1-22-101. Definitions.
(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.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 1 - Code of Civil Procedure
Section 1-22-101 - Definitions.
Section 1-22-102 - Persons Subject to Adoption.
Section 1-22-103 - Adopting Parties.
Section 1-22-105 - Hearings to Be Closed; Attendance of Parties.
Section 1-22-106 - When Petition to Be Filed; Order for Hearing.
Section 1-22-107 - Service of Petition and Order; When Service by Publication Permitted; Exception.
Section 1-22-108 - Hearing on Petition and Objections; Findings by Court; Effect of Default.
Section 1-22-109 - Consent to Adoption.
Section 1-22-110 - When Adoption Permitted Without Consent.
Section 1-22-111 - Decree; Investigation; Denial of Adoption.
Section 1-22-112 - Application for Final Decree.
Section 1-22-113 - Petition for Adoption of an Adult; Consent Required.
Section 1-22-114 - Effect of Adoption.
Section 1-22-116 - Medical History of Natural Parents and Adoptive Child.