevailing wage rates in the local area;

(F) Special skills or training; and

(G) Whether the parent is realistically able to earn imputed income.

(xii) Whether or not either parent has violated any provision of the divorce decree, including visitation provisions, if deemed relevant by the court; and

(xiii) Other factors deemed relevant by the court.

(c) If the parties fail to agree that the presumptive child support amount under W.S. 20-2-304 is appropriate, the court may order the party seeking to deviate from the presumptive child support amount to pay reasonable attorney fees and court costs to the other party unless, after hearing the evidence and considering the factors contained in subsection (b) of this section, the court deviates from the presumptive support amount.

(d) Agreements regarding child support may be submitted to the court. All such agreements shall be accompanied by a financial affidavit as required by W.S. 20-2-308 . The court shall use the presumed child support amounts to review the adequacy of child support agreements negotiated by the parties. If the agreed amount departs from the presumed child support, the parties shall furnish statements of explanation which shall be included with the forms and shall be filed with the court. The court shall review the agreement and inform the parties whether or not additional or corrected information is needed, or that the agreement is approved or disapproved. No agreement which is less than the presumed child support amount shall be approved if means tested sources of income such as aid under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program, health care benefits under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, supplemental nutrition assistance program, supplemental security income (SSI) or other similar benefits are being paid on behalf of any of the children.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-210 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-210
§ 20-4-210. Foreign support agreement
Status: in_force

(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 of a foreign support agreement shall be accompanied by:

(i) A complete text of the foreign support agreement; and

(ii) A record stating that the foreign support agreement is enforceable as an order of support in the issuing country.

(c) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a foreign support agreement only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

(d) In a contest of a foreign support agreement, a tribunal of this state may refuse recognition and enforcement of the agreement if it finds:

(i) Recognition and enforcement of the agreement is manifestly incompatible with public policy;

(ii) The agreement was obtained by fraud or falsification;

(iii) The agreement is incompatible with a support order involving the same parties and having the same purpose in this state, another state or a foreign country if the support order is entitled to recognition and enforcement under this act in this state; or

(iv) The record submitted under subsection (b) of this section lacks authenticity or integrity.

(e) A proceeding for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support agreement shall be suspended during the pendency of a challenge to or appeal of the agreement before a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-175 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-175
§ 20-4-175. Effect of registration for enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered when the order is filed in the registering tribunal of this state.

(b) A registered support order issued in another state or a foreign country is enforceable in the same manner and is subject to the same procedures as an order issued by a tribunal of this state.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a tribunal of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify, a registered support order if the issuing tribunal had jurisdiction.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-401 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-401
§ 20-5-401. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) 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 ” means a person against whom a proceeding has been commenced for 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-109 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-109
§ 20-1-109. When marriage solemnized by unauthorized person valid
Status: in_force

No marriage solemnized in any manner authorized by W.S. 20-1-106 , shall be deemed or adjudged to be void, nor is the validity of the marriage in any way affected because of a lack of jurisdiction or authority of the person performing the ceremony of marriage if the marriage is consummated with a full belief on the part of the persons so married, or either of them, that the person performing the ceremony was lawfully authorized to do so.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-206 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-206
§ 20-5-206. Effect of child custody determination
Status: in_force

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 submitted to the jurisdiction of the court and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination shall be conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-103 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-103
§ 20-1-103. License; required
Status: in_force

(a) Before solemnization of any marriage in this state, a marriage license shall be obtained from a Wyoming county clerk.

(b) Application for a marriage license shall be made by one (1) of the parties to the marriage before the license is issued. Upon receipt of an application, the county clerk shall ascertain by the testimony of a competent witness and the applicant, the names, the social security numbers of the parties who have valid social security numbers, residences and ages of the parties and whether there is any legal impediment to the parties entering into the marriage contract according to the laws of the state of their residence. The clerk shall enter the facts ascertained in a book kept by him for that purpose, except for the social security numbers which shall be provided to the state office of vital records and not made a part of the county public record. He may issue a license to marry and shall date the license on the date of issuance except as otherwise provided.

(c) Unless there is an order to waive the requirements of this section by a judge of a court of record in the county pursuant to W.S. 20-1-105 , the clerk shall refuse to issue a license if:

(i) Either of the parties is legally incompetent to enter into a marriage contract according to the law of this state; or

(ii) There is any legal impediment; or

(iii) Either party is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age and the consent of a parent or guardian has not been given except as provided in W.S. 20-1-102(d) .

(d) A marriage license obtained from a Wyoming county clerk shall expire one (1) year from the date the license was issued if the parties have not solemnized the marriage. The expiration date shall be shown on the marriage license. Upon expiration of a marriage license, the parties shall apply for and obtain a new marriage license before solemnization of their marriage in this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-168 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-168
§ 20-4-168. Assistance with discovery
Status: in_force

(a) A tribunal of this state may:

(i) Request a tribunal outside this state to assist in obtaining discovery; and

(ii) Upon request, compel a person over which it has jurisdiction to respond to a discovery order issued by a tribunal outside this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-3-103 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 3 / Section 20-3-103
§ 20-3-103. Ordering of payments for support in lieu of penalty; violation of order; trial; sentence; forfeiture of recognizance; disposition of sum recovered
Status: in_force

If the court finds at any time during the period of probation the defendant has violated the terms of the order, it may forthwith proceed with the trial of the defendant under the original charge, or sentence him or her or enforce a suspended sentence under the original plea or conviction. In case of the forfeiture of recognizance, or enforcement thereof by execution, the sum recovered may be paid in whole or in part to the wife or to the guardian, custodian or trustee of the minor child or children.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-312 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-312
§ 20-2-312. Redirection of child support
Status: in_force

Upon affidavit by the current custodian or the department filed with the clerk of the district court, or by operation of law when public funds have been expended on behalf of a minor child, that the care and control of the child resides in a party other than the obligee under a child support order, the child support shall, by operation of law, be redirected to the person or agency who has the care and control of the child and shall be subject to assignment by the person having the care and control of the child pursuant to W.S. 20-6-106 . The department, upon proof by affidavit filed with the clerk of district court or upon verified information it has received pursuant to W.S. 20-6-106 that the child support is subject to an assignment, may redirect the child support to the person or agency in whose favor the assignment is made.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-108 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-108
§ 20-6-108. State parent locator service
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall act as a state parent locator service to assist in:

(i) The location of parents who have abandoned their children or failed to provide for their support;

(ii) The location of persons, upon the request of law enforcement agencies, in cases of parental kidnapping or child custody violations under the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act; and

(iii) The location of persons, upon request of the noncustodial parent, in cases of denial or interference with court ordered visitation or in cases in which the custodial parent has removed the child from the state and failed to give notice of change of address in violation of a court order.

(b) The department may request from state, county and local agencies all information and assistance necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. All state, county and city agencies, officers and employees shall cooperate in the location of parents who have violated custody or visitation orders or abandoned, deserted or failed to support their children and shall supply the department with all information available relative to the location, income and property of the parents.

(c) Any records provided, created or established under this section are available only for purposes of this act.

(d) The department shall comply with 42 U.S.C. § 653 with respect to the establishment, purpose and implementation of the federal parent locator service.

(e) The state shall establish and maintain in the federal and state parent locator service, an automated case registry, which shall contain abstracts of support orders and other information as defined in 42 U.S.C. § 653 .

(f) The state case registry shall contain the names and social security numbers of the children. The state case registry of child support orders shall include abstracts of support orders, names, social security numbers or other uniform identification numbers and state identification numbers of individuals who owe support, in addition to the names and social security numbers of children of such persons.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-163 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-163
§ 20-4-163. Costs and fees
Status: in_force

(a) The petitioner may not be required to pay a filing fee or other costs.

(b) If an obligee prevails, a responding tribunal of this state may assess against an obligor filing fees, reasonable attorney's fees, other costs and necessary travel and other reasonable expenses incurred by the obligee and the obligee's witnesses. The tribunal may not assess fees, costs or expenses against the obligee or the support enforcement agency of either the initiating or the responding state or foreign country, except as provided by other law. Attorney's fees may be taxed as costs, and may be ordered paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name. Payment of support owed to the obligee has priority over fees, costs and expenses.

