Section 20-5-206 – Effect of Child Custody Determination.
20-5-206. Effect of child custody determination. A child custody determination made by a court of this state that had jurisdiction under this act shall bind all persons who have been served in accordance with the laws of this state or notified in accordance with W.S. 20-5-208 or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the […]
Section 20-5-207 – Priority.
20-5-207. Priority. If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this act is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, shall be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously.
Section 20-4-192 – Contest by Obligor.
20-4-192. Contest by obligor. (a) An obligor may contest the validity or enforcement of an income withholding order issued in another state and received directly by an employer in this state by registering the order in a tribunal of this state and filing a contest to that order as provided in W.S. 20-4-173 through 20-4-184, […]
Section 20-4-193 – Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Another State When Individual Parties Reside in This State.
20-4-193. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state. (a) If all of the parties who are individuals reside in this state and the child does not reside in the issuing state, a tribunal of this state has jurisdiction to enforce and to modify the issuing state […]
Section 20-4-194 – Notice to Issuing Tribunal of Modification.
20-4-194. Notice to issuing tribunal of modification. Within thirty (30) days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order, and in each tribunal in which the party knows the […]
Section 20-4-195 – Application of Act to Nonresident Subject to Personal Jurisdiction.
20-4-195. Application of act to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction. A tribunal of this state exercising personal jurisdiction over a nonresident in a proceeding under this act, under other law of this state relating to a support order, or recognizing a foreign support order may receive evidence from outside this state pursuant to W.S. 20-4-166, […]
Section 20-4-196 – Continuing Exclusive Jurisdiction to Modify Spousal Support Order.
20-4-196. Continuing exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal support order. (a) A tribunal of this state issuing a spousal support order consistent with the law of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify the spousal support order throughout the existence of the support obligation. (b) A tribunal of this state may not modify a spousal […]
Section 20-4-197 – Jurisdiction to Modify Child Support Order of Foreign Country.
20-4-197. Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country. (a) Except as provided in W.S. 20-4-211, if a foreign country lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its child support order pursuant to its laws, a tribunal of this state may assume jurisdiction to modify the child support order and bind all individuals […]
Section 20-4-198 – State Tribunal and Support Enforcement Agency.
20-4-198. State tribunal and support enforcement agency. (a) The district courts enumerated in W.S. 5-3-101 are the tribunals of this state. (b) The Wyoming department of family services is the support enforcement agency of this state.
Section 20-5-201 – Short Title.
20-5-201. Short title. This act may be cited as the “Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act.”