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 20-4-181 – Procedure to Register Child Support Order of Another State or Foreign Country for Modification.
20-4-181. Procedure to register child support order of another state or foreign country for modification. (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 […]
Section 20-4-172 – Administrative Enforcement of Orders.
20-4-172. Administrative enforcement of orders. (a) A party or support enforcement agency seeking to enforce a support order or an income withholding order, or both, issued in another state or a foreign support order may send the documents required for registering the order to a support enforcement agency of this state. (b) Upon receipt of […]
Section 20-4-173 – Registration of Order for Enforcement.
20-4-173. Registration of order for enforcement. A support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order may be registered in this state for enforcement.
Section 20-4-174 – Procedure to Register Order for Enforcement.
20-4-174. Procedure to register order for enforcement. (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 […]
Section 20-4-175 – Effect of Registration for Enforcement.
20-4-175. Effect of registration for enforcement. (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 […]
Section 20-4-176 – Choice of Law.
20-4-176. Choice of law. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, the law of the issuing state or foreign country governs: (i) The nature, extent, amount and duration of current payments under a registered support order; (ii) The computation and payment of arrearages and accrual of interest on the arrearages under […]
Section 20-4-177 – Notice of Registration of Order.
20-4-177. Notice of registration of order. (a) When a support order or income withholding order issued in another state or a foreign support order is registered, the registering tribunal of this state shall notify the nonregistering party. The notice shall be accompanied by a copy of the registered order and the documents and relevant information […]
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 […]