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WY Stat § 3-1-206 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Article 2 - Rights and Title of Ward|Section 3-1-206 - Rights of Ward.

3-1-206. Rights of ward.| (a) The ward under any guardianship or conservatorship shall have the right to:  (i) The least restrictive and most appropriate guardianship or conservatorship suitable to the ward's circumstances, subject to the order of preference provided by W.S. 3-2-107 and 3-3-105;  (ii) The least restrictive and most appropriate residential, educational and employment environments;  (iii) Freedom from inappropriate physical or chemical restraints; and  (iv) All other rights available to residents of any private or public facility to which the ward is admitted or program in which the ward participates subject to any order of the court.
WY Stat § 3-2-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-101 - Petition for Appointment of Guardian.

3-2-101. Petition for appointment of guardian.| (a) Any person may file with the clerk a petition for the appointment of a guardian. The petition shall state:  (i) The name, age and address of the proposed ward;  (ii) The status of the proposed ward as a minor, an incompetent person or a mentally incompetent person and the reasons for the petition;  (iii) The name and address of the proposed guardian, and his qualification as a fit and proper person to serve as guardian;  (iv) The residence of the proposed ward in the county or his presence in the county;  (v) The facts to show that the best interest of the proposed ward requires the appointment of a guardian in this state;  (vi) The name and address of the person or facility having the care, custody or control of the proposed ward; and  (vii) The interests of the petitioner.  (b) The district court may transfer jurisdiction of a petition for appointment of a guardian to the juvenile court if the proposed ward is a child who is under the prior and continuing jurisdiction of the juvenile court.  (c) In any matter concerning an adult, the provisions of chapter 8 of this title shall apply for the purposes of establishing jurisdiction over the matter.
WY Stat § 3-2-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-102 - Notice; When Required; Governed by Rules of Civil Procedure.

3-2-102. Notice; when required; governed by rules of civil procedure.| (a) Notice of filing of a petition for appointment of an involuntary guardianship shall be served on the proposed ward, his custodian and the proposed guardian.  (b) Notice of filing of a petition for appointment of an involuntary guardianship shall be served on the proposed ward's parents, agent or fiduciary under a known power of attorney, spouse and adult children who are known or who can be discovered with due diligence, except:  (i) When a petition is filed under W.S. 3-2-108; or  (ii) When for good cause the court determines that no notice is necessary if the proposed ward is under the age of eighteen (18) years.  (c) Notice shall be served on any other person as ordered by the court.  (d) Notice shall be given in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and as ordered by the court.
WY Stat § 3-2-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-103 - Pleadings and Trial; Rules of Civil Procedure.

3-2-103. Pleadings and trial; rules of civil procedure.| After the petition is filed, all proceedings are governed by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence. The petitioner, the proposed ward or his custodian may demand a jury trial as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
WY Stat § 3-2-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-104 - Appointment of Guardian.

3-2-104. Appointment of guardian.| (a) The court may appoint a guardian if the allegations of the petition as to the status of the proposed ward and the necessity for the appointment of a guardian are proved by a preponderance of the evidence.  (b) The order appointing a guardian shall state the findings of the court, including:  (i) The reasons why the ward is in need of a guardian;  (ii) The appointment of the guardian;  (iii) The duration of the appointment for a specified term or permanent, subject to W.S. 3-3-1101;  (iv) The limited or plenary duties of the guardian.
WY Stat § 3-2-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-105 - Appointment of Guardian on Voluntary Petition.

3-2-105. Appointment of guardian on voluntary petition.| (a) A guardian may be appointed by the court upon the petition of the proposed ward, including a minor who has reached the age of fourteen (14) years, if the court determines that the appointment is in the best interest of the petitioner.  (b) The petition shall state whether a notice of a petition for involuntary guardianship under W.S. 3-2-101 has been served on the proposed ward.
WY Stat § 3-2-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-107 - Who May Be Appointed as Guardian; Preference for Appointment of Guardians.

