Free STATE OF WYOMING - Wyoming

(Rev. 7/1/03) STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF LARAMIE ) ) ss. ) IN THE DISTRICT COURT FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Doc. _________ No. _________

_________________________________, Plaintiff, v. __________________________________, Defendant.

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CLAIM FOR CHILD SUPPORT ABATEMENT CLAIMS SHALL BE FILED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE PERIOD FOR WHICH ABATEMENT IS CLAIMED. CLAIMS NOT TIMELY FILED ARE BARRED. The undersigned hereby claims an abatement for child support in accordance with W.S. § 20-2-305, and submits the following information in support of said claim: 1. Most recent child support order was (check appropriate line): _____ A. prior to July 1, 1990 _____ B. after July 1, 1990 Number of children for which abatement is claimed: ___________________________________________________ Names of children for which abatement is claimed: _________________________________________________ Name and address of custodial parent: ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Name and address of non-custodial parent: ________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Date visitation began: _________________________________________________________________________ Date visitation ended: _________________________________________________________________________ Number of consecutive days: ___________________________________________________________________ Current monthly child support ordered in this case: ___________________________________________________ Should there be an adjustment because visitation did not occur with all children for which child support is ordered in this case? (Please explain:) ______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Computation of abatement: A. Daily support obligation: Monthly obligation times 12 divided by 365 is $__________________________ B. Number of days of consecutive visitation: _____________________________________________________ C. Line "A" times line "B" equals: _____________________________________________________________ D. ABATEMENT CLAIMED: Line "C" times .5 equals: __________________________________________ Is child support withheld from your paycheck? Are there any arrearages? Yes Yes No No

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Attached hereto is a fee for $10.00 (cash, certified check or money order) DATED this _____ day of ____________________________, 200__.

_______________________________ Non-custodial Parent

_____________ Phone #

The foregoing Claim for Child Support Abatement was mailed to the custodial parent above-named this _____ day of ______________________, 200__. GERRIE BISHOP, Clerk of the District Court

By: _______________________________________________________

(Rev. 7/1/03)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR FILING A CLAIM FOR CHILD SUPPORT ABATEMENT W.S. § 20-2-305 provides, unless otherwise ordered by the Court, child support shall abate by one-half (1/2) of the daily support obligation for each day the non-custodial parent has the physical custody of the child for whom support is due, provided that the non-custodial parent has custody of the child for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days. Overnight and weekend visits with the custodial parent during the period for which abatement is claimed shall be disregarded in computing abatement. 1. All claims must be filed with the Clerk of Court within thirty (30) days after the period for which abatement is claimed and must be accompanied by a $10.00 fee (cash, certified check or money order). The Clerk will mail a copy of the Claim to the custodial parent at the address provided to the Clerk by the non-custodial parent. The custodial parent may object to the abatement claim by filing an Objection with the Clerk of Court within thirty (30) days of the date the Clerk mailed the notice of Claim for Child Support Abatement. The Objection must be accompanied by a $10.00 fee (cash, certified check or money order). A copy of the Objection to Claim for Abatement will be mailed to the non-custodial parent at the address provided on the Claim for Child Support Abatement. If an Objection to the Claim for Abatement is timely filed, the non-custodial parent MAY respond to the issues raised in the objection by filing a Response within fifteen (15) days of the date the Clerk mailed the objection to the custodial parent. There is no fee associated with a Response. The Clerk will mail a copy of the Response to the custodial parent at the address provided to the Clerk. CLAIMS, OBJECTIONS AND REPONSES NOT TIMELY FILED OR NOT ACCOMPANIED BY THE REQUISITE FEE ARE BARRED. The Clerk will notify the Court of claims, objections and responses not barred and the Court will resolve the differences with or without a hearing and enter an appropriate order. The custodial parent may approve the abatement claim prior to the expiration of the thirty (30) day time period for objections by filing a Notice of Immediate Approval with the Clerk of Court. There is no filing fee for the Notice. All abatement amounts shall be applied first to current child support due and then to any arrearage balance owed for past-due child support.

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INCOMPLETE FORMS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AND WILL BE RETURNED WITH NO ACTION TAKEN. THIS INCLUDES ADDRESSES OF BOTH PARTIES, DATES OF VISITATION AND MATH COMPUTATION. (RESUBMITTED FORMS MUST STILL BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE VISITATION PERIOD ENDS. IF IT IS NOT TIMELY SUBMITTED, IT WILL BE BARRED THERE IS NO EXTENSION OF TIME FOR RESUBMITTED CLAIMS.)