Wyoming § 6-1-104 (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and
reunify the family is not required in any case in which the
court determines any one (1) or more of the following by clear
and convincing evidence:
(i) The parental rights of the parent to any other
child have been terminated involuntarily;
(ii) The parent abandoned, chronically abused,
tortured or sexually abused the child;
(iii) The parent has been convicted of committing one
(1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another
child of that parent:
(A) Sexual assault under W.S. 6-2-302 through
6-2-304;
(B) Sexual battery under W.S. 6-2-313;
(C) Sexual abuse of a minor under W.S. 6-2-314
through 6-2-317

Wyoming Statutes

§ 6-1-104 — (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and reunify the family is not required in any case in which the court determines any one (1) or more of the following by clear and convincing evidence: (i) The parental rights of the parent to any other child have been terminated involuntarily; (ii) The parent abandoned, chronically abused, tortured or sexually abused the child; (iii) The parent has been convicted of committing one (1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another child of that parent: (A) Sexual assault under W.S. 6-2-302 through 6-2-304; (B) Sexual battery under W.S. 6-2-313; (C) Sexual abuse of a minor under W.S. 6-2-314 through 6-2-317

Wyoming § 6-1-104

Title 14Children

Ch. 2PARENTS

Art. 3TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS

This text of Wyoming § 6-1-104 ((c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, evidence that reasonable efforts have been made to preserve and reunify the family is not required in any case in which the court determines any one (1) or more of the following by clear and convincing evidence: (i) The parental rights of the parent to any other child have been terminated involuntarily; (ii) The parent abandoned, chronically abused, tortured or sexually abused the child; (iii) The parent has been convicted of committing one (1) or more of the following crimes against the child or another child of that parent: (A) Sexual assault under W.S. 6-2-302 through 6-2-304; (B) Sexual battery under W.S. 6-2-313; (C) Sexual abuse of a minor under W.S. 6-2-314 through 6-2-317) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Wyoming primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 6-1-104 (2026).

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(iv)The parent is required to register as a sex offender pursuant to W.S. 7-19-302 if the offense involved the child or another child of that parent. This shall not apply if the parent is only required to register for conviction under W.S. 6-2-201;

(v)Other aggravating circumstances exist indicating that there is little likelihood that services to the family will result in successful reunification.

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