(c) The tribunal shall order the payment of costs and reasonable attorney's fees if it determines that a hearing was requested primarily for delay. In a proceeding under W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-184 , 20-4-193 , 20-4-194 and 20-4-197 , a hearing is presumed to have been requested primarily for delay if a registered support order is confirmed or enforced without change.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-165 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-165
§ 20-4-165. Nonparentage as defense
Status: in_force

A party whose parentage of a child has been previously determined by or pursuant to law may not plead nonparentage as a defense to a proceeding under this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-144 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-144
§ 20-4-144. Initiating and responding tribunal of this state
Status: in_force

Under this act, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-301 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-301
§ 20-2-301. Purpose
Status: in_force

Where necessary and appropriate, the court shall enter orders, whether temporary or permanent, pursuant to and in compliance with this article for the maintenance of children in actions for divorce, annulment, paternity, support, out-of-home placement and any other action for the maintenance or support of children.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-219 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-219
§ 20-6-219. Priority of income withholding order
Status: in_force

An income withholding order under this act has priority over any other legal process under state law against the same income.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-110 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-110
§ 20-1-110. Marriage ceremony according to rites and customs of religious societies or assemblies
Status: in_force

Any religious society or religious assembly may perform the ceremony of marriage in this state according to the rites and customs of the society or assembly. The clerk or keeper of the minutes, proceedings or other book of the society or assembly wherein the marriage occurs, or if none then the moderator or person presiding in the society or assembly, shall make out and transmit to the county clerk of the county a certificate of the marriage.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-111 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-111
§ 20-6-111. Driver's license suspension; nonpayment of child support; administrative hearings
Status: repealed

(a) When an obligor is in arrears in a court ordered child support obligation, the department or court may:

(i) Determine whether the obligor has a driver's license, as defined in W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xxv) , that is subject to withholding, suspension or restriction; and

(ii) Obtain a court ordered withholding, suspension or restriction of the license unless the obligor pays the entire arrearage or enters into a payment plan approved by the department.

(b) The court, on motion of the department or on its own motion, may direct the department of transportation to withhold, suspend or restrict the license and the department or the court shall send certified copies of the court order to the obligor, at the obligor's last known address, and to the department of transportation instructing that the department of transportation notify the obligor of the license withholding, suspension or restriction in accordance with the licensing procedures, and that the withholding, suspension or restriction shall remain in effect until the department of transportation is notified by the department or the court that the obligor is in compliance with the court order or has entered into a payment plan approved by the department.

(c) If at any time an obligor has complied with the terms of the court order, or has entered into a payment plan approved by the department, the court or the department, whichever has caused notice to be initially provided, shall immediately notify the department of transportation that the withholding, suspension or restriction may be lifted and the license may be reinstated if the obligor is otherwise eligible for reinstatement.

(d) Nothing in this section shall prohibit subsequent orders and notices for subsequent arrearages if the obligor is again subject to the provisions of this section.

(e) The department shall adopt rules and regulations to ensure notice is provided in an immediate and timely manner to the department of transportation that an obligor is in satisfactory compliance with the court order under this section. Upon receipt of the notice, the department of transportation shall immediately reinstate the license unless the license was suspended or revoked for other reasons. The department of transportation shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to ensure the license is immediately reinstated upon receipt of the notice.

(f) The department may determine that a driver's license suspension may be better achieved through an administrative suspension if the obligor owes more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) in unpaid child support and the obligor has not made a full monthly child support payment either voluntarily or through income withholding for a period of at least ninety (90) consecutive days prior to the determination. The department shall notify the obligor by first class mail or by personal service if notification by first class mail was unsuccessful, that the obligor is in arrears in a child support obligation and that the obligor's driver's license as defined in W.S. 31-7-102(a)(xxv) shall be suspended by the department of transportation sixty (60) days after the date the obligor receives the notice unless the obligor:

(i) Pays the entire arrearage owed;

(ii) Enters into a payment plan approved by the department; or

(iii) Is in full compliance with a court ordered payment plan.

(g) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 155, § 2.

(h) Any suspension arising under subsection (f) of this section may be appealed to the district court. The person whose license or driving privilege is affected may file a request for a hearing in the district court in the county where the child support order was issued. The person shall have sixty (60) days from the date of service of the notice of intent to suspend in which to file the request for hearing. A timely request for hearing shall stay imposition of any suspension under subsection (f) of this section. The district court shall immediately set the matter for determination.

(j) Before the license or driving privilege of any person is to be withheld, suspended or restricted under this article, the department shall advise the licensee in the notice required under subsection (f) of this section of his right to appeal to district court for any dispute involving:

(i) to (iii) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 155, § 2.

(iv) The amount of current child support owed or arrearage;

(v) The identity of the alleged obligor named in the notice of suspension;

(vi) The willfulness of any action or inaction of the obligor that contributed to the nonpayment of child support. As used in this paragraph, “ willfulness ” means without justifiable excuse.

(k) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 155, § 2.

(m) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 155, § 2.

(n) The discretion to modify any order of suspension under this section to allow driving privileges is limited as follows:

(i) A person whose driving privileges have been suspended for nonpayment of child support may be granted limited driving privileges by the district court or the department of transportation for a period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120) days;

(ii) A person granted limited driving privileges under this subsection by the district court or the department of transportation shall not be granted an extension of such privileges for twelve (12) months after the limited driving privileges expire unless the person has subsequently made full payment on his child support obligation in arrears, or is in full compliance with a payment plan approved by the department or ordered by a court.

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2009, ch. 155, § 2.

(o) After the obligor has paid his child support arrearages in full or has entered into a payment plan with the department, the department shall notify the department of transportation immediately and request the department of transportation to return the driver's license of that obligor pursuant to this section.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-112 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-112
§ 20-6-112. Professional, occupational or recreational license suspension; nonpayment of child support; notice and hearing
Status: repealed

(a) The department may petition a court for an order to withhold, suspend or restrict any professional, occupational or hunting or fishing license, certificate or permit issued to an obligor who is in arrears in a child support obligation. The court may:

(i) Determine whether the obligor has a professional, occupational or recreational license, certificate or permit that is subject to withholding, suspension or restriction; and

(ii) Issue a withholding, suspension or restriction of the license, certificate or permit unless the obligor pays the entire arrearage or enters into a payment plan approved by the department.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(c) The court, on motion of the department or on its own motion, may direct a licensing, certifying or permitting agency to withhold, suspend or restrict any license, certificate or permit and the department or the court shall send certified copies of the court order to the obligor, at the obligor's last known address, and to the appropriate licensing, certifying or permitting agencies identified in the court order instructing that the licensing, certifying or permitting agency notify the obligor of the license, certificate or permit withholding, suspension or restriction in accordance with the licensing, certifying or permitting procedures, and that the withholding, suspension or restriction shall remain in effect until that agency is notified by the department or the court that the obligor is in compliance with the court order or has entered into a payment plan approved by the department. No hearing or appeal shall be permitted under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act for a license, certificate or permit withheld, suspended or restricted pursuant to a court order.

(d) If at any time an obligor has complied with the terms of the court order, or has entered into a payment plan approved by the department, the court or the department, whichever has caused notice to be initially provided, shall immediately notify the licensing, certifying or permitting agency initially notified that the withholding, suspension or restriction may be lifted and the license, certificate or permit may be reinstated if the obligor is otherwise eligible for reinstatement.

(e) Nothing in this section shall prohibit subsequent orders and notices for subsequent arrearages if the obligor is again subject to the provisions of this section.

(f) The department shall adopt rules and regulations to ensure notice is provided in an immediate and timely manner to any licensing, certifying or permitting agency that was sent a copy of the court order that an obligor is in satisfactory compliance with the court order under this section. Upon receipt of the notice, the licensing, certifying or permitting agency shall immediately reinstate the license, certificate or permit unless the license, certificate or permit was suspended or revoked for other reasons. The licensing, certifying or permitting agencies shall adopt reasonable rules and regulations to ensure such licenses, certificates or permits are immediately reinstated upon receipt of the notice.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-213 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-213
§ 20-6-213. Notice to clerk of changes
Status: in_force

(a) After an income withholding order has become effective under this act and within fifteen (15) days of any change:

(i) The obligee and obligor shall notify the clerk in writing of any change of address; and

(ii) The obligor shall notify the clerk in writing of the name and address of any new payor.

(b) The department, acting pursuant to W.S. 20-6-105(a)(ii) , or the obligee shall give written notice to the clerk of the receipt of any other support payments including but not limited to, any federal offset or partial payment of any arrearage.

(c) Within thirty (30) days after termination of the department's authorization to receive payments for the obligee, the department shall give notice in writing or by electronic data transfer to the clerk to send future payments directly to the obligee.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-208 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-208
§ 20-5-208. Notice to persons outside of state
Status: in_force

(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 be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.

(b) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.

(c) Notice shall not be required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-405 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-405
§ 20-2-405. Priorities of payment
Status: in_force

(a) In IV-D cases in which an obligor is subject to income withholding for court ordered child support payments, health care coverage and any arrearages, and the amount of withholding allowed by law does not satisfy all withholding orders against the obligor, payment of current child support obligations shall be given priority in accordance with W.S. 20-6-215 .

(b) After the requirements of W.S. 20-6-215 are met, health insurance premiums shall be prioritized by the court or tribunal on a case-by-case basis.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-201 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-201
§ 20-5-201. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-203 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-203
§ 20-5-203. Proceedings governed by other law
Status: in_force

This act shall not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-103 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-103
§ 20-6-103. Child support enforcement program; administration by child support enforcement section
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall establish a program of child support enforcement services in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to Title IV-D and other applicable federal regulations, to aid in administering the requirements of the program.

(b) The department shall designate a division within the department to administer the program in accordance with this act.

