Section 14-2-705 – Genetic Testing Results; Rebuttal.
14-2-705. Genetic testing results; rebuttal. (a) Under this act, a man is rebuttably identified as the father of a child if the genetic testing complies with this article and the results disclose that: (i) The man has at least a ninety-nine percent (99%) probability of paternity, using a prior probability of one-half (1/2), as calculated […]
Section 14-2-706 – Costs of Genetic Testing.
14-2-706. Costs of genetic testing. (a) Subject to assessment of costs under article 7 of this act, the cost of initial genetic testing shall be advanced: (i) By a child support enforcement agency in a proceeding in which the agency is providing services; (ii) By the individual who made the request; (iii) As agreed by […]
Section 14-2-707 – Additional Genetic Testing.
14-2-707. Additional genetic testing. The court or the child support enforcement agency shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a party who contests the result of the original testing. If the previous genetic testing identified a man as the father of the child under W.S. 14-2-705, the court or agency may not order […]
Section 14-2-708 – Deceased Individual.
14-2-708. Deceased individual. For good cause shown, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual.
Section 14-2-709 – Identical Brothers.
14-2-709. Identical brothers. (a) The court may order genetic testing of a brother of a man identified as the father of a child if the man is commonly believed to have an identical brother and evidence suggests that the brother may be the genetic father of the child. (b) If each brother satisfies the requirements […]
Section 14-2-608 – Challenge After Expiration of Period for Rescission.
14-2-608. Challenge after expiration of period for rescission. (a) After the period for rescission under W.S. 14-2-607 has expired, a signatory of an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity may commence a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment or denial only: (i) On the basis of fraud, duress or material mistake of fact; and (ii) […]
Section 14-2-609 – Procedure for Rescission or Challenge.
14-2-609. Procedure for rescission or challenge. (a) Every signatory to an acknowledgment of paternity and any related denial of paternity shall be made a party to a proceeding to rescind or challenge the acknowledgment or denial. (b) For the purpose of rescission of, or challenge to, an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, a […]
Section 14-2-610 – Ratification Barred.
14-2-610. Ratification barred. A court or administrative agency conducting a judicial or administrative proceeding is not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.
Section 14-2-611 – Full Faith and Credit.
14-2-611. Full faith and credit. A court of this state shall give full faith and credit to an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity effective in another state if the acknowledgment or denial has been signed and is otherwise in compliance with the law of the other state.
Section 14-2-612 – Forms for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity.
14-2-612. Forms for acknowledgment and denial of paternity. (a) To facilitate compliance with this article, the state office of vital records shall prescribe forms for the acknowledgment of paternity and the denial of paternity. (b) A valid acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form. […]