(a) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Child Protection Act." (b) If the child suspected to be abused or neglected is an Indian child as defined by W.S. 14-6-702(a)(iv), the court and all parties shall comply with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act. If any provision of this act conflicts with the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act for addressing an allegation of abuse or neglect of an Indian child, the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act shall control.
Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-401
Short title; applicability
Known as the Child Protection Act
The act spans §§ 14-3-401 to 14-3-441 (41 sections).
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case In the Interest Of: Aa, a Minor Child, Ra v. The State of Wyoming (2021)
Most recently applied in In the Interest of Sp, Mr, Jr, and Mr, Minor Children: Idp v. The State of Wyoming (September 2025)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.