{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-22-201","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-201","heading":"Definitions.","body":"(a) As used in this act:\n(i) \"Adoptee\" means a person who, as a minor, was adopted pursuant to a final decree of adoption entered by a court;\n(ii) \"Adoptive parent\" means an adult who has become a parent of a minor through the legal process of adoption;\n(iii) \"Adult\" means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older;\n(iv) \"Biological grandparent\" means a parent, by birth or adoption, of a biological parent;\n(v) \"Biological parent\" means a parent, by birth, of an adopted person;\n(vi) \"Biological sibling\" means a sibling, by birth, of an adopted person;\n(vii) \"Chief justice\" means the chief justice of the Wyoming supreme court;\n(viii) \"Confidential intermediary\" means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who has completed a training program for confidential intermediaries which meets the standards set forth by the commission pursuant to W.S. 1-22-202(b) and who is authorized to inspect confidential relinquishment and adoption records at the request of an adult adoptee, adoptive parent, biological parent, biological sibling or biological grandparent;\n(ix) \"Consent\" means voluntary, informed, written consent. Consent always shall be preceded by an explanation that the consent permits the confidential intermediary to arrange a personal contact among biological relatives;\n(x) \"Court\" means any court of record with jurisdiction over the matter at issue;\n(xi) \"This act\" means W.S. 1-22-201 through 1-22-203.","path":["TITLE 1 - CODE OF CIVIL PROCEDURE","CHAPTER 22 - ADOPTION","ARTICLE 2 - CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARIES"],"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":"df24bf7ec2c2745f5bfa4acdef34f38da9010f37da5f2d552c239e840e89d37b","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-22-117","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-1-22-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}