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Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-103 (2026)

Adopting parties.

✓ current as of May 2026
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Any adult person who has resided in this state during the sixty
(60) days immediately preceding the filing of the petition for
adoption and who is determined by the court to be fit and
competent to be a parent may adopt in accordance with this act.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1982–2026 · leading case: In the Matter of the Adoption Of: Atws, Minor Child, Ka v., 2021 WY 62 (Wyo. 2021).
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In the Matter of the Adoption Of: Atws, Minor Child, Ka v., 2021 WY 62 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 9× “ng to who may file an adoption petition, § 1-22-104(b), 1 to narrow the statutory description at § 1-22-103 2 of who may adopt, recalling that our “adoption statutes are not to be construed 1 “A petition may be filed by any single adult or jointly by a husband and wife who…”
In Re Adoption of MM, 652 P.2d 974 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 2× “Consent to adoption and the relinquishment of the child for adoption are irrevocable unless obtained by fraud or duress; the only exception is that if a Wyoming court denies the adoption because the putative father does not consent, the court may allow the mother to withdraw her…”
In Re Adoption of Sdl, 2012 WY 78 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-103 provides that only a person "who is determined by the court to be fit and competent to be a parent may adopt in accordance with this act.”
Skmd v. Slm, 652 P.2d 974 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 2× “Consent to adoption and the relinquishment of the child for adoption are irrevocable unless obtained by fraud or duress; the only exception is that if a Wyoming court denies the adoption because the putative father does not consent, the court may allow the mother to withdraw her…”
In the Matter of the Guardianship Of: RTT, a Minor Child, James Serfoss, III & Leslie M. Salmon v. Tyler Thomas, 2026 WY 23 (Wyo. 2026). · cites it 6× “We observed that Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-103 broadly defines who may adopt a child, Id.”
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