3-2-107. Who may be appointed as guardian; preference for appointment of guardians.| (a) The court may appoint any qualified person as guardian of an incompetent person or a minor. The court may not appoint a person to be a guardian of an incompetent person or a minor if the person proposed to act as guardian:  (i) Provides, or is likely to provide during the guardianship period, substantial services to the ward in a professional or business capacity unrelated to the person's authority as a guardian;  (ii) Is, or is likely to become during the guardianship period, a creditor of the ward, other than in the capacity as guardian;  (iii) Has, or is likely to have during the guardianship period, interests that may conflict with those of the ward; or  (iv) Is employed by a person who would be disqualified under paragraphs (i) through (iii) of this subsection.  (b) A person may be appointed as guardian of a respondent, notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section that would otherwise disqualify the person, if the person is the spouse, adult child, parent or sibling of the respondent and the court determines that the potential conflict of interest is insubstantial and that the appointment would clearly be in the best interests of the respondent.  (c) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, qualified persons have priority for appointment as guardian of an incompetent person in the following order:  (i) A person nominated by the respondent if at the time of the nomination the respondent has the capacity to make a reasonably intelligent choice;  (ii) The spouse of the respondent;  (iii) A nomination in the will of the respondent's deceased spouse;  (iv) The parent of the respondent;  (v) An adult child of the respondent;  (vi) A person named in the will of the respondent's deceased parent;  (vii) A relative of the respondent with whom the respondent has resided for more than six (6) months during the year preceding the filing of the petition;  (viii) A relative or friend who has demonstrated a sincere, longstanding interest in the welfare of the respondent;  (ix) Any other person whose appointment would be in the best interests of the respondent;  (x) A person with a guardianship program for incompetent persons.  (d) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, qualified persons have priority for appointment as guardian of a minor in the following order:  (i) The parent or parents of the minor;  (ii) The person nominated as guardian in the will of the custodial parent;  (iii) The person requested by a minor who has reached the age of fourteen (14) years;  (iv) Any other person whose appointment would be in the best interests of the minor.  (e) The court shall consider the priorities established in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, but shall not be bound by those priorities. The court shall appoint the person who is best qualified and willing to serve as guardian.
WY Stat § 3-2-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-108 - Appointment of Guardian on a Standby Basis.

3-2-108. Appointment of guardian on a standby basis.| A petition for the appointment of a guardian of the petitioner on a standby basis may be filed by any person under the same procedure and requirements as provided in W.S. 3-3-301 through 3-3-306 for appointment of a standby conservator, insofar as applicable.
WY Stat § 3-2-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-109 - Guardian's Report.

3-2-109. Guardian's report.| (a) The guardian shall present to the court and file in the guardianship proceedings a signed, written, report on the physical condition, including level of disability or functional incapacity, principal residence, treatment, care and activities of the ward, as well as providing a description of those actions the guardian has taken on behalf of the ward:  (i) Within six (6) months of the guardian's appointment;  (ii) Every six (6) months following the initial report;  (iii) Within thirty (30) days of his removal or resignation from, or the termination of, the guardianship;  (iv) At other times as the court may order.  (b) The court shall maintain a calendar for the filing of guardianship reports.  (c) If a guardian's report is not timely filed, the court shall enter an order for the guardian to show cause why the guardian should not be held in contempt.
WY Stat § 3-2-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-110 - Appointment of Department of Health or the Department of Family Services as Guardian.

3-2-110. Appointment of department of health or the department of family services as guardian.| (a) The department of health or the department of family services may petition any district court in the state to be appointed guardian of a minor who is in its custody.  (b) If a department in subsection (a) of this section is not the petitioner in a proceeding to appoint a guardian for a ward in its custody, it shall not be appointed guardian unless given prior notice and opportunity for hearing.
WY Stat § 3-2-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-111 - Fees of the Guardian.

3-2-111. Fees of the guardian.| (a) The fees of the guardian shall be:  (i) Reasonable and appropriate;  (ii) Set and approved by the court.  (b) The fees of the guardian shall not be approved by the court unless all reports required of the guardian are current.
WY Stat § 3-2-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 1 - Appointment of Guardian|Section 3-2-112 - Immunity of Volunteer Guardian.

3-2-112. Immunity of volunteer guardian.| Any person who is appointed guardian of a ward pursuant to W.S. 3-2-104, who serves in that capacity without compensation other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses associated with the appointment and who carries out the duties of guardian as set forth in W.S. 3-2-201 in good faith and without willful or wanton misconduct or gross negligence, shall be personally immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in damage or injury to the ward.
WY Stat § 3-2-201 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 2 - Powers of Guardians|Section 3-2-201 - Powers and Duties of Guardian.

