Section 20-2-313 – Cessation of Child Support.
20-2-313. Cessation of child support. (a) An on-going child support obligation terminates when the: (i) Parents marry or remarry each other; (ii) Child dies; (iii) Child is legally emancipated; or (iv) Child attains the age of majority. (b) After the remarriage of the parents to each other, the court may eliminate all child support arrearage […]
Section 20-2-314 – Court May Appoint Trustees to Manage Amount Set Aside for Children.
20-2-314. Court may appoint trustees to manage amount set aside for children. Upon application by any party, the court may order any amount set apart for the children to be paid to a trustee or trustees appointed by the court, upon trust to invest the same and to apply the income thereof to the support […]
Section 20-2-304 – Presumptive Child Support.
20-2-304. Presumptive child support. (a) Child support shall be expressed in a specific dollar amount. The following child support tables shall be used to determine the total child support obligation considering the combined income of both parents. The appropriate table is based upon the number of children for whom the parents share joint legal responsibility […]
Section 20-2-306 – Revision of Presumptive Child Support.
20-2-306. Revision of presumptive child support. On or before December 1, 1996, and at least once every four (4) years thereafter, the department of family services shall review the presumptive child support established under this article to ensure that application results in the determination of appropriate child support award amounts.
Section 20-2-307 – Presumptive Child Support to Be Followed; Deviations by Court.
20-2-307. Presumptive child support to be followed; deviations by court. (a) The presumptive child support established by W.S. 20-2-304 shall be rebuttably presumed to be the correct amount of child support to be awarded in any proceeding to establish or modify temporary or permanent child support amounts. Every order or decree providing for the support […]
Section 20-2-308 – Financial Affidavits Required; Financial Reporting.
20-2-308. Financial affidavits required; financial reporting. (a) No order establishing or modifying a child support obligation shall be entered unless financial affidavits on a form approved by the Wyoming supreme court which fully discloses the financial status of the parties have been filed, or the court has held a hearing and testimony has been received. […]
Section 20-2-309 – Contents of Orders; Change of Address or Employment; Income Withholding Entered; Payment.
20-2-309. Contents of orders; change of address or employment; income withholding entered; payment. (a) All orders shall include the: (i) Names of the parties; (ii) Repealed By Laws 2011, Ch. 121, § 2. (iii) Repealed By Laws 2004, Chapter 72, § 2. (iv) Right of either party or, when appropriate, the department of family services […]
Section 20-2-204 – Enforcement and Modification.
20-2-204. Enforcement and modification. (a) Either parent may petition to enforce or modify any court order regarding custody and visitation. (b) A court having jurisdiction under W.S. 20-2-203 may, upon appropriate motion of a party, require a parent to appear before the court and show just cause why the parent should not be held in […]
Section 20-2-205 – Temporary Military Duty; Definitions; Modification of Orders; Visitation Assignment; Electronic Evidence.
20-2-205. Temporary military duty; definitions; modification of orders; visitation assignment; electronic evidence. (a) When a service member who has custody or visitation of a child receives temporary duty, deployment or mobilization orders from the military which require the service member to move a substantial distance from the service member’s residence or otherwise have a temporary […]
Section 20-2-301 – Purpose.
20-2-301. Purpose. Where necessary and appropriate, the court shall enter orders, whether temporary or permanent, pursuant to and in compliance with this article for the maintenance of children in actions for divorce, annulment, paternity, support, out-of-home placement and any other action for the maintenance or support of children.