reglab/statecodes huggingface dataset:
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-102 - Definitions.

2-16-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Beneficiary form" means a registration of a security which indicates the present owner of the security and the intention of the owner regarding the person who will become the owner of the security upon the death of the owner;
(ii) "Devisee" means any person designated in a will to receive a disposition of real or personal property;
(iii) "Heirs" mean those persons, including the surviving spouse, who are entitled under the statutes of intestate succession to the property of a decedent;
(iv) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, an organization or other legal entity;
(v) "Personal representative" includes executor, administrator, successor personal representative, special administrator and persons who perform substantially the same function under the law governing their status;
(vi) "Property" includes both real and personal property or any interest therein and means anything that may be the subject of ownership;
(vii) "Register" including its derivatives, means to issue a certificate showing the ownership of a certificated security or, in the case of an uncertificated security, to initiate or transfer an account showing ownership of securities;
(viii) "Registering entity" means a person who originates or transfers a security title by registration and includes a broker maintaining security accounts for customers and a transfer agent or other person acting for or as an issuer of securities;
(ix) "Security" means a share, participation or other interest in property, in a business, or in an obligation of an enterprise or other issuer, and includes a certificated security, an uncertificated security and a security account;
(x) "Security account" means:
(A) A reinvestment account associated with a security, a securities account with a broker, a cash balance in a brokerage account, cash, cash equivalents, interest, earnings or dividends earned or declared on a security in an account, a reinvestment account, or a brokerage account, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death;
(B) A cash balance or other property held for or due to the owner of a security as a replacement for or product of an account security, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death; or
(C) An investment management or custody account with a trust company or a bank with trust powers, including the securities in the account, a cash balance in the account, and cash, cash equivalents, interest, earnings or dividends earned or declared on a security in the account, whether or not credited to the account before the owner's death.
(xi) "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession subject to the legislative authority of the United States;
(xii) "This act" means W.S. 2-16-101 through 2-16-112.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-103 - Registration in Beneficiary Form; Sole or Joint Tenancy Ownership.

2-16-103. Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership.
Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one (1) individual or multiple ownership by two (2) or more individuals with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may obtain registration in beneficiary form. Multiple owners of a security registered in beneficiary form hold as joint tenants with right of survivorship, as tenants by the entireties or as owners of community property held in survivorship form, and not as tenants in common.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-104 - Registration in Beneficiary Form; Applicable Law.

2-16-104. Registration in beneficiary form; applicable law.
A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by this or a similar statute of the state of organization of the issuer or registering entity, the location of the registering entity's principal office, the office of its transfer agent or its office making the registration, or by this or a similar statute of the law of the state listed as the owner's address at the time of registration. A registration governed by the law of a jurisdiction in which this or similar legislation is not in force or was not in force when a registration in beneficiary form was made is nevertheless presumed to be valid and authorized as a matter of contract law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-105 - Origination of Registration in Beneficiary Form.

2-16-105. Origination of registration in beneficiary form.
A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple owners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-106 - Form of Registration in Beneficiary Form.

2-16-106. Form of registration in beneficiary form.
Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words "transfer on death" or the abbreviation "TOD," or by the words "pay on death" or the abbreviation "POD," after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-107 - Effect of Registration in Beneficiary Form.

2-16-107. Effect of registration in beneficiary form.
The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner's death. A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or all then surviving owners without the consent of the beneficiary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-108 - Ownership on Death of Owner.

2-16-108. Ownership on death of owner.
On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners. On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any applicable requirements of the registering entity, a security registered in beneficiary form may be reregistered in the name of the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survived the death of all owners. Until division of the security after the death of all owners, multiple beneficiaries surviving the death of all owners hold their interest as tenants in common. If no beneficiary survives the death of all owners, the security belongs to the estate of the deceased sole owner or the estate of the last to die of all multiple owners.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-109 - Protection of Registering Entity.

2-16-109. Protection of registering entity.
(a) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary form assents to the protections given to the registering entity by this act.
(b) By accepting a request for registration of a security in beneficiary form, the registering entity agrees that the registration will be implemented on death of the deceased owner as provided in this act.
(c) A registering entity is discharged from all claims to a security by the estate, creditors, heirs or devisees of a deceased owner if it registers a transfer of the security in accordance with W.S. 2-16-108 and does so in good faith reliance (1) on the registration, (2) on this act, and (3) on information provided to it by affidavit of the personal representative of the deceased owner, or by the surviving beneficiary or by the surviving beneficiary's representatives, or other information available to the registering entity. The protections of this act do not extend to a reregistration or payment made after a registering entity has received written notice from any claimant to any interest in the security objecting to implementation of a registration in beneficiary form. No other notice or other information available to the registering entity affects its right to protection under this act.
(d) The protection provided by this act to the registering entity of a security does not affect the rights of beneficiaries in disputes between themselves and other claimants to ownership of the security transferred or its value or proceeds.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-110 - Nontestamentary Transfer on Death.

