Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-101
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-101, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 1, “Code of Civil Procedure.”
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§ 1-22-101. Definitions
Official statutory text
(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 .
(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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