Wyoming HB 311: Child support-substantial contributions.

Bill Text

2019 STATE OF WYOMING
19LSO-0709
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0311
Child support-substantial contributions.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Gray
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to child support; defining a term; authorizing
2 the award of attorney fees for intentionally misrepresenting
3 substantial contributions or facts related to factors
4 considered for deviating from established child support as
5 specified; making conforming amendments; specifying
6 applicability; and providing for an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:
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10 Section 1. W.S. 20-2-303(a) by creating a new paragraph
11 (iv) and by renumbering (iv) as (v) and 20-2-307 by creating
12 a new subsection (e) are amended to read:
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14 20-2-303. Definitions.
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16 (a) As used in this article:

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2 (iv) "Substantial contribution" means a material
3 contribution toward the child's support that provides
4 something of real value and that is important to fulfill a
5 present need of the child. "Substantial contribution" shall
6 not include contributions for nominal expenses, contributions
7 that have no value, are redundant, superfluous or excessive
8 or are contributions made pursuant to an existing court order;
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10 (iv)(v) "This article" means W.S. 20-2-301 through
11 20-2-315.
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13 20-2-307. Presumptive child support to be followed;
14 deviations by court.
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16 (e) The court may order a party who intentionally
17 misrepresents to the court any substantial contribution he
18 makes on the child's behalf or any fact related to the factors
19 specified in subsection (b) of this section to pay reasonable
20 attorney fees and court costs incurred as a result of the
21 intentional misrepresentation to the other party.
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1 Section 2. This act shall apply to any proceeding to
2 establish or modify temporary or permanent child support
3 filed on or after the effective date of this act.
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5 Section 3. This act is effective July 1, 2019.
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7 (END)