(c) Repealed by Laws 2017, ch. 179, § 2, eff. March 6, 2016.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-315 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-315
§ 20-2-315. Court may require security for child support payments
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the issuance of any order or entering of a decree under this chapter which provides for child support payments, or any time thereafter following notice and opportunity for hearing, the court may, for good cause shown, require the obligor to provide security of nonexempt property that the court deems satisfactory to secure payment of child support.

(b) The court, upon petition and following notice and hearing, shall no longer require the order for security if the court determines:

(i) Good cause no longer exists to require security to assure payment upon the obligation to pay child support; and

(ii) There is no overdue support outstanding.

(c) Once the child support obligation has terminated and arrearages satisfied, the security shall be released.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-7-102 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-7-102
§ 20-7-102. Establishing primary caregivers' visitation rights
Status: in_force

(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 the person bringing the original action has been the primary caregiver for the child for a period of not less than six (6) months within the previous eighteen (18) months. If the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would be in the best interest of the child and that the rights of the child's parents are not substantially impaired, the court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to the primary caregiver. In any action under this section for which the court appoints a guardian ad litem, the person bringing the original action under this section shall be responsible for all fees and expenses associated with the appointment.

(b) No action to establish visitation rights under subsection (a) of this section may be brought by a person related to the child by blood or by a person acting as primary caregiver for the child prior to the adoption of the minor child when neither adopting parent is related by blood to the child.

(c) In any action or proceeding in which visitation rights have been granted to a primary caregiver under this section, the court may for good cause upon petition of the person having custody or who is the guardian of the child, revoke or amend the visitation rights granted to the primary caregiver.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-101 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-101
§ 20-1-101. Marriage a civil contract
Status: in_force

Marriage is a civil contract between a male and a female person to which the consent of the parties capable of contracting is essential.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-403 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-403
§ 20-5-403. Duty to enforce
Status: in_force

(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 the jurisdictional standards of this act and the determination has not been modified in accordance with this act.

(b) A court of this state may utilize any remedy available under other law of this state to enforce a child custody determination made by a court of another state. The remedies provided in this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of other remedies to enforce a child custody determination.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-309 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-309
§ 20-2-309. Contents of orders; change of address or employment; income withholding entered; payment
Status: repealed

(a) All orders shall include the:

(i) Names of the parties;

(ii) Repealed by Laws 2011, ch. 121, § 2, eff. July 1, 2011.

(iii) Repealed by Laws 2004, ch. 72, § 2.

(iv) Right of either party or, when appropriate, the department of family services to petition to enforce an order pursuant to W.S. 20-2-201 through 20-2-204 , 20-2-310 and 20-2-311(d) .

(b) All child support orders shall be accompanied by a confidential statement that contains the names, addresses, dates of birth, places of birth and social security numbers of each party and each child to whom the order relates and the names and addresses of each party's employer. Except as provided in subsection (h) of this section, the confidential statement may be inspected by:

(i) The parties and their attorneys;

(ii) The department of family services to the extent necessary to enforce the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act; and

(iii) Other persons or entities, if permitted by court order.

(c) The court shall order each party to notify the clerk of court in writing within fifteen (15) days of any change in address or employment.

(d) In any subsequent enforcement action brought under this chapter in which the parties were previously ordered to provide the clerk of the court with their current residential, mailing and employer's address, the court, upon sufficient showing to the satisfaction of the court that a diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of a party, shall deem state due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met upon delivery of written notice to the most recent residential or employer address of that party filed with the clerk of the district court and the state case registry pursuant to the requirements of this section provided:

(i) An affidavit attesting to the diligent effort to locate the party is filed with the court at the time of filing the subsequent enforcement action; and

(ii) Delivery of the written notice to the most recent residential or employer address of the party is made by personal service or by certified mail.

(e) Upon entry of any order for the support of a child under this section the court shall also enter an income withholding order as provided by W.S. 20-6-204 .

(f) All child support payments shall be paid to the clerk as defined by W.S. 20-6-102(a)(x) .

(g) For purposes of this section, “ party ” does not include the department of family services.

(h) The confidential statement required pursuant to subsection (b) of this section shall not be inspected or further released except as provided in this subsection if the court has issued a confidentiality order pursuant to W.S. 35-21-112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses, city or state of residence or other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse. The court may release the confidential statement required under subsection (b) of this section to the department of family services to the extent necessary to enforce the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, provided:

(i) The department releases information protected by a confidentiality order only to governmental agencies or courts of competent jurisdiction and does not release information protected by the confidentiality order to the opposing party or attorneys representing or employed by the opposing party;

(ii) The department shall exclude or redact information protected by a confidentiality order from information provided under this subsection to the greatest extent possible in conformance with the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act;

(iii) The department shall provide written notice to parties receiving information protected by a confidentiality order from the department stating that the information is protected by a confidentiality order and shall only be disseminated by the receiving party to the extent necessary to comply with the Child Support Enforcement Act and the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-202 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-202
§ 20-5-202. Definitions
Status: in_force

(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 other order of a court providing for the legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child, including a permanent, temporary, initial or modification order. “Child custody determination” shall not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of an individual;

(iv) “ Child custody proceeding ” means a proceeding in which legal custody, physical custody or visitation with respect to a child is an issue, including a proceeding for divorce, separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of parental rights or protection from domestic violence in which the issue may appear. “Child custody proceeding” shall not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency, contractual emancipation or enforcement under article 4 of this act;

(v) “ Commencement ” means the filing of the first pleading in a proceeding;

(vi) “ Court ” means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish, enforce or modify a child custody determination;

(vii) “ Home state ” means the state in which a child lived with a parent or a person acting as a parent for at least six (6) consecutive months immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding or, in the case of a child less than six (6) months of age, the state in which the child lived from birth with a parent or a person acting as a parent. A period of temporary absence of any of the persons mentioned is part of the period;

(viii) “ Initial determination ” means the first child custody determination concerning a particular child;

(ix) “ Issuing court ” means the court that makes a child custody determination for which enforcement is sought under this act;

(x) “ Issuing state ” means the state in which a child custody determination is made;

(xi) “ Modification ” means a child custody determination that changes, replaces, supersedes or is otherwise made after a previous determination concerning the same child, whether or not it is made by the court that made the previous determination;

(xii) “ Person ” means as defined by W.S. 8-1-102(a)(vi) ;

(xiii) “ Person acting as a parent ” means a person, other than a parent, who:

(A) Has physical custody of the child or has had physical custody for a period of six (6) consecutive months, including any temporary absence, within one (1) year immediately before the commencement of a child custody proceeding; and

(B) Has been awarded legal custody by a court or claims a right to legal custody under the law of this state.

(xiv) “ Physical custody ” means the physical care and supervision of a child;

(xv) “ State ” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;

(xvi) “ Tribe ” means an Indian tribe or band, or Alaskan native village, which is recognized by federal law or formally acknowledged by a state;

(xvii) “ Warrant ” means an order issued by a court authorizing law enforcement officers to take physical custody of a child;

(xviii) “ This act ” means W.S. 20-5-201 through 20-5-502 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-414 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-414
§ 20-5-414. Appeals
Status: in_force

An appeal may be taken from a final order in a proceeding under this article in accordance with expedited appellate procedures in other civil cases. Unless the court enters a temporary emergency order under W.S. 20-5-304 , the enforcing court may not stay an order enforcing a child custody determination pending appeal.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-106 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-106
§ 20-1-106. Who may solemnize marriage; form of ceremony
Status: in_force

(a) Every district or circuit court judge, district court commissioner, supreme court justice, magistrate and every licensed or ordained minister of the gospel, bishop, priest or rabbi, or other qualified person acting in accordance with the traditions or rites for the solemnization of marriage of any religion, denomination or religious society, may perform the ceremony of marriage in this state.

(b) In the solemnization of marriage no particular form is required, except that the parties shall solemnly declare in the presence of the person performing the ceremony and at least two (2) attending witnesses that they take each other as husband and wife.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-193 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-193
§ 20-4-193. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
Status: in_force

(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 and to modify the issuing state's child support order in a proceeding to register that order.

(b) A tribunal of this state exercising jurisdiction under this section shall apply the provisions of W.S. 20-4-139 through 20-4-150 , 20-4-173 through 20-4-184 , 20-4-193 through 20-4-198 and the procedural and substantive law of this state to the proceeding for enforcement or modification. W.S. 20-4-151 through 20-4-172 , 20-4-185 through 20-4-187 , 20-4-190 through 20-4-192 , 20-4-198 and 20-4-201 through 20-4-213 do not apply.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-207 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-207
§ 20-5-207. Priority
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-205 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-205
§ 20-6-205. When income withholding order becomes effective
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by W.S. 20-6-204(a) , an income withholding order which did not become effective immediately upon entry, becomes effective upon the earliest of the following:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 2, § 2.

