049-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2

Current through April 27, 2019

Section 4-2 - Paternity Establishment

(a) CSE shall provide an alleged father the opportunity to voluntarily acknowledge paternity.

(b) CSE shall attempt to establish paternity by legal process established under state law.

(c) CSE need not attempt to establish paternity in any case involving incest or forcible rape, or in any case in which legal proceedings for adoption are pending, if, in the opinion of the Title IV-D agency, it would not be in the best interest of the child(ren) to establish paternity.

(d) CSE shall facilitate the scheduling of genetic tests to determine paternity when appropriate. CSE shall petition the court for recovery of genetic testing costs in all cases.

(e) In a contested paternity case, CSE shall require the child(ren) and all other parties to submit to genetic testing if a sworn statement supports the request for genetic testing. The sworn statement shall allege paternity and set forth facts establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite sexual contact between the parties or shall deny paternity and set forth facts establishing a reasonable possibility of the nonexistence of sexual contact between the parties.

(f) Administrative Genetic Testing Orders - CSE may issue administrative orders for genetic testing at any time after the filing of a paternity action and following service on all necessary parties to the action.

(i) Administrative orders shall not be used where there is a presumed father;

(ii) Administrative orders shall be in a form approved by CSE and signed by the child support attorney appearing in the case; and

(iii) Administrative orders may be appealed to the appropriate district court.

049-4 Wyo. Code R. § 4-2

Amended, Eff. 1/8/2015.