2-16-110. Nontestamentary transfer on death.
(a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the owner and the registering entity and this act and is not testamentary.
(b) This act does not limit the rights of creditors of security owners against beneficiaries and other transferees under other laws of this state.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-111 - Terms, Conditions and Forms for Registration.

2-16-111. Terms, conditions and forms for registration.
A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests (1) for registrations in beneficiary form, and (2) for implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, including requests for cancellation of previously registered TOD beneficiary designations and requests for reregistration to effect a change of beneficiary. The terms and conditions so established may provide for proving death, avoiding or resolving any problems concerning fractional shares, designating primary and contingent beneficiaries, and substituting a named beneficiary's descendants to take in the place of the named beneficiary in the event of the beneficiary's death. Substitution may be indicated by appending to the name of the primary beneficiary the letters LDPS, standing for "lineal descendants per stirpes." This designation substitutes a deceased beneficiary's descendants who survive the owner for a beneficiary who fails to so survive, the descendants to be identified and to share in accordance with the law of the beneficiary's domicile at the owner's death governing inheritance by descendants of an intestate. Other forms of identifying beneficiaries who are to take on one (1) or more contingencies, and rules for providing proofs and assurances needed to satisfy reasonable concerns by registering entities regarding conditions and identities relevant to accurate implementation of registrations in beneficiary form, may be contained in a registering entity's terms and conditions.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 16 - Uniform TOD Security Registration › Section 2-16-112 - Application of Act.

2-16-112. Application of act.
This act applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made before or after July 1, 1993, by decedents dying on or after July 1, 1993.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 18 - Nontestamentary Transfer on Death of Real Property › Section 2-18-102 - Definitions.

2-18-102. Definitions.
(a) As used in this chapter:
(i) "Grantee beneficiary" or "grantee" means the person to whom an owner grants an interest in the real property that is the subject of the transfer on death deed;
(ii) "Owner" means a person who executes a transfer on death deed as provided in W.S. 2-18-103;
(iii) "Successor grantee beneficiary" means the person to whom an owner grants an interest in the real property that is the subject of the transfer on death deed if the primary grantee beneficiary does not survive the owner;
(iv) "Transfer on death deed" means a deed authorized by W.S. 2-18-103.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 18 - Nontestamentary Transfer on Death of Real Property › Section 2-18-104 - Form of Transfer on Death Deed.

2-18-104. Form of transfer on death deed.
A transfer on death deed is sufficient if it complies with other applicable law and if it is in substantially the following form:
Transfer on Death Deed
I (we) .... (owner) hereby convey to .... (grantee beneficiary) effective on my (our) death the following described real property:
(Legal Description)
If a grantee beneficiary predeceases the owner, the conveyance to that grantee beneficiary must either (choose one):
[ ] Become void.
[ ] Become part of the estate of the grantee beneficiary.
Dated this .... day of .... year).
............................................
(Signature of grantor(s))
(Acknowledgment)
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 18 - Nontestamentary Transfer on Death of Real Property › Section 2-18-105 - Form for Revoking a Transfer on Death Deed.

2-18-105. Form for revoking a transfer on death deed.
An instrument revoking a transfer on death deed is sufficient if it complies with other applicable law and is in substantially the following form:
Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed
The undersigned hereby revokes the transfer on death deed recorded on .... (date), in deed book .... on page ...., in the office of the clerk of .... county, Wyoming, concerning the following described real property:
(Legal Description)
Dated this .... day of .... (year).
............................................
(Signature of grantor(s))
(Acknowledgment)
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code › Chapter 18 - Nontestamentary Transfer on Death of Real Property › Section 2-18-106 - Disclaimer.

