§ 20-4-207 — Contest of a registered convention support order

Wyoming § 20-4-207

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 4: UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT
• Art. 2: SUPPORT PROCEEDINGS UNDER CONVENTION

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, W.S.
20-4-177 through 20-4-180 apply to a contest of a registered
convention support order.
(b) A party contesting a registered convention support
order shall file a contest not later than thirty (30) days after
notice of the registration, but if the contesting party does not
reside in the United States, the contest shall be filed not
later than sixty (60) days after notice of the registration.
(c) If the nonregistering party fails to contest the
registered convention support order by the time specified in
subsection (b) of this section, the order is enforceable.
(d) A contest of a registered convention support order may
be based only on grounds set forth in W.S. 20-4-208. The
contesting party bears the burden of proof.
(e) In a contest of a registered convention support order,
a tribunal of this state:
(i) Is bound by the findings of fact on which the
foreign tribunal based its jurisdiction; and
(ii) May not review the merits of the order.
(f) A tribunal of this state deciding a contest of a
registered convention support order shall promptly notify the
parties of its decision.
(g) A challenge or appeal, if any, does not stay the
enforcement of a convention support order unless there are
exceptional circumstances.