1-22-201. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) 'Adoptee' means a person who, as a minor, was adopted pursuant to a final decree of adoption entered by a court; (ii) 'Adoptive parent' means an adult who has become a parent of a minor through the legal process of adoption; (iii) 'Adult' means a person eighteen (18) years of age or older; (iv) 'Biological grandparent' means a parent, by birth or adoption, of a biological parent; (v) 'Biological parent' means a parent, by birth, of an adopted person; (vi) 'Biological sibling' means a sibling, by birth, of an adopted person; (vii) 'Chief justice' means the chief justice of the Wyoming supreme court; (viii) 'Confidential intermediary' means a person twenty-one (21) years of age or older who has completed a training program for confidential intermediaries which meets the standards set forth by the commission pursuant to W.S. 1-22-202(b) and who is authorized to inspect confidential relinquishment and adoption records at the request of an adult adoptee, adoptive parent, biological parent, biological sibling or biological grandparent; (ix) 'Consent' means voluntary, informed, written consent. t and adoption records at the request of an adult adoptee, adoptive parent, biological parent, biological sibling or biological grandparent; (ix) 'Consent' means voluntary, informed, written consent. Consent always shall be preceded by an explanation that the consent permits the confidential intermediary to arrange a personal contact among biological relatives; (x) 'Court' means any court of record with jurisdiction over the matter at issue; (xi) 'This act' means W.S. 1-22-201 through 1-22-203.
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