(ii) The date the obligor requests withholding commence; or

(iii) The date the obligor becomes delinquent in payment of an amount equal to one (1) month's support obligation under the support order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-203 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-203
§ 20-6-203. Notices; method of service
Status: in_force

All notices required by this act shall be served by certified mail return receipt requested or first class mail to the last known address of the addressee or shall be personally served as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. If mailed, notice shall be deemed given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid. Proof of mailing shall be sufficient proof of notice.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-114 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-114
§ 20-2-114. Disposition of property to be equitable; factors; alimony generally
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, in granting a divorce, the court shall make such disposition of the property of the parties as appears just and equitable, having regard for the respective merits of the parties and the condition in which they will be left by the divorce, the party through whom the property was acquired and the burdens imposed upon the property for the benefit of either party and children. The court may decree to either party reasonable alimony out of the estate of the other having regard for the other's ability to pay and may order so much of the other's real estate or the rents and profits thereof as is necessary be assigned and set out to either party for life, or may decree a specific sum be paid by either party.

(b) In making a disposition of property pursuant to this section, a court shall not do any of the following:

(i) Consider any federal disability benefits awarded to a veteran for service-connected disabilities pursuant to title 38, chapter 11 of the United States Code;

(ii) Indemnify a veteran's spouse or former spouse for any waiver or reduction in military retirement or retainer pay related to receipt of veteran disability benefits pursuant to title 38, chapter 11 of the United States Code;

(iii) Award any other income or property of the veteran to the veteran's spouse or former spouse as compensation for any waiver or reduction in military retirement or retainer pay related to receipt of veteran disability benefits pursuant to title 38, chapter 11 of the United States Code.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-187 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-187
§ 20-4-187. Conditions of rendition
Status: in_force

(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 demonstrate that at least sixty (60) days previously the obligee had initiated proceedings for support pursuant to this act or that the proceeding would be of no avail.

(b) If, under this act or a law substantially similar to this act, the governor of another state makes a demand that the governor of this state surrender an individual charged criminally in that state with having failed to provide for the support of a child or other individual to whom a duty of support is owed, the governor may require a prosecutor to investigate the demand and report whether a proceeding for support has been initiated or would be effective. If it appears that a proceeding would be effective but has not been initiated, the governor may delay honoring the demand for a reasonable time to permit the initiation of a proceeding.

(c) If a proceeding for support has been initiated and the individual whose rendition is demanded prevails, the governor may decline to honor the demand. If the petitioner prevails and the individual whose rendition is demanded is subject to a support order, the governor may decline to honor the demand if the individual is complying with the support order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-157 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-157
§ 20-4-157. Duties of support enforcement agency
Status: in_force

(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this act.

(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:

(i) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(ii) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time and place for a hearing;

(iii) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;

(iv) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(v) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(vi) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

(c) This act does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

(i) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(ii) If two (2) or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(e) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrearages or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(f) A support enforcement agency of this state shall request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current support, arrearages and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to W.S. 20-4-169 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-201 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-201
§ 20-6-201. Short title
Status: in_force

This act may be cited as the “Income Withholding Act”.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-158 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-158
§ 20-4-158. Duty of attorney general
Status: in_force

(a) If the state attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this act or may provide those services directly to the individual.

(b) The attorney general may determine that a foreign country has established a reciprocal arrangement for child support with this state and take appropriate action for notification of the determination.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-7-101 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 7 / Section 20-7-101
§ 20-7-101. Establishing grandparents' visitation rights
Status: repealed

(a) A grandparent may bring an original action against any person having custody of the grandparent's minor grandchild to establish reasonable visitation rights to the child. If the court finds, after a hearing, that visitation would be in the best interest of the child and that the rights of the child's parents are not substantially impaired, the court shall grant reasonable visitation rights to the grandparent. In any action under this section for which the court appoints a guardian ad litem, the grandparent shall be responsible for all fees and expenses associated with the appointment.

(i) to (iii) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 71, § 2.

(b) Repealed by Laws 1997, ch. 71, § 2.

(c) No action to establish visitation rights may be brought by a grandparent under subsection (a) of this section if the minor grandchild has been adopted and neither adopting parent is related by blood to the child.

(d) In any action or proceeding in which visitation rights have been granted to a grandparent under this section, the court may for good cause upon petition of the person having custody or who is the guardian of the child, revoke or amend the visitation rights granted to the grandparent.

(e) As used in this section:

(i) “ Grandparent ” includes a great-grandparent; and

(ii) “ Grandchild ” includes a great-grandchild.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-160 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-160
§ 20-4-160. Duties of state information agency
Status: in_force

(a) The department of family services child support enforcement section is the state information agency under this act.

(b) The state information agency shall:

(i) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this act and any support enforcement agencies in this state and transmit a copy to the state information agency of every other state;

(ii) Maintain a register of names and addresses of tribunals and support enforcement agencies received from other states;

(iii) Forward to the appropriate tribunal in the county in this state in which the obligee who is an individual or the obligor resides, or in which the obligor's property is believed to be located, all documents concerning a proceeding under this act received from another state or a foreign country; and

(iv) Obtain information concerning the location of the obligor and the obligor's property within this state not exempt from execution, by such means as postal verification and federal or state locator services, examination of telephone directories, requests for the obligor's address from the obligor's employer or employers, and examination of governmental records, including, to the extent not prohibited by other law, those relating to real property, vital statistics, law enforcement, taxation, motor vehicles, driver's licenses and social security.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-406 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-406
§ 20-5-406. Enforcement of registered determination
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the law of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

(b) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify except in accordance with article 3 of this act, a registered child custody determination of a court of another state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-211 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-211
§ 20-4-211. Modification of a convention child support order
Status: in_force

(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 tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or

(ii) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.

(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, W.S. 20-4-208(c) applies.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-191 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-191
§ 20-4-191. Penalties for noncompliance
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-207 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-207
§ 20-6-207. Voluntary assignment by obligor
Status: in_force

(a) An obligor may at any time voluntarily apply to the court to enter an income withholding order pursuant to W.S. 20-6-204(b) or file a verified written application with the clerk requesting that withholding commence pursuant to W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii) .

(b) An income withholding order which becomes effective at the voluntary request of the obligor shall remain in effect until such time as:

(i) The obligor petitions the court to suspend withholding of income upon a showing of good cause, including a showing that income withholding has not been terminated previously and subsequently reinitiated and that the parties have agreed to an alternative arrangement as specified in W.S. 20-6-204 ; or

(ii) There is no longer a current order for support and all arrearages as defined in W.S. 20-6-202 have been paid.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-109 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-109
§ 20-6-109. Cooperation with other states
Status: repealed

(a) When required to qualify for federal funds under Title IV-D, the department shall assist other states in locating parents under the terms and conditions of this act.

(b) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-107 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-107
§ 20-1-107. Certificate of marriage
Status: in_force

(a) When a marriage is solemnized, the person performing the ceremony shall give one (1) of the parties a certificate under his hand and signed by the witnesses to the marriage, specifying the names, ages and place of residence of the parties married, the names and residences of at least two (2) witnesses who were present at the marriage, and the time and place thereof.

(b) The county clerk of each county in the state shall record all returns of marriages in a book kept for that purpose within one (1) month after receipt.

(c) The original certificate and record of marriage made by the person performing the ceremony and the record thereof or a certified copy of the certificate or record is admissible in all courts and places as presumptive evidence of the fact of the marriage.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-1-113 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 1 / Section 20-1-113
§ 20-1-113. Legitimacy of children presumed
Status: in_force

The legitimacy of all children conceived or born during the marriage is rebuttably presumed pursuant to W.S. 14-2-504 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-307 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-307
§ 20-5-307. Inconvenient forum
Status: in_force

(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 state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court.

(b) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including:

(i) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child;

(ii) The length of time the child has resided outside this state;

(iii) The distance between the court in this state and the court in the state that would assume jurisdiction;

(iv) The relative financial circumstances of the parties;

(v) Any agreement of the parties as to which state should assume jurisdiction;

(vi) The nature and location of the evidence required to resolve the pending litigation, including testimony of the child;

(vii) The ability of the court of each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present the evidence; and

(viii) The familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the pending litigation.

(c) If a court of this state determines that it is an inconvenient forum and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum, it shall stay the proceedings upon condition that a child custody proceeding be promptly commenced in another designated state and may impose any other condition the court considers just and proper.

(d) A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction under this act if a child custody determination is incidental to an action for divorce or another proceeding while still retaining jurisdiction over the divorce or other proceeding.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-155 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-155
§ 20-4-155. Duties and power of responding tribunal
Status: repealed

(a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from initiating tribunal or directly pursuant to W.S. 20-4-151(c) , it shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one (1) or more of the following:

(i) Establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order or determine parentage of a child;

(ii) Order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and manner of compliance;

(iii) Order income withholding;

(iv) Determine the amount of any arrearages, and specify a method of payment;

(v) Enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

(vi) Set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

(vii) Place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

(viii) Order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment and telephone number at the place of employment;

(ix) Issue a bench warrant for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the warrant in any local and state computer system for criminal warrants;

(x) Order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

(xi) Award reasonable attorney's fees and other fees and costs;

(xii) Repealed by Laws 1998, Sp. & Bud. Sess., ch. 97, § 3.

