(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.