Section 1-22-101 - Definitions

1-22-101. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) 'Agency' means any person legally empowered to place children for adoption or a certified private child welfare agency or the department of family services; (ii) 'Child' means the minor person to be adopted; (iii) 'Parent' means the child's father or mother whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated; (iv) 'Putative father' means the alleged or reputed father of a child born out of wedlock, whether or not the paternity rights and obligations of the father have been judicially determined; (v) 'This act' means W.S. 1-22-101 through 1-22-114.