MATTER OF ADOPTION OF: ATWS

S-20-0184.

486 P.3d 158 (2021)

2021 WY 62

In the MATTER OF the ADOPTION OF: ATWS, Minor Child, KA, Appellant (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

May 5, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: Stacy L. Rostad , Laramie, Wyoming.

Before DAVIS, C.J., and FOX, KAUTZ, BOOMGAARDEN, JJ., and FENN, DJ.


[¶1] Presented a unique adoption scenario, the district court denied KA's unopposed Petition for Adoption of Minor Child pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-22-101 et seq. (LexisNexis 2019). Narrowly construing § 1-22-104(b), it concluded KA did not qualify to file an adoption petition because he is married...

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