{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-4-211","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 20-4-211","heading":"Modification of a convention child support order.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may not modify a convention child support order if the obligee remains a resident of the foreign country where the support order was issued unless:\n(i) The obligee submits to the jurisdiction of a tribunal of this state, either expressly or by defending on the merits of the case without objecting to the jurisdiction at the first available opportunity; or\n(ii) The foreign tribunal lacks or refuses to exercise jurisdiction to modify its support order or issue a new support order.\n(b) If a tribunal of this state does not modify a convention child support order because the order is not recognized in this state, W.S. 20-4-208(c) applies.","path":["TITLE 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 4 - UNIFORM INTERSTATE FAMILY SUPPORT ACT","ARTICLE 2 - SUPPORT PROCEEDINGS UNDER CONVENTION"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title20.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"6f48d97b5d1f4a4fde843e276bd2be729c5e10a6ce395b775bc2a3e96f89138d","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-4-210","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-4-212"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}