Wyoming § 14-2-501 Establishment of parent-child relationship

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-501 — Establishment of parent-child relationship

Wyoming § 14-2-501

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 5PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-501 (2026).

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(a)The mother-child relationship is established between a woman and a child by:

(i)The woman's having given birth to the child;

(ii)An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or

(iii)Adoption of the child by the woman.

(b)The father-child relationship is established between a man and a child by:

(i)An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity of the child under W.S. 14-2-504;

(ii)An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the man under article 6 of this act, unless the acknowledgment has been rescinded or successfully challenged;

(iii)An adjudication of the man's paternity;

(iv)Adoption of the child by the man; or

(v)The man's having consented to assisted reproduction by his wife under article 9 of this act which resulted in the birth of the child.

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(a) The mother-child relationship is established between a
woman and a child by:
(i) The woman's having given birth to the child;
(ii) An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or
(iii) Adoption of the child by the woman.
(b) The father-child relationship is established between a
man and a child by:
(i) An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity
of the child under W.S. 14-2-504;
(ii) An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the
man under article 6 of this act, unless the acknowledgment has
been rescinded or successfully challenged;
(iii) An adjudication of the man's paternity;
(iv) Adoption of the child by the man; or
(v) The man's having consented to assisted
reproduction by his wife under article 9 of this act which
resulted in the birth of the child.