§ 3-2-302 — Appointment of temporary guardian for educational, medical care and dental care purposes

Wyoming § 3-2-302

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 03: Guardian and Ward
• Ch. 2: GUARDIANSHIPS
• Art. 3: TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL,

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(a) A caregiver of a child may petition for appointment as
a temporary guardian of a child for educational, medical care
and dental care purposes. The petition shall be verified by
affidavit setting forth:
(i) The petitioner's full name, place of residence,
the length of time he has been a resident of the county in which
the petition is filed and his Wyoming driver's license or
identification card number;
(ii) The qualifications of the proposed guardian as a
fit and proper person to serve as guardian;
(iii) The name, birth date and place of birth of the
child;
(iv) The physical address of the child for the
previous one (1) year preceding the filing of the petition, if
known;
(v) The full names of the child's natural parents;
(vi) The last known addresses of the child's natural
parents;
(vii) The name and address of the person or facility
having the care, custody or control of the child;
(viii) A concise statement of the reason for the
desired temporary guardianship for educational, medical care and
dental care purposes;
(ix) The facts showing the best interest of the child
requires the appointment of a guardian for educational, medical
care and dental care purposes in this state; and
(x) A concise statement setting forth the attempts
made by the petitioner and whether the petitioner has been able
to contact the natural parents or other person having legal
custody of the child to advise them of the petitioner's intent
to enroll the child in school, to authorize medical or dental
care or seek a temporary guardianship for educational, medical
care and dental care purposes.
(b) A temporary guardian for educational, medical care and
dental care purposes may be appointed through an ex parte
temporary guardianship order without notice to the child's
natural parents if the court finds by a preponderance of the
evidence from the petition and testimony, if any testimony is
deemed necessary by the court, that temporary guardianship is in
the best interest of the child and not detrimental to the
interests of any other person and that no other person appears
to have authority and willingness to act in the circumstances.
The court shall cause the ex parte temporary guardianship order,
together with notice of right to a hearing, to be served on the
natural parents of the child pursuant to Rule 4 of the Wyoming
Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The notice of right to a hearing shall clearly inform
the child's natural parents that a temporary guardianship for
educational, medical care and dental care purposes has been
granted to the petitioner and that the natural parents,
individually or jointly, have the right to request a full
hearing on the temporary guardianship by filing a written
request for hearing with the court. A request for full hearing
by a natural parent shall be filed with the court and shall be
served on the temporary guardian pursuant to Rule 4 of the
Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure. Upon receipt of a request for
hearing, the court shall set the full hearing at its earliest
convenience.
(d) Except upon a showing of good cause, an ex parte order
appointing a temporary guardian of a child for educational,
medical care and dental care purposes shall be limited to not
more than one (1) year.