2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 14 - Children
Chapter 2 - Parents
Article 6 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 14-2-604 - Rules for Acknowledgment and Denial of Paternity.
14-2-604. Rules for acknowledgment and denial of paternity.
(a) An acknowledgment of paternity and a denial of paternity may be contained in a single document or may be signed in counterparts, and may be filed separately or simultaneously. If the acknowledgement and denial are both necessary, neither is valid until both are filed.
(b) An acknowledgment of paternity or a denial of paternity may be signed before the birth of the child.
(c) Subject to subsection (a) of this section, an acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity takes effect on the birth of the child or the filing of the document with the state office of vital records, whichever occurs later.
(d) An acknowledgment of paternity or denial of paternity signed by a minor and a legal guardian of the minor is valid if it is otherwise in compliance with this act.
