Wyoming § 14-2-310 Parties authorized to file petition

Wyoming Statutes

§ 14-2-310 — Parties authorized to file petition

Wyoming § 14-2-310

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 3TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-310 (2026).

Text

(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.

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(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.