{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-22-101","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this act:\n(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;\n(ii) \"Child\" means the minor person to be adopted;\n(iii) \"Parent\" means the child's father or mother whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated;\n(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;\n(v) \"This act\" means W.S. 1-22-101 through 1-22-114.","path":["TITLE 1 - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 22 - ADOPTION","ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:31Z","sha256":"28cf33551af850626047994297bdd9ff98e0d0dcb606a8f69ffec8bae8ee5cea","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-21-1403","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-22-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}