3-2-201. Powers and duties of guardian.| (a) The guardian shall:  (i) Determine and facilitate the least restrictive and most appropriate and available residence for the ward;  (ii) Facilitate the ward's education, social and other activities;  (iii) Subject to the restrictions of W.S. 3-2-202, authorize or expressly withhold authorization of medical or other professional care, treatment or advice;  (iv) Take reasonable care of the ward's personal property;  (v) Commence protective proceedings if necessary to protect the property of the ward;  (vi) Apply to the ward's current needs for support, care and education as much of the money or property paid or delivered to the guardian pursuant to W.S. 3-3-108 as may be appropriate;  (vii) Exercise due care to conserve excess funds for the ward's future needs;  (viii) Pay to the conservator excess funds at least annually;  (ix) Request the court to modify the guardian's range of duties if the changed circumstances of the ward require such modification; and  (x) Following the death of a ward, arrange for the final disposition of the ward's remains according to the ward's expressed wishes if known, if the immediate family is unavailable or unwilling to assume responsibility. For purposes of this paragraph, "immediate family" is defined as parents, spouse, grandparents, siblings and adult children.  (b) The guardian may:  (i) Receive money payable from any conservatorship for the support of the ward;  (ii) Receive money or property of the ward paid or delivered to the guardian pursuant to W.S. 3-3-108;  (iii) Institute proceedings to compel the performance by any person of the duty to support or contribute to the support of the ward;  (iv) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 114, § 3.  (v) Repealed By Laws 1998, ch. 114, § 3.  (vi) Consent to the marriage or adoption of the ward.  (c) The guardian is not liable for injury to the ward resulting from the negligence or acts of third persons performed by authority given by the guardian for medical or other professional care, treatment or advice, unless it would have been negligent for a parent to have given that authority.  (d) Funds received by the guardian pursuant to W.S. 3-3-108 shall not be used for compensation for the services of the guardian unless approved as required under W.S. 3-2-111.  (e) The guardian of a minor has the powers and responsibilities of a parent who has not been deprived of custody of his unemancipated minor child. A guardian who is not a parent of the minor is not obligated to expend his own funds for the support of the ward. A guardian who is not the parent of a minor is not liable to third persons for acts of the ward by reason of the relationship of guardian and ward.
WY Stat § 3-2-202 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 2 - Powers of Guardians|Section 3-2-202 - Powers of the Guardian Subject to Approval of the Court.

3-2-202. Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court.| (a) Upon order of the court, after notice and hearing and appointment of a guardian ad litem, the guardian may:  (i) Commit the ward to a mental health hospital or other mental health facility;  (ii) Consent to the following treatments for the ward:  (A) Electroshock therapy;  (B) Psychosurgery;  (C) Sterilization;  (D) Other long-term or permanent contraception.  (iii) Relinquish the ward's minor child for adoption, provided:  (A) Notice of any hearing was given to the ward and the legal or putative father; and  (B) The ward attended the hearing if the court so ordered.  (iv) Execute any appropriate advance medical directives, including durable power of attorney for health care under W.S. 35-22-403(b) and an individual instruction under W.S. 35-22-403(a).
WY Stat § 3-2-301 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 3 - Temporary Guardianship for Educational, Medical Care and Dental Care Purposes|Section 3-2-301 - Definitions.

3-2-301. Definitions.| (a) As used in this article:  (i) "Caregiver" means a person, other than a natural parent or legal guardian, who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and is the primary physical custodian and a relative of a minor child;  (ii) "Child" means a person under eighteen (18) years of age who is in the primary physical custody of a caregiver;  (iii) "Relative" or "related" means the relationship of parent, stepparent, grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, stepsibling, half sibling, uncle or aunt.
WY Stat § 3-2-303 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 2 - Guardianships|Article 3 - Temporary Guardianship for Educational, Medical Care and Dental Care Purposes|Section 3-2-303 - Notice to Court.

3-2-303. Notice to court.| If a child subject to an ex parte order appointing a temporary guardian of a child for educational, medical care and dental care purposes is no longer living in the primary physical custody of the caregiver, the caregiver shall within three (3) business days notify the court in writing of the circumstances regarding the change in the primary physical custody and the court may make any order it deems appropriate.
WY Stat § 3-3-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-101 - Petition for Involuntary Appointment of Conservator.

