Title 14 — Title 14 — Children
13 chapters · 418 sections in this title.
W.S. § 14-2-820 Order on default
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Order on default. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating the paternity of a man who: (i) After service of process, is in default; and child. (ii)
W.S. § 14-2-821 Is found by the court to be the father of a Dismissal for want of prosecution
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Is found by the court to be the father of a Dismissal for want of prosecution. The court may issue an order dismissing a proceeding commenced under this act for want of prosecution only without prejudice. An order of dismissal for want of prosecution purportedly with prejudice is…
W.S. § 14-2-822 Order adjudicating parentage
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Order adjudicating parentage. (a) The court shall issue an order adjudicating whether a man alleged or claiming to be the father is the parent of the child. (b) An order adjudicating parentage shall identify the child by name and date of birth. (c) Except as otherwise provided in…
W.S. § 14-2-823 Binding effect of determination of parentage
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Binding effect of determination of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a determination of parentage is binding on: (i) All signatories to an acknowledgement or denial of paternity as provided in article 5 of this act; and (ii) All partie…
W.S. § 14-2-901 Scope of article
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Scope of article. This article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse or to the birth of a child under a gestational agreement as defined by W.S. 35-1-401(a)(xiv).
W.S. § 14-2-902 Parental status of donor
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Parental status of donor. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction.
W.S. § 14-2-903 Paternity of child of assisted reproduction
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Paternity of child of assisted reproduction. A man who provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by a woman as provided in W.S. 14-2-904, with the intent to be the parent of her child, is the parent of the resulting child.
W.S. § 14-2-904 Consent to assisted reproduction
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Consent to assisted reproduction. (a) Consent by a woman and a man who intends to be the parent of a child born to the woman by assisted reproduction shall be in a record signed by the woman and the man. This requirement shall not apply to a donor. (b) Failure to sign a consent r…
W.S. § 14-2-905 Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity
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Limitation on husband's dispute of paternity. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may not challenge his paternity of the child unless: (i) Within two (2) years after…
W.S. § 14-2-906 of consent
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of consent. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal (a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs, sperm or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occ…
W.S. § 14-2-907 Parental status of deceased individual
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Parental status of deceased individual. If an individual who consented in a record to be a parent by assisted reproduction dies before placement of eggs, sperm or embryos, the deceased individual is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased individual consented in a…
W.S. § 14-2-1001 Short title
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Short title. This article may be cited as the "Medicaid Fairness Act."
W.S. § 14-2-1002 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this article: (i) "Birth cost" means all expenses relating to prenatal care, delivery of a child and any other costs which are directly connected to a pregnancy and paid by medical assistance; (ii) "Department" means the department of family services c…
W.S. § 14-2-1003 Birth cost recovery-medical assistance
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Birth cost recovery-medical assistance. (a) Not more than sixty (60) days after an unmarried recipient of medical assistance gives birth to a child, the department of health shall notify the department of family services of the actual amount of birth costs paid by medical assista…
W.S. § 14-2-1004 assistance
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assistance. Birth cost recovery calculation-medical (a) Before requiring the payment of any amount of birth costs under W.S. 14-2-1003, the department shall require the father to provide satisfactory proof of income. If the father does not provide satisfactory proof of income, or…
W.S. § 14-2-1005 assistance
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assistance. Birth cost recovery allocation-medical (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, any amount recovered by the department pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1003(c), (d) or (f) shall be remitted to the department of health. (b) Except as otherwise …
W.S. § 14-2-1006 Birth cost recovery accounts
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Birth cost recovery accounts. (a) There is created the birth cost recovery incentive account. Funds remitted to the account pursuant to W.S. 14-2-1005(d)(i) shall be used by the department for any services or programs relating to infants or mothers. The account may be divided int…
W.S. § 14-2-1007 Best interests of a child
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Best interests of a child. The department shall not take any action authorized by this article and W.S. 42-4-122 if the department determines that the action would not be in the best interests of a child.
W.S. § 14-2-1008 Adoption of rules
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Adoption of rules. The department of family services and the department of health, in consultation with each other, shall each promulgate rules to carry out the provisions of this article and W.S. 42-4-122.