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. 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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