(xiii) Grant any other available remedy.

(c) A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this act, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d) A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this act upon compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this act, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

(f) If requested to enforce a support order, arrearages or judgment, or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-182 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-182
§ 20-4-182. Effect of registration for modification
Status: in_force

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 only if the requirements of W.S. 20-4-183 or 20-4-193 have been met.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-153 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-153
§ 20-4-153. Application of law of this state
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a responding tribunal of this state shall:

(i) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and

(ii) Determine the duty of support and the amount payable in accordance with the presumptive child support established under W.S. 20-2-304 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-204 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-204
§ 20-6-204. Entry of income withholding order
Status: in_force

(a) Upon entry or modification of any support order, the court shall also enter an income withholding order which shall take effect immediately, unless the parties agree otherwise, or unless one (1) of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds, that there is good cause not to require immediate income withholding. When the parties agree to an alternative arrangement, the arrangement shall be in writing, signed by the parties and reviewed and entered in the record by the court. The court shall include in the record its findings of good cause, including a statement explaining why implementation of immediate income withholding would not be in the best interests of the child and, in cases involving modification of child support, proof of timely payments.

(b) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court before the effective date of this act and an income withholding order has not previously been entered, the court which entered the support order shall enter the income withholding order on its own motion at the time the support order is subsequently modified or at any other time upon application of the obligee, the obligor or the department. An income withholding order under this subsection shall be entered without a hearing if an arrearage occurs. An income withholding order under this subsection may also be entered by the district court of any other county in this state in which the obligor, obligee or payor resides, provided:

(i) The petitioner files in the office of the clerk of that district court a certified copy of the support order and a sworn statement of the arrearages; and

(ii) No other court in this state has entered an income withholding order based upon the same support order.

(c) At the time an income withholding order is entered, the clerk shall mail a copy of the income withholding order and the support order to the last known address of the obligor and the obligee.

(d) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court and an income withholding order has not previously been entered, the department may issue an administrative income withholding order, subject to the applicable requirements of W.S. 20-6-101 through 20-6-112 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-206 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-206
§ 20-6-206. Contents of income withholding order
Status: in_force

(a) The income withholding order shall:

(i) Direct the payor to withhold and remit to the clerk income due from the payor to the obligor, as specified in the notice to payor required by W.S. 20-6-210 , for the payment of current support obligations and for the liquidation of arrearages, if any;

(ii) Order the payor to comply with all the terms of the notice to payor and all subsequent notices served upon the payor;

(iii) State that the income withholding order is immediately effective or that the order will become effective as provided in W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii) or (iii) ; and

(iv) State the addresses, if known, and social security numbers of the obligor and the obligee.

(b) If there is more than one (1) income withholding order in effect, and if the various orders require payment to two (2) or more payees, then the notice to payor shall provide that income withheld shall be disbursed according to the following:

(i) Each child shall receive an amount in the proportion which the child's current support bears relative to the total of all amounts for current support under court orders; and

(ii) Any remaining withheld income shall be distributed to each child in an amount proportional to which the arrearage for that child's support bears relative to the total of all amounts ordered to be paid on arrearage.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-206 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-206
§ 20-4-206. Registration of a convention support order
Status: in_force

(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 , 20-4-193 , 20-4-194 and 20-4-197 .

(b) Notwithstanding W.S. 20-4-161 and 20-4-174(a) , a request for registration of a convention support order shall be accompanied by:

(i) A complete text of the support order, or an abstract or extract of the support order drawn up by the issuing foreign tribunal, which may be in the form recommended by the Hague Conference on Private International Law;

(ii) A record stating that the support order is enforceable in the issuing country;

(iii) If the respondent did not appear and was not represented in the proceedings in the issuing country, a record attesting, as appropriate, either that the respondent had proper notice of the proceeding and an opportunity to be heard or that the respondent had proper notice of the support order and an opportunity to be heard in a challenge or appeal on fact or law before a tribunal;

(iv) A record showing the amount of arrearages, if any, and the date the amount was calculated;

(v) A record showing a requirement for automatic adjustment of the amount of support, if any, and the information necessary to make the appropriate calculations; and

(vi) If necessary, a record showing the extent to which the applicant received free legal assistance in the issuing country.

(c) A request for registration of a convention support order may seek recognition and partial enforcement of the order.

(d) A tribunal of this state may vacate the registration of a convention support order without the filing of a contest under W.S. 20-4-207 only if, acting on its own motion, the tribunal finds that recognition and enforcement of the order would be manifestly incompatible with public policy.

(e) The tribunal shall promptly notify the parties of the registration or the order vacating the registration of a convention support order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-189 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-189
§ 20-4-189. Pending action or proceeding under Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; law applicable
Status: in_force

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 rules on any pending action or proceeding.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-116 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-116
§ 20-2-116. Revision of alimony and other allowances
Status: in_force

After a decree for alimony or other allowance for a party or children and after a decree for the appointment of trustees to receive and hold any property for the use of a party or children pursuant to W.S. 20-2-314 , the court may from time to time, on the petition of either of the parties, revise and alter the decree respecting the amount of the alimony or allowance or the payment thereof and respecting the appropriation and payment of the principal and income of the property so held in trust and may make any decree respecting any of the matters which the court might have made in the original action.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-167 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-167
§ 20-4-167. Communications between tribunals
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state may communicate with a tribunal outside this state in a record, or by telephone, electronic mail or other means, to obtain information concerning the laws, the legal effect of a judgment, decree or order of that tribunal, and the status of a proceeding. A tribunal of this state may furnish similar information by similar means to a tribunal outside this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-141 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-141
§ 20-4-141. Remedies cumulative; application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
Status: in_force

(a) Remedies provided by this act are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity.

(b) This act does not:

(i) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a support order under the law of this state; or

(ii) Grant a tribunal of this state jurisdiction to render judgment or issue an order relating to child custody or visitation in a proceeding under this act.

(c) A tribunal of this state shall apply article 1 of this act and, as applicable, article 2 of this act, to a support proceeding involving:

(i) A foreign support order;

(ii) A foreign tribunal; or

(iii) An obligee, obligor or child residing in a foreign country.

(d) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of article 1 of this act.

(e) Article 2 of this act applies only to a support proceeding under the convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of article 2 of this act is inconsistent with article 1 of this act, article 2 of this act controls.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-112 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-112
§ 20-2-112. Examination concerning property interests; enforcement of court orders; temporary custody of children
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding for divorce, the court may cause the attendance of either party and compel an answer under oath concerning his property, rights or interests, or money that he may have or money due or to become due to him from others, and make such order thereon as is just and equitable. To enforce its orders concerning alimony, temporary or permanent, or property or pecuniary interests, the court may require security for obedience thereto, or may enforce the orders by attachment, commitment, injunction or by other means.

(b) On the application of either party, the court may make such order concerning the care and custody of the minor children of the parties and their suitable maintenance during the pendency of the action as is proper and necessary and may enforce its order and decree in the manner provided in subsection (a) of this section. The party applying for the order shall notify the court of any known protection or custody orders issued on behalf of the parties from any other court. The court shall consider evidence of spouse abuse or child abuse as being contrary to the best interest of the children. If the court finds that family violence has occurred, the court shall make arrangements for visitation during temporary custody that best protect the children and the abused spouse from further harm.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-166 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-166
§ 20-4-166. Special rules of evidence and procedure
Status: in_force

(a) The physical presence of a nonresident party who is an individual in a tribunal of this state is not required for the establishment, enforcement or modification of a support order or the rendition of a judgment determining parentage of a child.

(b) An affidavit, a document substantially complying with federally mandated forms or a document incorporated by reference in any of them, which would not be excluded under the hearsay rule if given in person, is admissible in evidence if given under penalty of perjury or false swearing by a party or witness residing outside this state.

(c) A copy of the record of child support payments certified as a true copy of the original by the custodian of the record may be forwarded to a responding tribunal. The copy is evidence of facts asserted in it, and is admissible to show whether payments were made.

(d) Copies of bills for testing for parentage of a child, and for prenatal and postnatal health care of the mother and child, furnished to the adverse party at least ten (10) days before trial, are admissible in evidence to prove the amount of the charges billed and that the charges were reasonable, necessary and customary.

(e) Documentary evidence transmitted from outside this state to a tribunal of this state by telephone, telecopier, or other electronic means that do not provide an original record may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission.

(f) In a proceeding under this act, a tribunal of this state shall permit a party or witness residing outside this state to be deposed or to testify under penalty of perjury or false swearing by telephone, audiovisual means or other electronic means at a designated tribunal or other location. A tribunal of this state shall cooperate with other tribunals in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.

(g) If a party called to testify at a civil hearing refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be self-incriminating, the trier of fact may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.

(h) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses does not apply in a proceeding under this act.

