Wyoming Statutes
§ 1-22-107 — Service of petition and order; when service by publication permitted; exception
Wyoming § 1-22-107
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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-107 (2026).
Text
(a)Prior to the hearing a copy of the petition to adopt a
child and all orders to show cause shall be served on any
persons whose consent to adoption is required by W.S. 1-22-109
and whose consent has not been filed with the petition to adopt.
Service shall be made in the same manner as provided for by rule
4 of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and shall be
accomplished so that a default judgment could be rendered at the
hearing against the person served. Service by publication is
specifically allowed where the defendant resides out of state,
or his residence cannot, with reasonable diligence, be
ascertained.
(b)The petition and orders to show cause need not be
served upon parents or other persons whose rights to the child
have been terminated in a prior judicial proceeding.
(c)Prio
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Nearby Sections
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§ 1-22-101
Definitions§ 1-22-103
Adopting parties§ 1-22-109
Consent to adoption§ 1-22-110
When adoption permitted without consent§ 1-22-112
Application for final decree§ 1-22-114
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Wyoming § 1-22-107, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/wy/1-22-107.