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2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 14 - CHILDREN
CHAPTER 2 - PARENTS
14-2-804. Personal jurisdiction.

Universal Citation:
WY Stat § 14-2-804 (through 2012)
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(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual, or the guardian or conservator of the individual, if the conditions prescribed in W.S. 20-4-142 are met.

(c) Lack of jurisdiction over one (1) individual does not preclude the court from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction.

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