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 20-4-162 – Nondisclosure of Information in Exceptional Circumstances.
20-4-162. Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances. 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 […]
Section 20-4-163 – Costs and Fees.
20-4-163. Costs and fees. (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 […]
Section 20-4-164 – Limited Immunity of Petitioner.
20-4-164. Limited immunity of petitioner. (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 […]
Section 20-4-165 – Nonparentage as Defense.
20-4-165. Nonparentage as defense. 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.
Section 20-4-166 – Special Rules of Evidence and Procedure.
20-4-166. Special rules of evidence and procedure. (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 […]
Section 20-4-167 – Communications Between Tribunals.
20-4-167. Communications between tribunals. 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 […]
Section 20-4-168 – Assistance With Discovery.
20-4-168. Assistance with discovery. (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.
Section 20-4-169 – Receipt and Disbursement of Payments.
20-4-169. Receipt and disbursement of payments. (a) A support enforcement agency or tribunal of this state shall disburse promptly any amounts received pursuant to a support order, as directed by the order. The agency or tribunal shall furnish to a requesting party or tribunal of another state or foreign country a certified statement by the […]