{"data":{"id":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-11-105","jurisdiction":"us-wy","citation":"Wyo. Stat. § 14-11-105","heading":"Child placement; termination of parental rights.","body":"(a) The department of family services shall immediately place or contract for placement of the newborn child in a potential adoptive home.\n(b) If neither parent of the newborn child affirmatively seeks the return of the child within three (3) months after the date of delivery to a safe haven provider, the department of family services shall file a petition for the termination of the parent-child legal relationship in accordance with W.S. 14-2-308 through 14-2-319.\n(c) Prior to filing a petition for termination, the department of family services shall conduct a search of the putative father registry for unmarried biological fathers and if the putative father is identified, the petition shall be served pursuant to W.S. 14-2-313.\n(d) If the child is an Indian child as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv), the court and all parties shall comply with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act and the department shall serve the petition as required by W.S. 14-6-704.","path":["TITLE 14 - CHILDREN","CHAPTER 11 - SAFETY FOR A NEWBORN CHILD"],"source_url":"https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title14.pdf","current_through":"2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:16:32Z","sha256":"ecea85b1801634a8383690a1e504bdcf79c2234a99f6e1882dd518f0190b0af8","source_id":"us-wy","stale":false,"prev":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-11-104","next":"us-wy/wyo.-stat.-14-11-106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}