Clerk of the District Court

Clerk of District Court - Contact Information

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Serena Lipp
Clerk of District Court
420 West C Street
P.O. Box 670
Basin, WY 82410

E-Mail: serena.lipp@bighorncountywy.gov

Phone: (307-568-2381)
Fax: (307-568-2791)

Clerk of the District Court - Passports

PASSPORT SERVICES

Planning to travel abroad? Plan to get your passport! The Big Horn County Clerk of District Court's office is now a full-service Acceptance Facility with three full-time certified Acceptance Agents available to assist you with all your passport needs. U.S. citizens planning international travel may apply for their passports and get thier passport photos taken at the District Court Clerk's office located at the Big Horn County Courthouse, 420 West C Street, 2nd floor, in Basin.

Application forms and information on how to apply may be picked up at any time during the clerk's regular business hours of 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. The actual Passport Application process and photos are available by appointment only at the District Court Clerk's office Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Services are not always available on Tuesdays and Thursdays because of busy court schedules. We ask that you please call our office in advance at 307-568-2381 to check for time and date availability to schedule your appointment.

Passport Forms, Passport Fees, information on how to apply and more can be found on the Department of State's official website.

http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/english.html

Click here for Fee Schedule

Clerk of the District Court - Child Support

State Disbursement Unit:

Many court ordered payments for child support are now made to the State Disbursement Unit in Cheyenne. Effective in May 1995, a centralized payment processing system was required by federal and state law. However, the State of Wyoming received an exemption from the Department of Health and Human Services that still allows the Clerk of District Court’s office to receive and distribute child support payments.

The following types of cases can be processed by the State Disbursement Unit:

All cases enforced by the Wyoming Child Support Enforcement Program
All cases in which there is an income withholding order and the initial support order was issued on or after January 1, 1994.

The State Disbursement Unit address is:
SDU
2300 Capitol Ave.
55th Floor, Suite A
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: 1-888-570-9914

Forms: Additional Resources/Legal Forms

Child Support Abatement Instructions Child Support- Link through Wyoming DFS:
http://dfsweb.wyo.gov/child-support-enforcement

Child Support Abatement Claim page 1 http://www.legalhelpwy.org

Child Support Abatement Claim page 2 http://www.wyomingbar.org

Clerk of the District Court - Adoption

Adoption proceedings are confidential and upon adoption, all the records are sealed. Wyoming law allows for the appointment of a confidential intermediary who has special training if, after the adoption records are sealed, an adult adoptee or an adoptee’s adoptive or biological parents request access to the court records to locate biological relatives or information regarding the biological parents’ medical or family history. The contents of the adoption record may not be revealed to anyone other than the confidential intermediary and the information therein regarding identities may only be released by the confidential intermediary with permission from all parties with an interest in protecting their own identities.

Forms:

Letter re: Access to Adoption Records page 1

Letter re: Access to Adoption Records page 2

Adoptee’s Affidavit and Petition to Appoint a Confidential Intermediary

Adoptee Sibling’s Affidavit and Petition to Appoint a Confidential Intermediary

Birth Parent’s Affidavit and Petition to Appoint a Confidential Intermediary