Wyoming § 3-8-204 Special jurisdiction

Wyoming Statutes

§ 3-8-204 — Special jurisdiction

Wyoming § 3-8-204

Title 03Guardian and Ward

Ch. 8UNIFORM ADULT GUARDIANSHIP AND PROTECTIVE

Art. 2JURISDICTION

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 3-8-204 (2026).

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(a)A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under W.S. 3-8-203(a)(i) through (iii) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:

(i)Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;

(ii)Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state;

(iii)Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incompetent or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to W.S. 3-8-301.

(b)If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss th

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(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under W.S.
3-8-203(a)(i) through (iii) has special jurisdiction to do any
of the following:
(i) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not
exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically
present in this state;
(ii) Issue a protective order with respect to real or
tangible personal property located in this state;
(iii) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an
incompetent or protected person for whom a provisional order to
transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under
procedures similar to W.S. 3-8-301.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an
emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the
respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the
court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court
of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before
or after the emergency appointment.