Section 20-5-412 – Costs, Fees and Expenses.
20-5-412. Costs, fees and expenses. (a) The court shall award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, 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 […]
Section 20-5-413 – Recognition and Enforcement.
20-5-413. Recognition and enforcement. 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 […]
Section 20-5-414 – Appeals.
20-5-414. Appeals. 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.
Section 20-5-415 – Role of Prosecutor or Other Appropriate Public Official.
20-5-415. Role of prosecutor or other appropriate public official. (a) In a case arising under this act or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the prosecutor or other appropriate public official may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this article or any other available civil […]
Section 20-5-416 – Role of Law Enforcement.
20-5-416. Role of law enforcement. 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.
Section 20-5-417 – Costs and Expenses.
20-5-417. Costs and expenses. If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the prosecutor or other appropriate public official and law enforcement officers under W.S. 20-5-415 or 20-5-416.
Section 20-5-407 – Simultaneous Proceedings.
20-5-407. Simultaneous proceedings. 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 […]
Section 20-5-408 – Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination.
20-5-408. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. (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 […]
Section 20-5-409 – Service of Petition and Order.
20-5-409. Service of petition and order. 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.
Section 20-5-410 – Hearing and Order.
20-5-410. Hearing and order. (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to W.S. 20-5-304, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes either that: (i) The […]