2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS
CHAPTER 2 - DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
20-2-305. Abatements.

(a) Unless otherwise ordered by the court, child support shall abate by one-half (1/2) of the daily support obligation for each day the noncustodial parent has physical custody of the child for whom support is due, provided that the noncustodial parent has custody of the child for fifteen (15) or more consecutive days. For the purposes of computing abatement and determining whether the noncustodial parent has met the consecutive day requirement of this subsection, overnight and weekend visits with the custodial parent during the period for which abatement is claimed shall be disregarded.

(b) The noncustodial parent shall file any claim for child support abatement with the clerk of the court within thirty (30) days after the period for which abatement is claimed and shall pay to the clerk the sum of ten dollars ($10.00). The clerk shall mail a copy of the claim to the custodial parent at the address provided to the clerk by the custodial parent.

(c) The custodial parent shall have the right to object to any claim for abatement made by the noncustodial parent. The custodial parent's right to object shall be limited solely to issues related to the legitimacy or accuracy of the abatement claim. The custodial parent shall file any objection to the abatement claim with the clerk of court within thirty (30) days of the date the clerk mailed the notice of claim for abatement and shall pay to the clerk a fee of ten dollars ($10.00). The custodial parent may approve the abatement claim prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day time period for objections by filing notice of immediate approval with the clerk of the court, and no filing fee shall be assessed for filing of such notice of immediate approval. The clerk shall mail a copy of the objection or notice of immediate approval to the noncustodial parent at the address provided to the clerk by that parent.

(d) Claims, objections or responses not timely filed or not accompanied by the requisite fee are barred without further order of the court.

(e) The clerk shall notify the court of claims and objections not barred and of any arrearage owed by the noncustodial parent, and the court shall promptly resolve the differences, with or without a hearing, and prepare and file an appropriate order.

(f) Abatement amounts shall be applied to any current child support due and then to any arrearage balance owed to the custodial parent for past-due child support. If there is no arrearage and no objection was filed within the thirty (30) day period for objections, or if there is no arrearage and a notice of immediate approval was filed prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day period for objections, the abatement amount shall be reduced from the next scheduled payment of child support.

(g) In all cases in which the custodial parent has filed an objection to a claim for abatement within the thirty (30) day time period, the noncustodial parent shall have the right to respond to the objection. The noncustodial parent's right to respond to the objection shall be limited solely to issues raised in the objection. The noncustodial parent shall file any response with the clerk of the court within fifteen (15) days of the date the clerk mailed the objection to the noncustodial parent, and no filing fee shall be assessed. The clerk shall mail a copy of the response to the custodial parent at the address provided to the clerk by the custodial parent. The court shall fully consider the abatement claim of the noncustodial parent regardless of whether a response to the objection was filed.

(h) For purposes of this section, "weekend" means any two (2) consecutive days, except if a legal holiday precedes or follows the days constituting a weekend under this section the weekend shall consist of three (3) days.