Wyoming Presumed (Putative) Father Laws

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Does State have a Putative Father Registry:
Yes

Registry/Paternity Requirements to Receive Notice

Statute:
§§ 1-22-117; 1-22-108(c)(ii), (d)
May file before or after child's birth a notice of intent to claim paternity.
May file an instrument acknowledging paternity.

Putative father having knowledge of birth or pending birth must evidence an interest in and responsibility for the child within 30 days after receiving notice of child's birth or pending birth.

Putative father has no right to assert paternity in termination proceedings unless one or more of the following statements is true:

He is known by the mother or agency;
He lived with or married the mother after the child's birth and prior to the filing of the adoption petition;
He has acknowledged the child as his own;
He has registered as a putative father.

Information Contained in Registry/Claim

Statute:
§ 1-22-117(a)
Name and address of any person:
Adjudicated by a Wyoming court to be the father;
Who has filed with the registry, before or after the child's birth, a notice of intent to claim paternity;
Adjudicated by a court of another U.S. State or territory to be the father;
Who has filed with the registry an instrument acknowledging paternity.

Revocation of Claim to Paternity

Statute:
§ 1-22-117(c)
May at any time revoke a notice of intent to claim paternity previously filed.

Access to Information Maintained in Registry

Statute:
§ 1-22-117(e)
Any court.
Authorized agency.

Any person upon order of a court for good cause shown.