{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-5-307","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 20-5-307","heading":"Inconvenient forum.","body":"(a) A court of this state which has jurisdiction under this act to make a child custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court.\n(b) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including:\n(i) Whether domestic violence has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child;\n(ii) The length of time the child has resided outside this state;\n(iii) The distance between the court in this state and the court in the state that would assume jurisdiction;\n(iv) The relative financial circumstances of the parties;\n(v) Any agreement of the parties as to which state should assume jurisdiction;\n(vi) The nature and location of the evidence required to resolve the pending litigation, including testimony of the child;\n(vii) The ability of the court of each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present the evidence; and\n(viii) The familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the pending litigation.\n(c) If a court of this state determines that it is an inconvenient forum and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum, it shall stay the proceedings upon condition that a child custody proceeding be promptly commenced in another designated state and may impose any other condition the court considers just and proper.\n(d) A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction under this act if a child custody determination is incidental to an action for divorce or another proceeding while still retaining jurisdiction over the divorce or other proceeding.","path":["TITLE 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 5 - CHILD CUSTODY","ARTICLE 3 - JURISDICTION"],"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":"81acce649b50caf886f7c9e123656af12d757531548239d2e56728cb10e972b0","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-5-306","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-20-5-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}