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Wyo. Stat. § 1-22-105 (2026)

Hearings to be closed; attendance of parties.

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(a) Unless the court orders a hearing in open court, all
hearings in adoption proceedings shall be confidential and held
in closed court or court chambers. No person shall be admitted
except court officials, parties to the proceeding, counsel,
nonconsenting parents, the nonconsenting putative father of the
child and witnesses.

     (b) The petitioners and the child shall appear at the
hearing unless excused by the court.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1998–2005 · leading case: In re Adoption of KJD, 2002 WY 26, 41 P.3d 522.
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In re Adoption of KJD, 2002 WY 26, 41 P.3d 522. · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-22-105 and 1-22-106 (LexisNexis 2001) clearly contemplate that adoptions are to take place in a hearing before the court rather than a trial before a jury.”
Hede v. Gilstrap, 2005 WY 24, 107 P.3d 158. · cites it 2× “§ 1-22-105. Hearings to be closed; attendance of parties.”
Matter of Adoption of MSVW, 965 P.2d 1158 (Wyo. 1998). · cites it 3× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-105 (1997). By specifically stating that noncon-senting parents and nonconsenting putative fathers are allowed to attend the adoption hearing, but not including consenting parents or consenting putative fathers on the list of persons who are allowed to…”
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