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Weiss v. Weiss

Citations

  • 2009 WY 124
  • 217 P.3d 408
  • 2009 Wyo. LEXIS 136
  • 2009 WL 3234272

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  • holding district court without jurisdiction to modify order where no petition to modify had been filed, dismissing appeal, and remanding for entry of an order vacating modification order
  • stating our district courts are to follow the federal lodestar test for determining the reasonableness of attorneys’ fees
  • finding the district court lacked jurisdiction to modify custody in the absence of a petition to modify filed by either parent
  • “It is well settled that divorce is purely a statutory process, with courts having no authority in such proceedings other than that provided by statute.”

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Judges: Voigt, Golden, Hill, Kite, Burke

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