(j) The defense of immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child does not apply in a proceeding under this act.

(k) A voluntary acknowledgment of paternity, certified as a true copy, is admissible to establish parentage of the child.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-407 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-407
§ 20-5-407. Simultaneous proceedings
Status: in_force

If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate with the modifying court. The proceeding for enforcement shall continue unless the enforcing court, after consultation with the modifying court, stays or dismisses the proceeding.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-194 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-194
§ 20-4-194. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
Status: in_force

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 earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-409 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-409
§ 20-5-409. Service of petition and order
Status: in_force

Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-411 , the petition and order shall be served by any method authorized by the law of this state upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-501 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-501
§ 20-5-501. Application and construction
Status: in_force

In applying and construing this 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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-201 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-201
§ 20-4-201. Definitions
Status: in_force

(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 by the United States or a foreign country described in W.S. 20-4-140(a) (xxviii) to perform the functions specified in the convention, as defined in W.S. 20-4-140(a)(xxvii) ;

(iii) “ Convention support order ” means a support order of a tribunal of a foreign country described in W.S. 20-4-140(a) (xxviii);

(iv) “ Direct request ” means a petition filed by an individual in a tribunal of this state in a proceeding involving an obligee, obligor or child residing outside the United States;

(v) “ Foreign central authority ” means the entity designated by a foreign country described in W.S. 20-4-140(a) (xxviii) to perform the functions specified in the convention;

(vi) “ Foreign support agreement ”:

(A) Means an agreement for support in a record that:

(I) Is enforceable as a support order in the country of origin;

(II) Has been:

(1) Formally drawn up or registered as an authentic instrument by a foreign tribunal; or

(2) Authenticated by, or concluded, registered or filed with a foreign tribunal; and

(III) May be reviewed and modified by a foreign tribunal; and

(B) Includes a maintenance arrangement or authentic instrument under the convention.

(vii) “ United States central authority ” means the secretary of the United States department of health and human services.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-210 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-210
§ 20-6-210. Notice to payor
Status: repealed

(a) The notice to payor shall be prepared and the original notice filed with the clerk. A copy of the notice shall be mailed or served pursuant to W.S. 20-6-203 to the payor and to the obligor. Notice to the payor also may be served by delivering a copy by electronic means if consented to by the payor. Notice to the payor and obligor shall be mailed or served by:

(i) The court if the income withholding order became effective immediately upon entry;

(ii) The obligor if the income withholding order becomes effective under W.S. 20-6-205(a)(ii) ; or

(iii) The department, acting pursuant to W.S. 20-6-105(a)(ii) , or the obligee in all other cases.

(b) The notice to payor shall state:

(i) An ascertainable amount to be withheld from the obligor's income to be remitted to the clerk for current support and for arrearages;

(ii) That the payor may withhold the fee provided by W.S. 20-6-212(c) ;

(iii) That the amount actually withheld for support combined with the fee authorized by W.S. 20-6-212(c) shall not exceed the maximum amount authorized by 15 U.S.C. § 1673 ;

(A) Repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 169, § 2.

(I), (II) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 2, § 2.

(B) Repealed by Laws 2007, ch. 169, § 2.

(iv) The payor's rights and duties under W.S. 20-6-212 ;

(v) That the withholding under this act has priority over any other legal process under state law against the same income;

(vi) That the notice to payor is binding upon the payor until further notice is received as provided in accordance with W.S. 20-6-210(a) ;

(vii) That the payor is subject to the sanctions of W.S. 20-6-218 .

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the uniform income withholding order and notice to payor is deemed to meet the requirements of this act.

(d) Withholding payments may be forwarded to a single address provided by the Wyoming department of family services, in accordance with the federal Social Security Act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-301 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-301
§ 20-5-301. Initial child custody jurisdiction
Status: in_force

(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, or was the home state of the child within six (6) months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from this state but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in this state;

(ii) A court of another state does not have jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with paragraph (i) of this subsection, or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that this state is the more appropriate forum under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-307 or 20-5-308 , and:

(A) The child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one (1) parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with this state other than mere physical presence; and

(B) Substantial evidence is available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships.

(iii) All courts of another state having jurisdiction under provisions of law from that state in substantial conformity with paragraph (i) or (ii) of this subsection have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that a court of this state is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-307 or 20-5-308 ; or

(iv) No court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in paragraph (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subsection.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section shall be the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a court of this state.

(c) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child shall not be necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-406 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-406
§ 20-2-406. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Department ” means the department of family services;

(ii) “ Employer ” means any person who owes income to an obligor, including but not limited to, the United States government, a state government, any unit of local government and any school district;

(iii) “ IV-D agency ” means the department of family services or any other state's IV-D agency as defined by that state;

(iv) “ IV-D case ” means a case with respect to a child in which support enforcement services are provided in accordance with Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act by the child support enforcement unit of the department to a custodian of a child who is a recipient of services under title 42, chapters 1, 2 or 4, of the Wyoming statutes , or is a recipient of Title IV-E foster care. The term also includes any case in which a parent or custodian of a child applies to the child support enforcement unit of the department for support enforcement services and pays a fee for such services;

(v) “ Medical child support order ” means an order, judgment or decree, including the approval of a settlement agreement, issued by a court or tribunal, requiring a parent to provide health care coverage for a child and which may require a payor to enroll the child in a health care benefit plan;

(vi) “ Mistake of fact ” means an error in the amount of current support or arrearages, in the identity of the obligor or that the order of support does not exist or has been vacated;

(vii) “ National medical support notice ” means the federally approved national medical support notice used to enforce the provision of health care coverage in IV-D cases for children of noncustodial parents who are required to provide health care coverage through an employment-related group health plan in accordance with a child support order;

(viii) “ Obligor ” means a person who owes a duty of support for a child;

(ix) “ Payor ” means any employer or other person who pays income to an obligor and who has or provides health care coverage to employees;

(x) “ Title IV-D ” means Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act which established the federal child support enforcement program;

(xi) “ Accessible ” means the health care insurance plan is available and provides coverage for the child residing within the geographic area covered by the insurance plan;

(xii) “ Cash medical support ” means any child support order calculated pursuant to article 3 of this chapter, or an amount ordered to be paid toward the cost of health care coverage provided by another parent through the parent's employer or otherwise, or for other medical costs not covered by insurance;

(xiii) “ Reasonable cost ” means the cost to provide health care coverage or to provide cash medical support for children at no more than five percent (5%) of the providing party's income, as defined in W.S. 20-2-303(a)(ii) ;

(xiv) “ This act ” means W.S. 20-2-401 through 20-2-406 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-202 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-202
§ 20-2-202. Visitation
Status: in_force

(a) The court may order visitation it deems in the best interests of each child and the court shall:

(i) Order visitation in enough detail to promote understanding and compliance;

(ii) Provide for the allocation of the costs of transporting each child for purposes of visitation;

(iii) Require either parent who plans to change their home city or state of residence, to give written notice thirty (30) days prior to the move, both to the other parent and to the clerk of district court stating the date and destination of the move. In the event a confidentiality order has been entered pursuant to W.S. 35-21-112 or any other court order allowing a party to maintain confidentiality of addresses or other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse, the address, city or state of residence or other information identifying the residence of the victim of domestic abuse shall remain confidential.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-110 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-110
§ 20-2-110. Restraint during litigation
Status: in_force

After the filing of a complaint for divorce or to annul a marriage, on the petition of either party the court may prohibit the other party from imposing any restraint upon the petitioner's personal liberty during the pendency of the action.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-212 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-212
§ 20-5-212. Cooperation between courts; preservation of record
Status: in_force

(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 evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding;

(iv) Forward to the court of this state a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and

(v) Order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.

(b) Upon request of a court of another state, a court of this state may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be assessed against the parties according to the law of this state.

(d) A court of this state shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains eighteen (18) years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-173 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-173
§ 20-4-173. Registration of order for enforcement
Status: in_force

A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-416 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-416
§ 20-5-416. Role of law enforcement
Status: in_force

At the request of a prosecutor or other appropriate public official acting under W.S. 20-5-415 , a law enforcement officer may take any lawful action reasonably necessary to locate a child or a party and assist a prosecutor or other appropriate public official with responsibilities under W.S. 20-5-415 .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-162 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-162
§ 20-4-162. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
Status: in_force

If a party alleges in an affidavit or a pleading under oath that the health, safety or liberty of a party or child would be jeopardized by disclosure of specific identifying information, that information shall be sealed and may not be disclosed to the other party or the public. After a hearing in which a tribunal takes into consideration the health, safety or liberty of the party or child, the tribunal may order disclosure of information that the tribunal determines to be in the interest of justice.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-159 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-159
§ 20-4-159. Private counsel
Status: in_force

An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-205 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-205
§ 20-4-205. Direct request
Status: in_force

(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 enforcement of a support order or support agreement. In the proceeding, W.S. 20-4-206 through 20-4-213 apply.

