Wyoming § 14-2-612 Forms for acknowledgment and denial of
paternity

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-612 — Forms for acknowledgment and denial of paternity

Wyoming § 14-2-612

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 6VOLUNTARY ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-612 (2026).

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(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.

(c)Every hospital or birthing center located in the state shall provide to any person who holds himself out to be the natural parent of a child born in the state an affidavit of paternity pursuant to this act. The facility providing the affidavit shall forward the completed affidavit to the state office of vital records. Upon request, the state office of vital records shall provide blank affidavits of paternity to any facility making the request under this subsection.

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(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.
(c) Every hospital or birthing center located in the state
shall provide to any person who holds himself out to be the
natural parent of a child born in the state an affidavit of
paternity pursuant to this act. The facility providing the
affidavit shall forward the completed affidavit to the state
office of vital records. Upon request, the state office of vital
records shall provide blank affidavits of paternity to any
facility making the request under this subsection.