Wyoming § 1-22-110 When adoption permitted without consent

Wyoming Statutes

§ 1-22-110 — When adoption permitted without consent

Wyoming § 1-22-110

Title 01Civil Procedure

Ch. 22ADOPTION

Art. 1IN GENERAL

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-110 (2026).

Text

(a)In addition to the exceptions contained in W.S. 1-22-108, the adoption of a child may be ordered without the written consent of a parent or the putative father if the court finds that the nonconsenting parent or putative father is unknown and that the putative father has not registered under W.S. 1-22-117 and the affidavit required by W.S. 1-22-109(a)(iv) has been filed with the petition to adopt or if the court finds that the putative father or the nonconsenting parent or parents have:

(i)Been given notice of the hearing as provided in W.S. 1-22-107 and has failed to answer or appear at the hearing; or

(ii)Been judicially deprived of parental rights of the child for any reason; or

(iii)Willfully abandoned or deserted the child; or

(iv)Willfully failed to contribute to the support

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(a) In addition to the exceptions contained in W.S.
1-22-108, the adoption of a child may be ordered without the
written consent of a parent or the putative father if the court
finds that the nonconsenting parent or putative father is
unknown and that the putative father has not registered under
W.S. 1-22-117 and the affidavit required by W.S. 1-22-109(a)(iv)
has been filed with the petition to adopt or if the court finds
that the putative father or the nonconsenting parent or parents
have:
(i) Been given notice of the hearing as provided in
W.S. 1-22-107 and has failed to answer or appear at the hearing;
or
(ii) Been judicially deprived of parental rights of
the child for any reason; or
(iii) Willfully abandoned or deserted the child; or
(iv) Willfully failed to contribute to the support of
the child for a period of one (1) year immediately prior to the
filing of the petition to adopt and has failed to bring the
support obligation current within sixty (60) days after service
of the petition to adopt; or
(v) Willfully permitted the child to be maintained in
or by a public or private institution or by the department of
family services for a period of one (1) year immediately prior
to the filing of the petition without substantially contributing
to the support of the child; or
(vi) Failed, within thirty (30) days after receiving
notice of the pending birth or birth of the child, to advise or
notify the agency which gave the putative father the notice of
pending birth or birth of his interest in or responsibility for
the child or his declaration of paternity; or
(vii) Been adjudged by a court to be guilty of
cruelty, abuse, neglect or mistreatment of the child; or
(viii) Caused the conception of the child born out of
wedlock as a result of sexual assault or incest for which he has
been convicted; or
(ix) Willfully failed to pay a total dollar amount of
at least seventy percent (70%) of the court ordered support for
a period of two (2) years or more and has failed to bring the
support obligation one hundred percent (100%) current within
sixty (60) days after service of the petition to adopt.
(b) Any petition filed pursuant to paragraphs (a)(iv) or
(ix) of this section shall contain a clear statement of the
consequences of the respondent's failure to bring the support
obligation current.