Section 20-4-170 – Establishment of Support Order.
20-4-170. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this act has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (i) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (ii) The support enforcement agency seeking […]
Section 20-4-171 – Employer’s Receipt of Income Withholding Order of Another State; Employer’s Compliance With Income Withholding Order of Another State; Compliance With Multiple Income Withholding Orders.
20-4-171. Employer’s receipt of income withholding order of another state; employer’s compliance with income withholding order of another state; compliance with multiple income withholding orders. (a) An income withholding order issued in another state may be sent by or on behalf of the obligee, or by the support enforcement agency to the person defined as […]
Section 20-4-157 – Duties of Support Enforcement Agency.
20-4-157. Duties of support enforcement agency. (a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this act. (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall: (i) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of […]
Section 20-4-158 – Duty of Attorney General.
20-4-158. Duty of attorney general. (a) If the state attorney general determines that the support enforcement agency is neglecting or refusing to provide services to an individual, the attorney general may order the agency to perform its duties under this act or may provide those services directly to the individual. (b) The attorney general may […]
Section 20-4-159 – Private Counsel.
20-4-159. Private counsel. An individual may employ private counsel to represent the individual in proceedings authorized by this act.
Section 20-4-160 – Duties of State Information Agency.
20-4-160. Duties of state information agency. (a) The department of family services child support enforcement section is the state information agency under this act. (b) The state information agency shall: (i) Compile and maintain a current list, including addresses, of the tribunals in this state which have jurisdiction under this act and any support enforcement […]
Section 20-4-161 – Pleadings and Accompanying Documents.
20-4-161. Pleadings and accompanying documents. (a) In a proceeding under this act, a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country shall file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under W.S. 20-4-162, the […]
Section 20-4-152 – Proceeding by Minor Parent.
20-4-152. Proceeding by minor parent. A minor parent, or a guardian or other legal representative of a minor parent, may maintain a proceeding on behalf of, or for the benefit of, the minor’s child.
Section 20-4-153 – Application of Law of This State.
20-4-153. Application of law of this state. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a responding tribunal of this state shall: (i) Apply the procedural and substantive law generally applicable to similar proceedings originating in this state and may exercise all powers and provide all remedies available in those proceedings; and (ii) Determine the […]
Section 20-4-154 – Duties of Initiating Tribunal.
20-4-154. Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this act, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents: (i) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the responding state; or (ii) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, […]