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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-310

Parties authorized to file petition

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: Jpl, Minor Child, Jennifer Anne Hood v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Family Services (2021)

Most recently applied in In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights To: Jpl, Minor Child, Jennifer Anne Hood v. State of Wyoming, Ex Rel. Department of Family Services (August 2021)

(a) The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship shall be filed with the court by:

(i) Either parent, when termination of the parent-child legal relationship is sought with respect to the other parent; or (ii) The guardian or the legal custodian of the child; or (iii) An authorized agency.

(b) The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship may be filed with the court by a biological or adoptive grandparent acting in loco parentis to the child, where the child has resided with the grandparent for a period of not less than one (1) year and the placement is not under the direction of a juvenile court or the department of family services.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.