2-18-106. Disclaimer.
A grantee beneficiary may refuse to accept all or any part of the real property interest conveyed by a transfer on death deed. If a grantee beneficiary refuses to accept or disclaims any real property interest, the grantee beneficiary shall have no liability under this chapter by reason of being designated as grantee beneficiary.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-101 - Definitions

3-1-101. Definitions
(a) As used in this title, unless otherwise required by the context or unless otherwise defined:
(i) "Ancillary guardian" means a guardian appointed by a court of another state for a ward who is currently a resident of this state;
(ii) "Clerk" means clerk of the district court in the county in which the matter is pending and includes the clerk of the probate court;
(iii) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to have the custody and control of the property of a ward;
(iv) "Fiduciary" means a guardian or conservator;
(v) "Guardian" means a person who has qualified as a guardian of a minor or incompetent person pursuant to an appointment by the court to exercise the powers granted by the court. The term includes a plenary, limited, emergency and standby guardian, but does not include a guardian ad litem;
(vi) "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by the court to represent the best interests of a respondent during the course of litigation;
(vii) "Guardian of the estate" means "conservator";
(viii) "Guardian of the property" means "conservator";
(ix) "Incompetent person" means an individual who, for reasons other than being a minor, is unable unassisted to properly manage and take care of himself or his property as a result of the medical conditions of advanced age, physical disability, disease, the use of alcohol or controlled substances, mental illness, mental deficiency or intellectual disability;
(x) "Limited conservatorship" means a conservatorship in which the appointment by the court is limited in scope of duties or duration of appointment;
(xi) "Limited guardianship" means a guardianship in which the appointment by the court is limited in scope of duties or duration of appointment;
(xii) "Mentally incompetent person" means an individual who is unable unassisted to properly manage and take care of himself or his property as the result of mental illness, mental deficiency or intellectual disability;
(xiii) "Plenary conservatorship" means a conservatorship in which the appointment by the court carries the full range of duties allowable by law;
(xiv) "Plenary guardianship" means a guardianship in which the appointment by the court carries the full range of duties allowable by law;
(xv) "Ward" means an individual for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed by the court or designated under W.S. 3-3-501;
(xvi) "Minor" means an unemancipated individual under the age of majority as defined by W.S. 14-1-101(a);
(xvii) "Person" means an adult individual, or a nonprofit organization with a guardianship program;
(xviii) "Respondent" means an adult or minor individual for whom a guardianship or conservatorship or other protective order is sought.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-102 - Consent to Jurisdiction.

3-1-102. Consent to jurisdiction.
(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, by accepting appointment, a guardian or conservator submits personally to the jurisdiction of the court in any proceeding relating to the guardianship or conservatorship that may be instituted by any interested person. Notice of any proceeding shall be delivered to the guardian or conservator or mailed to him by certified mail at his address listed in the court records and to his address as then known to the petitioner.
(b) In any matter concerning an adult, the provisions of chapter 8 of this title shall apply and shall supersede the terms of subsection (a) of this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-103 - Venue.

3-1-103. Venue.
(a) The venue for a guardianship proceeding is in the place where the minor, incompetent person or mental incompetent resides or is present. If a mentally incompetent person is admitted to an institution pursuant to order of a court of competent jurisdiction, venue is also in the county in which that court sits.
(b) The venue for a conservatorship proceeding is in the county where the ward resides, whether or not a guardian has been appointed in another place. If the ward does not reside in this state then venue is in any county where the ward has property.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-104 - Proceedings Against Persons Suspected of Concealing Ward's Property.

3-1-104. Proceedings against persons suspected of concealing ward's property.
Upon complaint of a person interested in the estate of the ward, the court may cite any person suspected of concealing, embezzling, converting or conveying property belonging to the ward to appear before the court and answer the complaint in the manner provided by the Wyoming Probate Code.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-105 - Combining Petition for Guardian and Conservator.

3-1-105. Combining petition for guardian and conservator.
A petition for the appointment of a guardian and a conservator may be filed and the cause shall be tried as provided in W.S. 3-3-101 through 3-3-104 for the appointment of a conservator. The same person may be appointed to serve as both guardian and conservator.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-106 - Provisions Applicable to All Fiduciaries Shall Govern.

3-1-106. Provisions applicable to all fiduciaries shall govern.
The provisions of W.S. 2-3-101 through 2-3-504 and 2-3-801 through 2-3-834 govern the appointment, qualification, substitution, removal, oath and bond of a guardian, limited guardian and conservator. A guardian or limited guardian shall not be required to give bond unless the court, for good cause, finds that the best interest of the ward requires a bond. The court shall then fix the terms and conditions of the guardian's bond.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-107 - Combination of Involuntary, Voluntary and Standby Petitions and Hearings.

3-1-107. Combination of involuntary, voluntary and standby petitions and hearings.
If prior to the time of hearing on a petition for the appointment of a guardian under W.S. 3-2-101 or for the appointment of a conservator under W.S. 3-3-101, a petition is filed under the provisions of W.S. 3-2-105, 3-2-106, 3-2-302, 3-3-106, 3-3-107 or 3-3-301, the court shall combine the hearings on the petitions and determine who shall be appointed guardian or conservator.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-108 - Guardians Ad Litem Not Affected.