3-3-101. Petition for involuntary appointment of conservator.| (a) Any person may file with the clerk a petition for the involuntary appointment of a conservator. The petition appointment shall state:  (i) The name, age and address of the proposed ward;  (ii) The status of the proposed ward as a minor, incompetent person or a mentally incompetent person and the reasons for the petition;  (iii) The name and address of the proposed conservator, and his qualification to serve as conservator;  (iv) The name and address of the person or institution having the care, custody or control of the proposed ward;  (v) The fact that the residence of the proposed ward is in the county, or is a nonresident, or that his residence is unknown;  (vi) The fact that the best interest of the proposed ward requires the appointment of a conservator in Wyoming;  (vii) The estimated current value of the real estate, the estimated value of the personal property and the estimated gross annual income of the estate;  (viii) Any money payable or to become payable to the proposed ward from any source; and  (ix) The interests of the petitioner.
WY Stat § 3-3-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-102 - Notice; When Required; Governed by Rules of Civil Procedure.

3-3-102. Notice; when required; governed by rules of civil procedure.| (a) Notice of filing of a petition for appointment of an involuntary conservator shall be served on the proposed ward, his custodian, the proposed conservator and upon the proposed ward's parents, agent or fiduciary under a known power of attorney, adult children and spouse who are known or who can be discovered with due diligence, except:  (i) When a petition is filed under W.S. 3-2-106, 3-3-107 or 3-3-301; or  (ii) When for good cause the court determines that no notice is necessary when the proposed ward is under the age of eighteen (18) years.  (b) Notice shall be served on any other person as ordered by the court.  (c) Notice shall be given in accordance with the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and as ordered by the court.
WY Stat § 3-3-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-103 - Pleadings and Trial; Rules of Civil Procedure.

3-3-103. Pleadings and trial; rules of civil procedure.| After the petition is filed, all proceedings are governed by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure and the Wyoming Rules of Evidence. Petitioner, the proposed ward or his custodian may demand a jury trial as provided by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
WY Stat § 3-3-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-104 - Appointment of Conservator.

3-3-104. Appointment of conservator.| (a) The court may appoint a conservator if the allegations of the petition as to the status of the proposed ward and the necessity for the appointment of a conservator are proved by a preponderance of the evidence.  (b) The order appointing a conservator shall state the findings of the court, including:  (i) Reasons why the ward is in need of a conservator;  (ii) Appointment of the conservator;  (iii) The duration of the appointment for a specified term or permanent, subject to W.S. 3-3-1101;  (iv) The limited or plenary duties of the conservator.
WY Stat § 3-3-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-105 - Preference for Appointment of Conservator of a Minor.

3-3-105. Preference for appointment of conservator of a minor.| (a) The appointment of a qualified and suitable conservator of a minor shall be made in the following order of preference:  (i) The parent or parents of the minor;  (ii) The person nominated as conservator in the will of the custodial parent;  (iii) The person requested by a minor who has reached fourteen (14) years of age;  (iv) Any other person who is willing to serve as conservator.
WY Stat § 3-3-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-106 - Appointment of Conservator on Voluntary Petition.

3-3-106. Appointment of conservator on voluntary petition.| (a) The court may appoint a conservator upon the petition by the proposed ward if:  (i) The petitioner has reached the age of fourteen (14) years; and  (ii) The court determines that the appointment of a conservator is in the best interest of the petitioner.  (b) The petition shall state whether a notice of involuntary petition for the appointment of a conservator has been served on the proposed ward.
WY Stat § 3-3-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 3 - Guardian and Ward|Chapter 3 - Conservatorships|Article 1 - Opening Conservatorships|Section 3-3-107 - Appointment of a Temporary Conservator.

3-3-107. Appointment of a temporary conservator.| (a) Upon the filing of a petition for a temporary conservator and after a hearing the court may appoint a temporary conservator subject to any notice and conditions the court prescribes.  (b) Every order appointing a temporary conservator shall be limited to not more than ninety (90) days. The court may order an extension of the temporary conservatorship for not more than an additional ninety (90) days, or conversion to a guardianship or conservatorship in accordance with W.S. 3-2-105 or 3-3-101 through 3-3-106.