§ 20-4-157 — Duties of support enforcement agency

Wyoming § 20-4-157

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 4: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT

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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.