3-1-108. Guardians ad litem not affected.
(a) The appointment of a guardian or conservator for a ward does not affect or impair the power of any court to appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the best interests of any minor, incompetent person or mentally incompetent person interested in any matter.
(b) A guardian ad litem appointed in an action brought under this title shall report back to the court within thirty (30) days after appointment as to:
(i) The condition of the proposed ward;
(ii) Recommendations for the court.
(c) The guardian ad litem shall not have the powers of a guardian or conservator nor shall the guardian ad litem act as legal counsel for the proposed ward.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-109 - Limitation of Action on Bond.

3-1-109. Limitation of action on bond.
An action shall not be brought against the sureties on any bond given by a guardian or conservator unless it is commenced within five (5) years from the discharge or removal of the guardian or conservator, but if, at the time of the discharge, the person entitled to bring an action is under any legal disability to sue, the action may be commenced at any time within five (5) years after the disability is removed.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-110 - Order Restricting Disclosure.

3-1-110. Order restricting disclosure.
(a) Upon application, the court may order sealed any portion of a ward's file containing those matters described in W.S. 16-4-203(b) and (d) and any personally identifiable information, including financial information relating to the ward. Sealed records are available for inspection only under court order.
(b) Nothing in this section is intended to limit the guardian's use of confidential information in the interests of the ward.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 1 - Guardians or Conservators › Section 3-1-111 - Complaint Against Guardian or Conservator.

3-1-111. Complaint against guardian or conservator.
(a) Any person having reason to believe that a guardian or conservator is not properly discharging his duties shall report the allegations and relevant supporting facts in a verified writing to the clerk of the district court that established the guardianship or conservatorship.
(b) The clerk shall immediately send a copy of the complaint report to the guardian or conservator in the manner provided for service of process under Rule 4(r)(2) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The guardian or conservator shall have twenty (20) days in which to respond to the complaint report.
(d) Upon receipt of the guardian's or conservator's response, or at the expiration of the twenty (20) day response time, whichever occurs earlier, the court shall either dismiss the complaint or set the matter for hearing. The court may dismiss the complaint if the complaint report and response show there is no basis for the allegations that the guardian or conservator is not properly discharging his duties.
(e) Notice of the hearing shall be sent to the complainant, the guardian or conservator and, when ordered by the court, the ward.
(f) At the conclusion of the hearing, or after determining there is no basis for the allegations and no need for a hearing, the court shall issue findings and enter an appropriate order.
(g) The court may, within its discretion, assess court costs and impose attorneys fees against any party in an action instituted under this section.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 › Section 3-1-202 - Powers of the Ward.

3-1-202. Powers of the ward.
(a) A ward who is a minor or a mentally incompetent person for whom a conservator has been appointed does not have the power to convey, encumber or dispose of property in any manner, except:
(i) By will if he possesses the requisite testamentary capacity; or
(ii) As provided by W.S. 2-1-203(a), 13-7-302 and 34.1-4-405.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 › Section 3-1-203 - Title to Ward's Property.

3-1-203. Title to ward's property.
Title to all property of the ward remains in the ward and is subject to the possession of the conservator and to the control of the court for the purposes of administration, sale or other disposition as provided by law.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 › Section 3-1-204 - Conservator's Right to Possession.

3-1-204. Conservator's right to possession.
(a) The conservator shall:
(i) Take possession of all the real and personal property of the ward;
(ii) Pay out of the ward's estate the taxes assessed against the ward's property; and
(iii) Collect the income realized from the ward's property.
(b) The conservator may bring an action to determine title to or to gain possession of the ward's property.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 › Section 3-1-205 - Rights of Proposed Ward.

3-1-205. Rights of proposed ward.
(a) The proposed ward of any involuntary petition for guardianship or conservatorship shall have the right to:
(i) Notice of the filing of the petition;
(ii) An opportunity for a hearing;
(iii) Be present at any hearing regarding the proposed guardianship or conservatorship;
(iv) Have a guardian ad litem appointed in accordance with Rule 17(c) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and to have counsel appointed upon order of the court; and
(v) The least restrictive and most appropriate guardianship or conservatorship suitable to the proposed ward's circumstances.
(b) The rights in subsection (a) of this section may be exercised by the proposed ward, his legal counsel or guardian ad litem.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 1 - General Provisions › Article 2 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 2 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 2 › 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).
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 3 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 2 - Guardianships › Article 3 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 3 - Conservatorships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 3 - Conservatorships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 3 - Conservatorships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 3 - Conservatorships › Article 1 › 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.
2023 Wyoming Statutes › Title 3 - Guardian and Ward › Chapter 3 - Conservatorships › Article 1 › 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.