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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 3-2-202

Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Madonna M. Flory v. Rand E. Flory (2023)

Most recently applied in Madonna M. Flory v. Rand E. Flory (April 2023)

(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).

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