WY SF0093

Courts must order shared custody (joint legal and joint physical custody) as the default for temporary custody orders, unless a preponderance of evidence shows it would not be in the children's best interests

For final custody orders following temporary shared custody, courts must continue shared custody unless they find the arrangement was unsuccessful or not in the children's best interests

When custody is not allocated equally between parents, courts must provide specific written findings of fact based on sworn testimony explaining why shared custody was rejected

Adds a new factor for determining best interests: whether either parent knowingly provided false information to the court about prior or pending cases involving domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abandonment, or neglect

Effective July 1, 2026, applying to all custody petitions, motions, and actions filed on or after that date