(c) In a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a convention support order or foreign support agreement:

(i) A security, bond or deposit is not required to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses; and

(ii) An obligee or obligor that in the issuing country has benefited from free legal assistance is entitled to benefit, at least to the same extent, from any free legal assistance provided for by the law of this state under the same circumstances.

(d) A petitioner filing a direct request is not entitled to assistance from the support enforcement agency of this state.

(e) This article does not prevent the application of laws of this state that provide simplified, more expeditious rules regarding a direct request for recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order or foreign support agreement.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-213 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-213
§ 20-4-213. Record in original language; English
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-105
§ 20-6-105. Eligibility for services; fees for services
Status: repealed

(a) Child support enforcement services shall be provided to:

(i) Those recipients of aid under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program who, as a condition of eligibility under federal law, are required to assign their rights to support to, and cooperate with, the department in the establishment of parentage and the establishment, enforcement and modification of support obligations; and

(ii) Any eligible obligee or obligor without regard to income or the receipt of public assistance benefits. Eligibility shall be subject to reasonable standards established by the department. These standards shall take into account Title IV-D and other applicable federal regulations and the earnings, income and other resources already available to support the person.

(b) The department may charge the obligee or obligor, a reasonable application fee under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section and W.S. 20-6-108(a) and may recover the fee and all necessary and reasonable expenses of providing services from the obligor or obligee. The department may waive or defer any fee upon a showing of:

(i) Repealed by Laws 2000, ch. 53, § 2.

(ii) Necessity.

(c) The department shall, to comply with federal law, collect an annual fee from the obligee for child support enforcement services provided under paragraph (a)(ii) of this section. The department shall recover the fee from the obligee. The court may assess the fee to the obligor in any child support order.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-150 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-150
§ 20-4-150. Credit for payments
Status: in_force

A tribunal of this state shall credit amounts collected for a particular period pursuant to any child support order against the amounts owed for the same period under any other child support order for support of the same child issued by a tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-178 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-178
§ 20-4-178. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order
Status: in_force

(a) A nonregistering party seeking to contest the validity or enforcement of a registered support order in this state shall request a hearing within the time required by W.S. 20-4-177 . The nonregistering party may seek to vacate the registration, to assert any defense to an allegation of noncompliance with the registered order, or to contest the remedies being sought or the amount of any alleged arrearages pursuant to W.S. 20-4-179 .

(b) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order in a timely manner, the order is confirmed by operation of law.

(c) If a nonregistering party requests a hearing to contest the validity or enforcement of the registered support order, the registering tribunal shall schedule the matter for hearing and give notice to the parties of the date, time and place of the hearing.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-212 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-212
§ 20-4-212. Personal information; limit on use
Status: in_force

Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-215 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-215
§ 20-6-215. Minimum and maximum amount of withholding; allocation
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitation under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) the aggregate amount of income withheld under an income withholding order served upon one (1) or more payors of an obligor shall:

(i) Satisfy the current support obligation under the support order;

(ii) Include an additional amount to be applied toward the liquidation of any arrearage; and

(iii) Include the amount actually withheld for support combined with the fee authorized by W.S. 20-6-212(c) .

(b) If the department is enforcing separate support obligations under this act against a single obligor, it shall allocate amounts withheld giving priority to current support up to the limits imposed under W.S. 20-6-210(b)(iii) using the allocation method provided in W.S. 20-6-206(b) .
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-303 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-303
§ 20-2-303. Definitions
Status: repealed

(a) As used in this article:

(i) “ Age of majority ” means as defined in W.S. 14-1-101(a) or 14-2-204(a) , whichever is applicable;

(ii) “ Income ” means any form of payment or return in money or in kind to an individual, regardless of source. Income includes, but is not limited to wages, earnings, salary, commission, compensation as an independent contractor, temporary total disability, permanent partial disability and permanent total disability worker's compensation payments, unemployment compensation, disability, annuity and retirement benefits, and any other payments made by any payor, but shall not include any earnings derived from overtime work unless the court, after considering all overtime earnings derived in the preceding twenty-four (24) month period, determines the overtime earnings can reasonably be expected to continue on a consistent basis. In determining income, all reasonable unreimbursed legitimate business expenses shall be deducted. Means tested sources of income such as Pell grants, aid under the personal opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program, supplemental nutrition assistance program and supplemental security income (SSI) shall not be considered as income. Gross income also means potential income of parents who are voluntarily unemployed or underemployed;

(iii) “ Net income ” means income as defined in paragraph (ii) of this subsection less personal income taxes, social security deductions, cost of dependent health care coverage for all dependent children, actual payments being made under preexisting support orders for current support of other children, other court-ordered support obligations currently being paid and mandatory pension deductions. Payments towards child support arrearage shall not be deducted to arrive at net income;

(iv) Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 186, § 2, eff. July 1, 2019.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-102 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-102
§ 20-6-102. Definitions
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this act:

(i) “ Noncustodial parent ” means the parent who was not awarded primary physical custody of the child by the court;

(ii) “ Department ” means the department of family services;

(iii) “ Division ” means the designated body to administer Title IV-D child support services within the department of family services;

(iv) “ Obligee ” means a person to whom the duty of support is owed;

(v) “ Obligor ” means any person owing a duty of support;

(vi) “ Title IV-D ” means Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act as amended [ 42 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. ];

(vii) “This act” means W.S. 20-6-101 through 20-6-112 ;

(viii) “ Support order ” means any order entered by a court or a tribal court, which provides for payment for the support of a child and may include medical support, spousal support, arrearages related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income withholding, and other relief;

(ix) “ IV-D agency ” means the department of family services;

(x) “ Clerk ” means, for the purpose of receipts, distribution and disbursement of child support, the clerk of district court in this state where the obligor is ordered to make payments, or where mandated by law, the state disbursement unit;

(xi) “ Licensing agency ” means the state or any of its political subdivisions, any board, commission or other entity that issues licenses, certificates or permits necessary for an obligor to operate a motor vehicle, hunt, fish or practice a profession or occupation;

(xii) “ Program ” means child support services provided in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to Title IV-D of the Social Security Act, as amended.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-148 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-148
§ 20-4-148. Determination of controlling child support orders
Status: in_force

(a) If a proceeding is brought under this act and only one (1) tribunal has issued a child support order, the order of that tribunal controls and shall be recognized.

(b) If a proceeding is brought under this act, and two (2) or more child support orders have been issued by tribunals of this state, another state or a foreign country with regard to the same obligor and same child, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and individual obligee shall apply the following rules and by order shall determine which order controls and shall be recognized:

(i) If only one (1) of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this act, the order of that tribunal controls;

(ii) If more than one (1) of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this act:

(A) An order issued by a tribunal in the current home state of the child controls; or

(B) If an order has not been issued in the current home state of the child, the order most recently issued controls.

(iii) If none of the tribunals would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this act, the tribunal of this state shall issue a child support order, which controls.

(c) If two (2) or more child support orders have been issued for the same obligor and same child, upon request of a party who is an individual or that is a support enforcement agency, a tribunal of this state having personal jurisdiction over both the obligor and the obligee who is an individual shall determine which order controls under subsection (b) of this section. This request may be filed with a registration for enforcement or registration for modification pursuant to W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-184 , 20-4-193 , 20-4-194 and 20-4-197 , or may be filed as a separate proceeding.

(d) The tribunal that issued the controlling order under subsection (a), (b) or (c) of this section has continuing jurisdiction to the extent provided in W.S. 20-4-146 or 20-4-147 .

(e) A tribunal of this state that determines by order which is the controlling order under paragraph (b)(i) or (ii) or subsection (c) of this section or that issues a new controlling order under paragraph (b)(iii) of this section shall state in that order:

(i) The basis upon which the tribunal made its determination;

(ii) The amount of prospective support, if any; and

(iii) The total amount of consolidated arrearages and accrued interest, if any, under all of the orders after all payments made are credited as provided by W.S. 20-4-150 .

(f) Within thirty (30) days after issuance of an order determining which is the controlling order, the party obtaining the order shall file a certified copy of the order in each tribunal that issued or registered an earlier order of child support. A party or support enforcement agency obtaining the order that fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the controlling order.

(g) A request to determine which is the controlling order shall be accompanied by a copy of every child support order in effect and the applicable record of payments. The requesting party shall give notice of the request to each party whose rights may be affected by the determination.

(h) An order that has been determined to be the controlling order, or a judgment for consolidated arrearages of support and interest, if any, made pursuant to this section shall be recognized in proceedings under this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-209 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-209
§ 20-5-209. Appearance and limited immunity
Status: in_force

(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 another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated, or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating, in the proceeding.

(b) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in this state on a basis other than physical presence shall not be immune from service of process in this state. A party present in this state who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state shall not be immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.

