§ 20-4-197 — Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country

Wyoming § 20-4-197

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

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(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 subject to the personal jurisdiction of
the tribunal whether the consent to modification of a child
support order otherwise required of the individual pursuant to
W.S. 20-4-183 has been given or whether the individual seeking
modification is a resident of this state or of the foreign
country.
(b) An order issued by a tribunal of this state modifying
a foreign child support order pursuant to this section is the
controlling order.