Custody and Parenting Time
W.S. 20-2-201 — the child's best interests, no preference by gender, and thirty days' notice of a move
- The quality of the child's relationship with each parent, and each parent's ability to give adequate care.
- Each parent's competency and fitness, and willingness to take on parenting and hand the child to the other parent at set times.
- Each parent's willingness to let the other provide care without intrusion and respect the other's rights.
- The distance between the parents' homes, and each parent's physical and mental ability to care for the child.
- Whether a parent must register as a sex offender, and any other relevant factor.
Who handles this in Wyoming: Legal Aid of Wyoming, apply online and Legal Aid of Wyoming; and legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Wyoming directory.
The court may not prefer a parent for custody because of gender, and may not favor or disfavor any form of custody. Custody can be any combination of joint, shared or sole. Evidence of spousal or child abuse counts against the abuser.
Moving. A parent planning to move to another city or state gives written notice thirty days before the move to the other parent and the clerk of district court, with the date and destination.
Unless the court orders otherwise, the parent without custody has the same access to the child's school, medical, dental and mental health records as the parent with custody.
Sources for this section (2)
- W.S. 20-2-201 — Disposition and maintenance of children in decree or order; access to records
- W.S. 20-2-202 — Visitation
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.