Child support payment procedures.

AN ACT relating to child support payments; clarifying payment provisions; and providing for an effective date.

Children

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Judiciary
Last action: 2013-02-12
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2013

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Bill History

2013-02-12 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number
2013-02-11 Governor
Governor Signed SEA0006
2013-02-07 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0006
2013-02-07 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0006
2013-02-07 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0006
2013-02-07 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2013-02-06 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2013-02-05 House
H Passed CoW
2013-01-31 House
H Placed on General File
2013-01-31 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-25 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2013-01-14 House
H Received for Introduction
2013-01-14 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2013-01-11 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2013-01-10 Senate
S Passed CoW
2013-01-09 Senate
S Placed on General File
2013-01-09 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2013-01-08 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2013-01-08 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2012-11-30 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
SF0012
Drafter:

LNS

LSO No.:
13LSO-0118
Effective Date:

7/1/2013

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0006

Chapter No.:
CH0007

Prime Sponsor:
Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:
Child support payment procedures.

Subject:
Manner of payment of child support.

Summary/Major
Elements:

This act creates
uniformity in the child support statutes by clarifying that child support payments
are to be made to the clerk as defined by W.S. 20-6-102(a)(x).

Under
this definition, clerk means the clerk of the district court or the department
of family services child support state office in Cheyenne, as determined by
federal and state law.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE
FILE

NO.
0012

ENROLLED ACT NO. 6, SENATE

SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2013 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
child support payments; clarifying payment provisions;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 20
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2
‑
304(a)(intro), 20
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2
‑
309(f) and 20
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2
‑
310(c) are amended to read:

20
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2
‑
304.

Presumptive child support.

(a)

Child support shall be expressed in a specific dollar amount. The following child support tables shall be used to determine the total child support obligation considering the combined income of both parents. The appropriate table is based upon the number of children for whom the parents share joint legal responsibility and for whom support is being sought. After the combined net income of both parents is determined it shall be used in the first column of the tables to find the appropriate line from which the total child support obligation of both parents can be computed from the third column. The child support obligation computed from the third column of the tables shall be divided between the parents in proportion to the net income of each. The noncustodial parent's share of the joint child support obligation shall be paid to the custodial parent through the clerk

of court

as defined by W.S. 20
‑
6
‑
102(a)(x)
:

20
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2
‑
309.

Contents of orders; change of address or employment; income withholding entered; payment.

(f)

All child support payments shall be paid to the clerk
of the district court

as defined by W.S. 20
‑
6
‑
102(a)(x)
.

20
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2
‑
310.

Enforcement of child support.

(c)

In any case in which child support has been ordered to be paid to the clerk
,

of the court
,

any periodic payment or installment under the provisions of an order concerning maintenance is, on the date it is due, a judgment by operation of law.

Section 2.

Th
is act is effective July 1, 2013
.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk