Section 14-2-401 – Short Title.
14-2-401. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the Wyoming Parentage Act.
Section 14-2-402 – Definitions.
14-2-402. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) “Acknowledged father” means a man who has established a father-child relationship under article 6 of this act; (ii) “Adjudicated father” means a man who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be the father of a child; (iii) “Alleged father” means a man […]
Section 14-2-403 – Scope of Act; Choice of Law.
14-2-403. Scope of act; choice of law. (a) This act applies to every determination of parentage in this state. (b) The court shall apply the law of this state to adjudicate the parent-child relationship. The applicable law does not depend on: (i) The place of birth of the child; or (ii) The past or present […]
Section 14-2-404 – Court of This State.
14-2-404. Court of this state. The district court is authorized to adjudicate parentage under this act.
Section 14-2-405 – Protection of Participants.
14-2-405. Protection of participants. Proceedings under this act are subject to other law of this state governing the health, safety, privacy and liberty of a child or other individual who could be jeopardized by disclosure of identifying information, including address, telephone number, place of employment, social security number and the child’s day-care facility and school.
Section 14-2-406 – Determination of Maternity.
14-2-406. Determination of maternity. Provisions of this act relating to determination of paternity apply to determinations of maternity.
Section 14-2-407 – Severability Clause.
14-2-407. Severability clause. If any provision of this act or its application to an individual or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this act which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are severable.
Section 14-2-408 – Free Transcript for Appeal.
14-2-408. Free transcript for appeal. If a party is financially unable to pay the cost of a transcript, the court shall furnish on request a transcript for purposes of appeal under this act.