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Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-807 (2026)

Limitation; child having presumed father.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this
section, a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother,
or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child
having a presumed father shall be commenced within a reasonable
time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts, but in no
event later than five (5) years after the child's birth.

     (b) A proceeding seeking to disprove the father-child
relationship between a child and the child's presumed father may
be maintained at any time if the court determines that:
          (i) The presumed father and the mother of the child
neither cohabited nor engaged in sexual intercourse with each
other during the probable time of conception; and

          (ii) The presumed father never openly held out the
child as his own.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2021 · leading case: Bj v. Km & Cm, 2021 WY 37 (Wyo. 2021).
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Bj v. Km & Cm, 2021 WY 37 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 38× “Mother argues BJ lacks standing because ALM has a presumed father and, as a stranger to the relationship, BJ cannot rebut CM’s status under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-807 . 1 A. Analysis 1.”
In the Matter of the Paternity of: AAAE, a minor child, TE v. State of Wyoming, Dep't of Fam. Servs., 2020 WY 117 (Wyo. 2020). · cites it 8× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-807 (a) (LexisNexis 2019).”
Dep't of Human Resources v. Kamp, 949 A.2d 43 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2008). “”); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-807 (“a proceeding brought by a presumed father, the mother, or another individual to adjudicate the parentage of a child having a presumed father shall be commenced within a reasonable time after obtaining knowledge of relevant facts, but in no event…”
Lp v. Lf, 2014 WY 152 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-807 (a) and (b) (LexisNexis 2018) 3 Mother's petition would therefore be timely only if Appellant was not KEP's presumed father.”
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