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.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-103
Adopting parties
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In the Matter of the Adoption Of: Atws, Minor Child, Ka v. (2021)
Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Guardianship Of: RTT, a Minor Child, James Serfoss, III and Leslie M. Salmon v. Tyler Thomas (February 2026)
Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.