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WY Stat § 20-2-403 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Dissolution of Marriage|Article 4 - Medical Support for Children|Section 20-2-403 - Department of Family Services; Duties of Department and Custodial Parent; Rules and Regulations.

20-2-403. Department of family services; duties of department and custodial parent; rules and regulations.| (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.
WY Stat § 20-2-404 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Dissolution of Marriage|Article 4 - Medical Support for Children|Section 20-2-404 - Rights of Obligor.

20-2-404. Rights of obligor.| (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.
WY Stat § 20-2-405 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Dissolution of Marriage|Article 4 - Medical Support for Children|Section 20-2-405 - Priorities of Payment.

20-2-405. Priorities of payment.| (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.
WY Stat § 20-2-406 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 2 - Dissolution of Marriage|Article 4 - Medical Support for Children|Section 20-2-406 - Definitions.

20-2-406. Definitions.| (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.
WY Stat § 20-5-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-201 - Short Title.

20-5-201. Short title.| This act may be cited as the "Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act."
WY Stat § 20-5-203 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-203 - Proceedings Governed by Other Law.

20-5-203. Proceedings governed by other law.| This act shall not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child.
WY Stat § 20-5-204 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-204 - Application to Tribes.

20-5-204. Application to tribes.| (a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq., shall not be subject to this act to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.  (b) A court of this state shall treat a tribe as if the tribe were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying articles 2 and 3 of this act.  (c) A child custody determination made by a tribe under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act shall be recognized and enforced under article 4 of this act.
WY Stat § 20-5-205 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-205 - International Application.

20-5-205. International application.| (a) A court of this state shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying articles 2 and 3 of this act.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this act shall be recognized and enforced under article 4 of this act.  (c) A court of this state may not apply this act if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights.
WY Stat § 20-5-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-206 - Effect of Child Custody Determination.

20-5-206. Effect of child custody determination.| A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this act shall bind all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with W.S. 20-5-208 or who have 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-207 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-207 - Priority.

20-5-207. Priority.| If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
WY Stat § 20-5-208 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-208 - Notice to Persons Outside of State.

20-5-208. Notice to persons outside of state.| (a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice shall 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-209 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-209 - Appearance and Limited Immunity.

20-5-209. Appearance and limited immunity.| (a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, shall not be subject to personal jurisdiction in this state for 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-210 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-210 - Communication Between Courts.

20-5-210. Communication between courts.| (a) A court of this state may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this act.  (b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-211 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-211 - Taking Testimony in Another State.

20-5-211. Taking testimony in another state.| (a) In addition to other procedures available to a party, a party to a child custody proceeding may offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-212 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 2 - General Provisions|Section 20-5-212 - Cooperation Between Courts; Preservation of Record.

20-5-212. Cooperation between courts; preservation of record.| (a) A court of this state may request the appropriate court of another state to:  (i) Hold an evidentiary hearing;  (ii) Order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state;  (iii) Order that an 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 3 - Jurisdiction|Section 20-5-301 - Initial Child Custody Jurisdiction.

20-5-301. Initial child custody jurisdiction.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:  (i) This state is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding, 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.
WY Stat § 20-5-302 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 3 - Jurisdiction|Section 20-5-302 - Exclusive, Continuing Jurisdiction.

20-5-302. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction.| (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state which has made a child custody determination consistent with W.S. 20-5-301 or 20-5-303 has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:  (i) A court of this state determines that the child, the child's parents and any person acting as a parent do not have a significant connection with this state and that substantial evidence is no longer available in this state concerning the child's care, protection, training and personal relationships; or  (ii) A court of this state or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in this state.  (b) A court of this state which has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under W.S. 20-5-301.
WY Stat § 20-5-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 3 - Jurisdiction|Section 20-5-303 - Jurisdiction to Modify Determination.

20-5-303. Jurisdiction to modify determination.| (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-304, a court of this state may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless the court of this state has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under W.S. 20-5-301(a)(i) or (ii) and:  (i) The court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-302 or that a court of this state would be a more convenient forum under a provision of law from that state that is in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-307; or  (ii) A court of this state or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents and any person acting as a parent do not presently reside in the other state.
WY Stat § 20-5-304 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 20 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 5 - Child Custody|Article 3 - Jurisdiction|Section 20-5-304 - Temporary Emergency Jurisdiction.

20-5-304. Temporary emergency jurisdiction.| (a) A court of this state has temporary emergency jurisdiction if the child is present in this state and the child has been abandoned or it is necessary in an emergency to protect the child because the child, the child's sibling or a parent of the child is subjected to or threatened with mistreatment or abuse.  (b) If there is no previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this act and a child custody proceeding has not been commenced in a court of a state 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, a child custody determination made under this section remains in effect until an order is obtained from a court of a state having jurisdiction under a provision of law in substantial conformity with W.S. 20-5-301 through 20-5-303. If a child custody proceeding has not been or is not commenced in a court of a state 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, a child custody determination made under this section becomes a final determination, if it so provides and this state becomes the home state of the child.  (c) If there is a previous child custody determination that is entitled to be enforced under this act, or a child custody proceeding has been commenced in a court of a state 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, any order issued by a court of this state under this section shall specify in the order a period that the court considers adequate to allow the person seeking an order to obtain an order from the state 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. The order issued in this state remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other state within the period specified or the period expires.  (d) A court of this state which has been asked to make a child custody determination under this section, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state 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, shall immediately communicate with the other court. A court of this state which is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to W.S. 20-5-301 through 20-5-303, upon being informed that a child custody proceeding has been commenced in, or a child custody determination has been made by, a court of another state under a statute similar to this section shall immediately communicate with the court of that state to resolve the emergency, protect the safety of the parties and the child and determine a period for the duration of the temporary order.