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Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105 (2026)

Eligibility for services; fees for services.

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(a)   Child support enforcement services shall be provided
to:

          (i) Those recipients of aid under the personal
opportunities with employment responsibilities (POWER) program
who, as a condition of eligibility under federal law, are
required to assign their rights to support to, and cooperate
with, the department in the establishment of parentage and the
establishment, enforcement and modification of support
obligations; and

          (ii) Any eligible obligee or obligor without regard
to income or the receipt of public assistance benefits.
Eligibility shall be subject to reasonable standards established
by the department. These standards shall take into account Title
IV-D and other applicable federal regulations and the earnings,
income and other resources already available to support the
person.

     (b) The department may charge the obligee or obligor, a
reasonable application fee under paragraph (a)(ii) of this
section and W.S. 20-6-108(a) and may recover the fee and all
necessary and reasonable expenses of providing services from the
obligor or obligee. The department may waive or defer any fee
upon a showing of:
          (i)    Repealed By Laws 2000, Ch. 53, § 2.

          (ii)   Necessity.

     (c) The department shall, to comply with federal law,
collect an annual fee from the obligee for child support
enforcement services provided under paragraph (a)(ii) of this
section. The department shall recover the fee from the obligee.
The court may assess the fee to the obligor in any child support
order.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–1999 · leading case: Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999).
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Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 17× “Following a hearing, the district court denied the State’s petition for modification based upon Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-6-105 (a)(i) and (ii).”
State, Dep't of Fam. Servs. v. Peterson, 957 P.2d 1307 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a)(i) (1994) (amended 1997) required, as a condition of eligibility for state aid, the applicants to assign their rights to child ■ support payments to the division which implemented the program: (a) Child support enforcement services shall be provided to:…”
State, Dep't of Fam. Servs., Div. of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs. v. Peterson, 955 P.2d 884 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a) (1997). Finally, the program provides that the Department may contract with private attorneys for legal services as necessary in enforcing support obligations and may provide the same services to applicant obligees who are not recipients of public…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a) — 2 cases
Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999). “Following a hearing, the district court denied the State’s petition for modification based upon Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-6-105 (a)(i) and (ii).”
State, Dep't of Fam. Servs., Div. of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs. v. Peterson, 955 P.2d 884 (Wyo. 1998). “Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a) (1997). Finally, the program provides that the Department may contract with private attorneys for legal services as necessary in enforcing support obligations and may provide the same services to applicant obligees who are not recipients of public…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a)(i) — 1 case
State, Dep't of Fam. Servs. v. Peterson, 957 P.2d 1307 (Wyo. 1998). “Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a)(i) (1994) (amended 1997) required, as a condition of eligibility for state aid, the applicants to assign their rights to child ■ support payments to the division which implemented the program: (a) Child support enforcement services shall be provided to:…”
— Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a)(i)(ii) — 1 case
Flores v. Flores, 979 P.2d 944 (Wyo. 1999). “Following a hearing, the district court denied the State’s petition for modification based upon Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-6-105 (a)(i) and (ii).”
— Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a)(ii) — 1 case
State, Dep't of Fam. Servs., Div. of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs. v. Peterson, 955 P.2d 884 (Wyo. 1998). “Wyo. Stat. § 20-6-105(a) (1997). Finally, the program provides that the Department may contract with private attorneys for legal services as necessary in enforcing support obligations and may provide the same services to applicant obligees who are not recipients of public…”
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