2011 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 14 - CHILDREN
CHAPTER 2 - PARENTS
14-2-807. Limitation; child having presumed father.


WY Stat § 14-2-807 (1997 through Reg Sess) What's This?

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother, or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed father shall be commenced within a reasonable time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts, but in no event later than five (5) years after the child's birth.

(b) A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child relationship between a child and the child's presumed father may be maintained at any time if the court determines that:

(i) The presumed father and the mother of the child neither cohabited nor engaged in sexual intercourse with each other during the probable time of conception; and

(ii) The presumed father never openly held out the child as his own.

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