(c) The immunity granted by subsection (a) of this section shall not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this act committed by an individual while present in this state.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-203 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-203
§ 20-4-203. Relationship of the Wyoming support enforcement agency to the United States central authority
Status: in_force

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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-104 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 6 / Section 20-6-104
§ 20-6-104. Child support enforcement services generally
Status: in_force

(a) The services in intrastate and interstate situations provided under the child support enforcement program subject to or by appropriate orders of the court shall include:

(i) The establishment, enforcement and modification of an obligor's obligation to support dependent children;

(ii) The establishment, enforcement and modification of an obligor's obligation to provide medical support in all cases and medical insurance coverage for dependent children when available at a reasonable cost;

(iii) The location of an obligor or putative parent, obligee or child for purposes of establishing, enforcing or modifying the child support and medical support obligations and enforcing the Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act;

(iv) The monitoring and processing of an obligor's child support payments;

(v) Providing applications, information and intake services to all eligible persons pursuant to law or upon request;

(vi) The location of persons, upon request of the noncustodial parent, in cases of denial or interference with court ordered visitation or in cases in which the custodial parent has removed the child from the state and failed to give notice of change of address in violation of a court order;

(vii) When an obligor is required to provide medical insurance coverage through the employer's health plan pursuant to a court order, the notification to an employer unless the obligor contests the notification and establishes good cause why the notice should not be provided;

(viii) The establishment of paternity for out of wedlock children pursuant to W.S. 14-2-401 et seq.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-413 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-413
§ 20-5-413. Recognition and enforcement
Status: in_force

A court of this state shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this act which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-198 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-198
§ 20-4-198. State tribunal and support enforcement agency
Status: in_force

(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.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-164 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 4 / Section 20-4-164
§ 20-4-164. Limited immunity of petitioner
Status: in_force

(a) Participation by a petitioner in a proceeding under this act before a responding tribunal, whether in person, by private attorney, or through services provided by the support enforcement agency, does not confer personal jurisdiction over the petitioner in another proceeding.

(b) A petitioner is not amenable to service of civil process while physically present in this state to participate in a proceeding under this act.

(c) The immunity granted by this section does not extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to a proceeding under this act committed by a party while physically present in this state to participate in the proceeding.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-105 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-105
§ 20-2-105. Divorce action for insanity; when permitted; conditions to bringing action; liability for support
Status: in_force

(a) A divorce may be granted when either party has become incurably insane and the insane person has been confined in a mental hospital of this state or of another state or territory for at least two (2) years immediately preceding the commencement of the action for divorce.

(b) Upon the filing of a verified complaint showing that a cause of action exists under this section, the district court shall appoint some person to act as guardian of the insane person in the action. The summons and complaint in the action shall be served upon the defendant by delivering a copy of the summons and complaint to the guardian and to the county attorney of the county in which the action is brought.

(c) The county attorney upon whom the summons and complaint is served shall appear for and defend the defendant in the action. No divorce shall be granted under this section except in the presence of the county attorney.

(d) In any action brought under this section, the district courts possess all the powers relative to the payment of alimony, the distribution of property and the care, custody and maintenance of the children of the parties as in other actions for divorce.

(e) Costs in the action, as well as the actual expenses of the county attorney and the expenses and fees of the guardian, shall be paid by the plaintiff. The expenses of the county attorney and expenses and fees of the guardian shall be fixed and allowed by the court, and the court may make such order as to the payment of fees and expenses as may seem proper.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-408 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 5 / Section 20-5-408
§ 20-5-408. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination
Status: in_force

(a) A petition under this article in which the petitioner is seeking expedited enforcement shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration shall be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original.

(b) A petition for enforcement of a child custody determination shall state:

(i) Whether the court that issued the determination identified the jurisdictional basis it relied upon in exercising jurisdiction and, if so, what the basis was;

(ii) Whether the determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court whose decision is enforceable under this act and, if so, the identity of the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding;

(iii) Whether any proceeding has been commenced that could affect the current proceeding, including proceedings relating to domestic violence, protective orders, termination of parental rights and adoptions and, if so, the identity of the court, the case number and the nature of the proceeding;

(iv) The present physical address of the child and the respondent, if known;

(v) Whether relief in addition to the immediate physical custody of the child and attorney fees is sought, including a request for assistance from law enforcement officials and, if so, the relief sought; and

(vi) If the child custody determination has been registered and confirmed under W.S. 20-5-405 , the date and place of registration.

(c) Upon the filing of a petition, the court shall issue an order directing the respondent to appear in person with or without the child at a hearing and may enter any order necessary to ensure the safety of the parties and the child. The hearing shall be held on the next judicial day after service of the order unless that date is impossible. In the event that the next judicial day after service of the order is impossible, the court shall hold the hearing on the first judicial day possible. The court may extend the date of hearing at the request of the petitioner.

(d) An order issued under subsection (c) of this section shall state the time and place of the hearing and advise the respondent that at the hearing the court will order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child and the payment of fees, costs and expenses under W.S. 20-5-412 , and may schedule a hearing to determine whether further relief is appropriate, unless the respondent appears and establishes either that:

(i) The child custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under W.S. 20-5-405 and that:

(A) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act;

(B) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court having jurisdiction to do so under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act; or

(C) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with the standards under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-208 , in the proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought.

(ii) The child custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and confirmed under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-404 , but has been vacated, stayed or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with article 3 of this act.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-403 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-403
§ 20-2-403. Department of family services; duties of department and custodial parent; rules and regulations
Status: in_force

(a) In IV-D cases where the noncustodial parent is required to provide health care coverage pursuant to a child support order, and for whom the employer is known, the department shall enforce the provision of court ordered health care coverage for dependent children, where appropriate, through the use of the national medical support notice as provided by federal or state law, unless alternate coverage is allowed by any order of the court or tribunal, including:

(i) Cash contributions for health insurance coverage premiums through the custodial parent's employment;

(ii) Private coverage, unrelated to the noncustodial parent's employment.

(b) The department shall transfer the national medical support notice to the employer within two (2) business days after an employee who is an obligor in a IV-D case is entered in the state directory of new hires.

(c) The department shall promptly notify the employer when there is no longer a current order for medical support in effect for which the department is responsible.

(d) The custodial parent, in consultation with the department, shall promptly select from available insurance plan options when the insurance plan administrator reports that there is more than one (1) option available under the plan, and shall take into consideration the income withholding of, and costs to, the obligor.

(e) The department shall, through rules and regulations, develop procedures to determine when it is appropriate to utilize the national medical support notice.
Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-401 — WY Code / Title 20 / Chapter 2 / Section 20-2-401
§ 20-2-401. Medical support to be included as part of child support order
Status: in_force

(a) In any action to establish or modify a child support obligation, the court shall order either or both of the parents to provide medical support, which may include dental, optical or other health care needs for their dependent children. The court shall:

(i) Require in the support order:

(A) That one (1) or both parents shall provide insurance coverage for the children if insurance can be obtained at a reasonable cost and the benefits under the insurance policy are accessible to the children; and

(B) That both parents be liable to pay any medical expenses not covered by insurance and any deductible amount on the required insurance coverage as cash medical support; or

(ii) Specify in the court order the proportion for which each parent will be liable for any medical expenses as cash medical support, which may include dental, optical or other health care expenses incurred by any person or agency on behalf of a child if the expenses are not covered by insurance.

(b) When the insurance coverage is ordered pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, the court shall order the obligated parent to submit to the court and to the other parent, or to the other parent's representative, written proof that the insurance has been obtained or that application for insurability has been made within sixty (60) days after the entry of the order requiring insurance coverage. Proof of insurance coverage shall contain, at a minimum:

(i) The name of the insurer;

(ii) The policy number;

(iii) The address to which all claims should be mailed;

(iv) A description of any restrictions on usage, such as preapproval for hospital admission, and the manner in which to obtain preapproval;

(v) A description of all deductibles; and

(vi) Two (2) copies of claim forms.

(c) The court shall order the obligated parent to notify the court and the other parent if insurance coverage for any child is denied, revoked, or altered in any way that would affect the other parent including any change relating to information required in subsection (b) of this section.

(d) The court may hold an obligated parent in contempt for refusing to provide the ordered insurance, or for failing or refusing to provide the information required in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(e) In addition to enforcement by contempt, as provided for in subsection (d) of this section, the obligated parent is liable to the other parent, any person or agency for:

(i) Part or all of the cost of medical care and medical insurance premiums paid or provided to a child for any period in which the obligated parent failed to provide required coverage;

(ii) Any direct insurance benefits received by the obligated parent and not used for the medical care of the child; and

(iii) Any reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred in collection that the court may determine appropriate.

(f) In any action to establish or modify a child support obligation and upon a sufficient showing by the department of family services that birth costs were paid by medical assistance within the preceding five (5) years, the court shall also order that the father pay birth costs to the department in the manner set forth in W.S. 14-2-1001 through 14-2-1008 . Failure of the department to make a sufficient showing under this subsection shall not preclude the department from subsequently seeking recovery in any other manner authorized by law.

(g) If the department of family services has previously attempted to recover birth costs pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1001 through 14-2-1008 , the court is not required to issue the order described in subsection (f) of this section.