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Wyoming Arrears Interest Guide

Separate unpaid support principal from penalties and other judgment categories.

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arrears interest guide

Arrears owed

The unpaid support amount itself, before any interest.

Accrual period
How do you want to enter the period?

Estimated arrears with interest: $5,000.00

Interest of $0.00 at 0% none per year (Wyo. Stat. § 1-16-102(c)).

How this estimate was computed
Line itemAmount
Arrears principalWyoming Statutes Title 1, Code of Civil Procedure (Wyoming Legislature)$5,000.00
No interest accrues on arrears (Wyo. Stat. § 1-16-102(c))A periodic child-support or maintenance installment that becomes a judgment by operation of law on or after July 1, 1990 does not bear interest.Wyoming Statutes Title 1, Code of Civil Procedure (Wyoming Legislature)$0.00
Arrears principal plus interestWyoming Statutes Title 1, Code of Civil Procedure (Wyoming Legislature)$5,000.00

Assumptions

  • Accrual period expressed as 12 month(s); partial months prorate.

Estimate only. The court or state agency calculation controls.

Wyoming arrears interest under Wyo. Stat. § 1-16-102(c); rules last reviewed 2026-08-09.

Covered support installments bear no interest

Section 1-16-102(c) expressly excludes periodic child-support or maintenance installments that become judgments by operation of law on or after July 1, 1990.

That rule is distinct from the general 10% judgment rate and from any automatic late penalty.

Covered-installment interest
0%source
Cutoff in statute
On or after July 1, 1990source

Verify the debt category

Confirm that the balance consists of periodic support judgments covered by subsection (c).

What this estimate includes

  • No-interest treatment for covered installments

What it leaves out

  • Late penalties
  • Other judgment categories

Wyoming arrears interest guide FAQs

Does the general 10% judgment rate apply?

Not to the support installments described in § 1-16-102(c).

Can penalties still matter?

Yes, a separate statutory penalty provision may apply.

Is principal still owed?

Yes.

Are pre-1990 amounts covered?

The subsection specifically addresses amounts becoming judgments on or after July 1, 1990.

Does this rebuild a ledger?

No.

Is this legal advice?

No.

Official sources

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