Section 20-6-103 – Child Support Enforcement Program; Administration by Child Support Enforcement Section.
20-6-103. Child support enforcement program; administration by child support enforcement section. (a) The department shall establish a program of child support enforcement services in cooperation with the federal government pursuant to Title IV-D and other applicable federal regulations, to aid in administering the requirements of the program. (b) The department shall designate a division within […]
Section 20-6-104 – Child Support Enforcement Services Generally.
20-6-104. Child support enforcement services generally. (a) The services in intrastate and interstate situations provided under the child support enforcement program subject to or by appropriate orders of the court shall include: (i) The establishment, enforcement and modification of an obligor’s obligation to support dependent children; (ii) The establishment, enforcement and modification of an obligor’s […]
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 20-5-501 – Application and Construction.
20-5-501. Application and construction. In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Section 20-5-502 – Transitional Provision.
20-5-502. Transitional provision. A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before the effective date of this act is governed by the law in effect at the time the motion or other request was made.