(a)The office of guardian ad litem shall administer a
guardian ad litem program. The office shall employ or contract
with, supervise and manage attorneys providing legal
representation as guardians ad litem in the following cases and
actions:
(i)Child protection cases under W.S. 14-3-101
through 14-3-440;
(ii)Children in need of supervision cases under W.S.
14-6-401 through 14-6-440, to the extent an attorney has been
appointed to serve only as a guardian ad litem;
(iii)Delinquency cases under W.S. 14-6-201 through
14-6-252, to the extent an attorney has been appointed to serve
only as a guardian ad litem;
(iv)Termination of parental rights actions under
W.S. 14-2-308 through 14-2-319, brought as a result of a child
protection, child in need of supervision or delinquency action;
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(a) The office of guardian ad litem shall administer a
guardian ad litem program. The office shall employ or contract
with, supervise and manage attorneys providing legal
representation as guardians ad litem in the following cases and
actions:
(i) Child protection cases under W.S. 14-3-101
through 14-3-440;
(ii) Children in need of supervision cases under W.S.
14-6-401 through 14-6-440, to the extent an attorney has been
appointed to serve only as a guardian ad litem;
(iii) Delinquency cases under W.S. 14-6-201 through
14-6-252, to the extent an attorney has been appointed to serve
only as a guardian ad litem;
(iv) Termination of parental rights actions under
W.S. 14-2-308 through 14-2-319, brought as a result of a child
protection, child in need of supervision or delinquency action;
(v) Interstate Compact on Juveniles proceedings under
W.S. 14-6-102, when requested by the juvenile or the court;
(vi) Appeals to the Wyoming supreme court in the
cases or actions specified in this subsection.
(b) Repealed by Laws 2020, ch. 122, § 3.
(c) The office shall adopt policies and rules and
regulations governing standards for the legal representation by
attorneys acting as guardians ad litem in cases under the
program and for the training of those attorneys. Any attorney
providing services to the program as a guardian ad litem shall
meet the standards established by the office for the program.
(d) The office shall include within its biennial budget
request submitted under W.S. 9-2-1013 a report of the
reimbursement for legal representation of children by attorneys
as guardians ad litem in child protection or children in need of
supervision cases. The report shall include the number of cases
and the amount of funds expended for reimbursements and the
amounts of matching monies from participating counties under
W.S. 14-12-103 for each of the two (2) immediately preceding
fiscal years. The county attorney in any county not
participating in the program shall submit a report containing
the same information for the county to the joint appropriations
interim committee by December 1 of each odd numbered year.