Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0336 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/29/2025

                            2025
STATE OF WYOMING
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HOUSE BILL NO. HB0336
Waiver of parental rights-financial responsibility.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Webber, Andrew, Brady, 
Campbell, K, Filer, Guggenmos, Lucas, 
McCann, Wasserburger and Wharff
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to children; requiring a written 
2 acknowledgement in a voluntary termination of parental 
3 rights as specified; and providing for an effective date.
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7.  W.S. 14-2-320 is created to read:
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12 (a)  Any voluntary termination of parental rights, 
13 whether through a petition or agreement, shall include a 
14 written acknowledgement from the parent who is voluntarily 
15 terminating parental rights that the termination of  2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-05792HB0336
1 parental rights may not terminate, suspend or otherwise 
2 affect any existing or future child support obligations. 
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4 (b)  The acknowledgement required under subsection (a) 
5 of this section shall be signed by the parent who is 
6 voluntarily terminating their parental rights and shall be 
7 made part of the official record in any proceeding related 
8 to the termination. 
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10 (c)  Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
11 limit the ability of a court to modify, enforce or 
12 terminate child support obligations in accordance with 
13 applicable law.
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15.  This act is effective July 1, 2025
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17 (END)