20-4-204. Initiation by the Wyoming support enforcement agency proceeding under the convention.

(a) In a support proceeding under this article, the support enforcement agency of this state shall:

(i) Transmit and receive applications; and

(ii) Initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in a tribunal of this state.

(b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the convention:

(i) Recognition or recognition and enforcement of a foreign support order;

(ii) Enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this state;

(iii) Establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary, determination of parentage of a child;

(iv) Establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused under W.S. 20-4-208(b)(ii), (iv) or (ix);

(v) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(vi) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(c) The following support proceedings are available under the convention to an obligor against which there is an existing order:

(i) Recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support order of a tribunal of this state;

(ii) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of this state; and

(iii) Modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country.

(d) A tribunal of this state may not require security, bond or deposit, however described, to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the convention.