§ 1-22-201 — Definitions

Wyoming § 1-22-201

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 01: Civil Procedure
• Ch. 22: ADOPTION
• Art. 2: CONFIDENTIAL INTERMEDIARIES

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(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adoptee" means a person who, as a minor, was
adopted pursuant to a final decree of adoption entered by a
court;
(ii) "Adoptive parent" means an adult who has become
a parent of a minor through the legal process of adoption;
(iii) "Adult" means a person eighteen (18) years of
age or older;
(iv) "Biological grandparent" means a parent, by
birth or adoption, of a biological parent;
(v) "Biological parent" means a parent, by birth, of
an adopted person;
(vi) "Biological sibling" means a sibling, by birth,
of an adopted person;
(vii) "Chief justice" means the chief justice of the
Wyoming supreme court;
(viii) "Confidential intermediary" means a person
twenty-one (21) years of age or older who has completed a
training program for confidential intermediaries which meets the
standards set forth by the commission pursuant to W.S.
1-22-202(b) and who is authorized to inspect confidential
relinquishment and adoption records at the request of an adult
adoptee, adoptive parent, biological parent, biological sibling
or biological grandparent;
(ix) "Consent" means voluntary, informed, written
consent. Consent always shall be preceded by an explanation that
the consent permits the confidential intermediary to arrange a
personal contact among biological relatives;
(x) "Court" means any court of record with
jurisdiction over the matter at issue;
(xi) "This act" means W.S. 1-22-201 through 1-22-203.