Senate Judiciary Hears Wide-Ranging Testimony on Shared‑Parenting Bill; Committee Takes No Action
Jan 31, 2025
Wyoming Senate Judiciary Committee heard hours of testimony on Senate File 117 (shared‑parenting presumption). Judicial, child‑support and family‑law stakeholders highlighted drafting problems—statutory conflicts, a 300‑mile provision, and paternity inclusion—and committee members did not move the bill, instead adding the topic to interim study.
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The Wyoming Senate Judiciary Committee heard more than three hours of testimony on Senate File 117, a proposal to create a presumption of shared parenting for custody cases, but the committee did not move the bill and closed public comment.
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