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2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 14 - Children
Chapter 2 - Parents
Article 6 - Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity
Section 14-2-605 - Effect of Acknowledgment or Denial of Paternity.
Universal Citation: WY Stat § 14-2-605 (2019)
14-2-605. Effect of acknowledgment or denial of paternity.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 14-2-607 and 14-2-608, a valid acknowledgment of paternity filed with the state office of vital records is equivalent to an adjudication of paternity of a child and confers upon the acknowledged father all of the rights and duties of a parent.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in W.S. 14-2-607 and 14-2-608, a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father filed with the state office of vital records in conjunction with a valid acknowledgment of paternity is equivalent to an adjudication of the nonpaternity of the presumed father and discharges the presumed father from all rights and duties of a parent.
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