(a)Upon entry or modification of any support order, the
court shall also enter an income withholding order which shall
take effect immediately, unless the parties agree otherwise, or
unless one (1) of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds,
that there is good cause not to require immediate income
withholding. When the parties agree to an alternative
arrangement, the arrangement shall be in writing, signed by the
parties and reviewed and entered in the record by the court. The
court shall include in the record its findings of good cause,
including a statement explaining why implementation of immediate
income withholding would not be in the best interests of the
child and, in cases involving modification of child support,
proof of timely payments.
(b)If a support order was entered b
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(a) Upon entry or modification of any support order, the
court shall also enter an income withholding order which shall
take effect immediately, unless the parties agree otherwise, or
unless one (1) of the parties demonstrates, and the court finds,
that there is good cause not to require immediate income
withholding. When the parties agree to an alternative
arrangement, the arrangement shall be in writing, signed by the
parties and reviewed and entered in the record by the court. The
court shall include in the record its findings of good cause,
including a statement explaining why implementation of immediate
income withholding would not be in the best interests of the
child and, in cases involving modification of child support,
proof of timely payments.
(b) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court
before the effective date of this act and an income withholding
order has not previously been entered, the court which entered
the support order shall enter the income withholding order on
its own motion at the time the support order is subsequently
modified or at any other time upon application of the obligee,
the obligor or the department. An income withholding order under
this subsection shall be entered without a hearing if an
arrearage occurs. An income withholding order under this
subsection may also be entered by the district court of any
other county in this state in which the obligor, obligee or
payor resides, provided:
(i) The petitioner files in the office of the clerk
of that district court a certified copy of the support order and
a sworn statement of the arrearages; and
(ii) No other court in this state has entered an
income withholding order based upon the same support order.
(c) At the time an income withholding order is entered,
the clerk shall mail a copy of the income withholding order and
the support order to the last known address of the obligor and
the obligee.
(d) If a support order was entered by a Wyoming court and
an income withholding order has not previously been entered, the
department may issue an administrative income withholding order,
subject to the applicable requirements of W.S. 20-6-101 through