(a) As used in this act: (i) "Agency" means any person legally empowered to place children for adoption or a certified private child welfare agency or the department of family services; (ii) "Child" means the minor person to be adopted; (iii) "Parent" means the child's father or mother whose parental rights have not been judicially terminated; (iv) "Putative father" means the alleged or reputed father of a child born out of wedlock, whether or not the paternity rights and obligations of the father have been judicially determined; (v) "This act" means W.S. 1-22-101 through 1-22-114.
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