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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-101: Definitions.

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  1. TITLE 1 - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
  2. CHAPTER 22 - ADOPTION
  3. ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Agency" means any person legally empowered to place children for adoption or a certified private child welfare agency or the department of family services;

(ii) "Child" means the minor person to be adopted;

(iii) "Parent" means the child's father or mother whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated;

(iv) "Putative father" means the alleged or reputed father of a child born out of wedlock, whether or not the paternity rights and obligations of the father have been judicially determined;

(v) "This act" means W.S. 1-22-101 through 1-22-114.

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