Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-501 (2026)

Establishment of parent-child relationship.

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(a) The mother-child relationship is established between a
woman and a child by:

          (i)    The woman's having given birth to the child;

          (ii)    An adjudication of the woman's maternity; or

          (iii)    Adoption of the child by the woman.

     (b) The father-child relationship is established between a
man and a child by:

          (i) An unrebutted presumption of the man's paternity
of the child under W.S. 14-2-504;
          (ii) An effective acknowledgment of paternity by the
man under article 6 of this act, unless the acknowledgment has
been rescinded or successfully challenged;

           (iii)    An adjudication of the man's paternity;

           (iv)    Adoption of the child by the man; or

          (v) The man's having consented to assisted
reproduction by his wife under article 9 of this act which
resulted in the birth of the child.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2014 · leading case: In Re Est. of Kirkpatrick, 2003 WY 125 (Wyo. 2003).

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In Re Est. of Kirkpatrick, 2003 WY 125 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “" The gist of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-501 (LexisNexis 2003) is this: a mother-child relationship is established by "adoption of the child"; similarly, a father-child relationship is also established by "adoption of the child.”

Lp v. Lf, 2014 WY 152 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-501 (LexisNexis 2013).”

Shippey v. Marafioti, 77 P.3d 404 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “" The gist of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-501 (LexisNexis 2008) is this: a mother-child relationship is established by "adoption of the child"; similarly, a father-child relationship is also established by "adoption of the child.”

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