Section 20-6-101 – Short Title.
20-6-101. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Child Support Enforcement Act”.
Section 20-6-102 – Definitions.
20-6-102. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Noncustodial parent” means the parent who was not awarded primary physical custody of the child by the court; (ii) “Department” means the department of family services; (iii) “Division” means the designated body to administer Title IV-D child support services within the department of family services; (iv) […]
Section 20-5-410 – Hearing and Order.
20-5-410. Hearing and order. (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to W.S. 20-5-304, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes either that: (i) The […]
Section 20-5-411 – Warrant to Take Physical Custody of a Child.
20-5-411. Warrant to take physical custody of a child. (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or […]
Section 20-5-407 – Simultaneous Proceedings.
20-5-407. Simultaneous proceedings. If a proceeding for enforcement under this article is commenced in a court of this state and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under a provision of law from that state that is in […]
Section 20-5-408 – Expedited Enforcement of Child Custody Determination.
20-5-408. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination. (a) A petition under this article in which the petitioner is seeking expedited enforcement shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration shall be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may […]
Section 20-5-409 – Service of Petition and Order.
20-5-409. Service of petition and order. Except as provided in W.S. 20-5-411, the petition and order shall be served by any method authorized by the law of this state upon the respondent and any person who has physical custody of the child.
Section 20-5-402 – Enforcement Under the Hague Convention.
20-5-402. Enforcement under the Hague Convention. Under this article, a court of this state may enforce an order for the return of the child made under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction as if it were a child custody determination.
Section 20-5-403 – Duty to Enforce.
20-5-403. Duty to enforce. (a) A court of this state shall recognize and enforce a child custody determination of a court of another state if the latter court exercised jurisdiction in substantial conformity with this act or the determination was made under factual circumstances meeting the jurisdictional standards of this act and the determination has […]
Section 20-5-404 – Temporary Visitation.
20-5-404. Temporary visitation. (a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (i) A visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (ii) The visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for […]