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STATE OF WYOMING
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SENATE FILE NO. SF0117
Shared parenting.
Sponsored by: Senator(s) Pearson, Boner, Hutchings and
Laursen, D and Representative(s) Andrew,
Angelos, Kelly, Lucas, McCann and Smith, S
A BILL
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1 AN ACT relating to child custody; providing a presumption
2 for issuance of an order of shared child custody as
3 specified; providing definitions; specifying applicability;
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8. W.S. 20-2-201(a)(intro), (d) and by
9 creating a new subsection (j) is amended to read:
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14 (a) Unless otherwise specified by an agreement
15n granting a divorce, separation or 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05662SF0117
1 annulment of a marriage or upon the establishment of
2 paternity pursuant to W.S. 14-2-401 through 14-2-907, the
3 court make by decree or order any disposition of
4 the children that in the best
5 interests of the children. In determining the best
6 interests of the child, the court shall consider, but is
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9 (d) The court shall order custody in well defined
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6. This act shall apply to all actions to
7 first establish custody of a child in a proceeding filed on
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10. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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