Section 20-4-185 – Proceeding to Determine Parentage.
20-4-185. Proceeding to determine parentage. (a) A tribunal of this state authorized to determine parentage of a child may serve as a responding tribunal in a proceeding to determine parentage of a child brought under this act or a law or procedure substantially similar to this act. (b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 103, § […]
Section 20-4-186 – Grounds for Rendition.
20-4-186. Grounds for rendition. (a) For purposes of W.S. 20-4-186 and 20-4-187, “governor” includes an individual performing the functions of the governor or the executive authority of a state covered by this act. (b) The governor of this state may: (i) Demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual found in the other […]
Section 20-4-187 – Conditions of Rendition.
20-4-187. Conditions of rendition. (a) Before making demand that the governor of another state surrender an individual charged criminally in this state with having failed to provide for the support of an obligee, the governor of this state may require a prosecutor of this state to demonstrate that at least sixty (60) days previously the […]
Section 20-4-188 – Uniformity of Application and Construction.
20-4-188. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Section 20-4-189 – Pending Action or Proceeding Under Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; Law Applicable.
20-4-189. Pending action or proceeding under Revised Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act; law applicable. Any action or proceeding under the Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act pending on July 1, 1995, shall continue under the provisions of such act until the court rules on any pending action or proceeding.
Section 20-4-190 – Immunity From Civil Liability.
20-4-190. Immunity from civil liability. An employer that complies with an income withholding order issued in another state in accordance with this article is not subject to civil liability to an individual or agency with regard to the employer s withholding of child support from the obligor s income.
Section 20-4-191 – Penalties for Noncompliance.
20-4-191. Penalties for noncompliance. An employer that willfully fails to comply with an income withholding order issued in another state and received for enforcement is subject to the same penalties that may be imposed for noncompliance with an order issued by a tribunal of this state.
Section 20-4-178 – Procedure to Contest Validity or Enforcement of Registered Order.
20-4-178. Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered order. (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 […]
Section 20-4-179 – Contest of Registration or Enforcement.
20-4-179. Contest of registration or enforcement. (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 […]
Section 20-4-180 – Confirmed Order.
20-4-180. Confirmed order. Confirmation of a registered support 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.