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Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-107 (2026)

Residential requirements generally for divorce.

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(a) No divorce shall be granted unless one of the parties
has resided in this state for sixty (60) days immediately
preceding the time of filing the complaint, or the marriage was
solemnized in this state and one of the parties has resided in
this state from the time of the marriage until the filing of the
complaint.

     (b) A married person who at the time of filing a complaint
for divorce resides in this state is a resident although his
spouse may reside elsewhere.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: Rocio Esmeralda Mercado Soto Linch v. Ronald B. Linch, 2015 WY 141 (Wyo. 2015).
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Rocio Esmeralda Mercado Soto Linch v. Ronald B. Linch, 2015 WY 141 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 6× “It provides: No divorce shall be granted unless the plaintiff has resided in this state for sixty (60) days immediately preceding the time of filing the complaint, or the marriage was solemnized in this state and the plaintiff has resided in this state from the time of .”
Black v. De Black, 1 P.3d 1244 (Wyo. 2000). · cites it 6× “Black (Black), vacating a decree of divorce because Marieluise Jungbehrens De Black n/k/a Marieluise Hessel (Hessel) was unable to satisfy the jurisdictional requirements of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-2-107 (Lexis 1999). In Case No.”
Saunders v. Saunders, 445 P.3d 991 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-2-107 (LexisNexis 2017) sets forth the requirements for a Wyoming district court to acquire jurisdiction over a divorce action: (a) No divorce shall be granted unless one of the parties has resided in this state for sixty (60) days immediately preceding the…”
McDougall v. McDougall, 961 P.2d 382 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 4× “” Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-107(a) (1997). The district court entered an order denying the husband’s motion, finding that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction because the wife never established permanent residence outside of Wyoming and that the husband was estopped from…”
Hensley v. Hensley, 896 P.2d 115 (Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “Wyo.Stat. § 20-2-107 (1994); Clauss, 459 P.”
Lucia Guh-Siesel v. Brian Allan Siesel, 2024 WY 54 (Wyo. 2024). · cites it 7× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-2-107 sets forth the requirements for a Wyoming district court to acquire jurisdiction over a divorce action: (a) No divorce shall be granted unless one of the parties has resided in this state for sixty (60) days immediately preceding the time of filing the…”
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McDougall v. McDougall, 961 P.2d 382 (Wyo. 1998). “” Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-107(a) (1997). The district court entered an order denying the husband’s motion, finding that the district court had subject matter jurisdiction because the wife never established permanent residence outside of Wyoming and that the husband was estopped from…”
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