Child Support
W.S. 20-2-304 — tables based on both parents' net income, adjusted after a twenty percent change
Child support is a specific dollar amount from the statute's tables, read off the parents' combined net monthly income and the number of children. The total is split between the parents in proportion to each one's net income, and the share of the parent without custody is paid through the clerk.
Who handles this in Wyoming: Wyoming State Bar, attorney referrals; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Wyoming directory.
- Either party may ask for a review of an order entered or adjusted more than six months earlier, where the table amount would change by twenty percent or more a month.
- Every three years, at either parent's request, the court reviews an order being enforced and adjusts it if appropriate.
- A substantial change of circumstances can support a modification at any time.
An ongoing support obligation ends when the parents marry or remarry each other, or the child dies, is emancipated, or reaches the age of majority.
A parent behind on court ordered support can have a driver's license withheld, suspended or restricted unless they pay the whole arrearage or enter a payment plan the department approves.
Sources for this section (4)
- W.S. 20-2-304 — Presumptive child support
- W.S. 20-2-311 — Adjustment of child support orders
- W.S. 20-2-313 — Cessation of child support
- W.S. 20-6-111 — Driver's license suspension; nonpayment of child support; administrative hearings
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.