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Custody

Laws current as of April 1, 2024

Can a parent who committed violence get custody or visitation?

When deciding custody, the judge must consider any evidence of domestic violence or child abuse that you can prove. The judge is supposed to determine that such abuse goes against (is contrary to) your children’s best interests and any arrangements for visitation are supposed to be designed to protect you and your children from further harm.1 The judge could give the abusive parent visitation, allow the abusive parent to have only supervised visitation, or deny the abusive parent visitation altogether.

1 Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-201(c)

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