Wyoming § 1-25-104 - Change of name in adoption proceedings.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 1-25-104 — Change of name in adoption proceedings., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-25-104. Change of name in adoption proceedings.
In all cases of the adoption of children in the manner provided by law, the court before which such adoption proceeding is held, may change the name of any child so adopted and make an order to that effect, which shall be recorded in the records of the proceeding of adoption. Each child who has heretofore, in Wyoming, been adopted according to law, may have his or her name changed to that of the parents who have adopted him or her, upon the parents, who have adopted such child, on behalf of such child, filing a petition therefor.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1-25-104 ("Change of name in adoption proceedings.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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