Consent to Adoption
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Wyoming

Who May Adopt

Statute:
§ 1-22-109
Both parents, if living.
Mother and putative father, if known.

Legal guardian.

The head of the agency to which the child has been relinquished.

Legal custodian.

The guardian of any parent adjudged mentally incompetent.

Age When Consent of Adoptee is Considered or Required

Statute:
§ 1-22-109
A child 14 years or older must consent to the adoption.


When Parental Consent is not Needed

Statute:
§ 1-22-110
When parent fails to respond to notice.
Parental rights have been terminated.

Parent has abandoned the child or been adjudged guilty of child abuse or neglect.

Child was conceived as a result of rape or incest for which the father was convicted.

Parent fails to meet support obligation.

A putative father fails to acknowledge paternity.


When Consent Can Be Executed

Statute:
§ 1-22-109
Consent shall be executed any time after the child's birth.
Written relinquishment of custody and written consent are required; both may be included in the same document.


How Consent Must Be Executed

Statute:
§ 1-22-109
Consent may be acknowledged by an authorized person or representative of the department or the agency to whom custody is being relinquished.
It may also be approved by the court.


Revocation of Consent

Statute:
§ 1-22-109(d)
Consent irrevocable unless obtained by fraud or duress.
If the court should deny the adoption due to claim of putative father, the court may allow mother to withdraw consent.