Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-157 (2026)

Duties of support enforcement agency.

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(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, upon
request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding
under this act.
     (b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is
providing services to the petitioner shall:

          (i) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate
tribunal of this state, another state or a foreign country to
obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

          (ii) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date,
time and place for a hearing;

          (iii) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant
information, including information as to income and property of
the parties;

          (iv) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record
from an initiating, responding or registering tribunal, send a
copy of the notice to the petitioner;

          (v) Within two (2) days, exclusive of Saturdays,
Sundays and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a
record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a
copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

          (vi) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the
respondent cannot be obtained.

     (c) This act does not create or negate a relationship of
attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a
support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and
the individual being assisted by the agency.

     (d) A support enforcement agency of this state that
requests registration of a child support order in this state for
enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

          (i) To ensure that the order to be registered is the
controlling order; or

          (ii) If two (2) or more child support orders exist
and the identity of the controlling order has not been
determined, to ensure that a request for a determination is made
in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

     (e) A support enforcement agency of this state that
requests registration and enforcement of a support order,
arrearages or judgment stated in a foreign currency shall
convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the
equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or
market exchange rate as publicly reported.

     (f) A support enforcement agency of this state shall
request a tribunal of this state to issue a child support order
and an income withholding order that redirect payment of current
support, arrearages and interest if requested to do so by a
support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to W.S.
20-4-169.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1999–1999 · leading case: Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999).
Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 6× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-4-157 (a) (Michie 1997).”
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