Wyoming § 14-2-609 Procedure for rescission or challenge

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-609 — Procedure for rescission or challenge

Wyoming § 14-2-609

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 6VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-609 (2026).

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(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 signatory submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the document with the state office of vital records.

(c)Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity, the court may not suspend the legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.

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(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 signatory
submits to personal jurisdiction of this state by signing the
acknowledgment or denial, effective upon the filing of the
document with the state office of vital records.
(c) Except for good cause shown, during the pendency of a
proceeding to rescind or challenge an acknowledgment of
paternity or denial of paternity, the court may not suspend the
legal responsibilities of a signatory arising from the
acknowledgment, including the duty to pay child support.
(d) A proceeding to rescind or to challenge an
acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity shall be
conducted in the same manner as a proceeding to adjudicate
parentage under article 8 of this act.
(e) At the conclusion of a proceeding to rescind or
challenge an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity,
the court shall order the state office of vital records to amend
the birth record of the child, if appropriate.