Wyoming Adoption Laws, Page 5

Putative Fathers

Yes

Statute: §§ 1-22-117; 1-22-108(c)(ii), (d)

The putative father may file, before or after the child's birth, a notice of intent to claim paternity.
The putative father may file an instrument acknowledging paternity.
A putative father having knowledge of the birth or pending birth must evidence an interest in and responsibility for the child within 30 days after receiving notice of the child's birth or pending birth.
The 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.

Statute: § 1-22-117(a)

Name and address of any person who has:
- Been adjudicated by a Wyoming court to be the father
- Filed with the registry, before or after the child's birth, a notice of intent to claim paternity
- Been adjudicated by a court of another State or territory to be the father
- Filed with the registry an instrument acknowledging paternity

Revocation of Claim to Paternity
Statute: § 1-22-117(c)