§ 35-1-417 — New certificate of birth following adoption; court determination of paternity; and paternity acknowledgment

Wyoming § 35-1-417

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 35: Public Health and Safety
• Ch. 1: ADMINISTRATION
• Art. 4: VITAL RECORDS

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(a) The state registrar of vital records shall establish a
new certificate of birth for a person born in this state when he
receives the following:
(i) An adoption report from the courts of this state,
the several states of the United States or a foreign country,
and a certified copy of the decree of adoption together with the
information necessary to identify the original certificate of
birth and to establish a new certificate of birth; except that a
new certificate of birth shall not be established unless so
requested by the court decreeing the adoption, the adoptive
parents or the adopted person;
(ii) A request that a new certificate be established
and evidence as required by regulation proving that a court of
competent jurisdiction has determined the paternity of the
person, or that both parents have acknowledged the paternity of
such person.
(b) When a new certificate of birth is established, the
actual city and county and date of birth shall be shown. It
shall be substituted for the original certificate of birth. If a
new certificate of birth is issued under this section, and in
the case of adoptions, the original certificate of birth and
evidence of adoption shall not be subject to inspection except
upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(c) Upon receipt of a decree of annulment of adoption, the
original certificate of birth shall be restored to its place in
the file and the new certificate and evidence shall not be
subject to inspection except upon order of a court of competent
jurisdiction.
(d) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 93, § 3.
(e) The state registrar of vital records shall establish a
new certificate of birth, on a form he prescribes, for a person
born in a foreign country upon receipt of a certified copy of
the decree of adoption entered pursuant to W.S. 1-22-111(a)(iii)
and a request for a new certificate by the court decreeing the
adoption, the adoptive parents or the adopted person.
(f) If no certificate of birth is on file for the person
for whom a new certificate is to be established under this
section, a delayed certificate of birth shall be filed with the
state registrar of vital records as provided by this act, before
a new certificate of birth is established.
(g) Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 93, § 3.