Wyo. Stat. » Wyo. Stat. / Title 14 - Children / Chapter 11 - SAFETY FOR A NEWBORN CHILD / Article 7 - WYOMING INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT

Wyo. Stat. § 14-11-101

Purpose and intent.

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The purpose of this act is to provide to a parent of a newborn
child the means to relinquish the child so that the child may be
cared for and protected in a safe haven.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2022 · leading case: McCorvey v. Hill
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McCorvey v. Hill (2004) ca5 “195 (West 2001); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-11-101 et seq. (Michie 2003).”
KC v. State (2015) wyo “under the responsibility of the state of Wyoming for fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty-two (22) months, and a showing that the parent is unfit to have custody and control of the child; (vi) The child is abandoned at less than one (1) year of age and has been abandoned for…”
R.L.A. v. State (2009) wyo “under the responsibility of the state of Wyoming for fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty-two (22) months, and a showing that the parent is unfit to have custody and control of the child; (vi) The child is abandoned at less than one (1) year of age and has been abandoned for…”
RS v. Department of Family Services (2004) wyo “§ 14 — 3—202(a)(ii) (LexisNexis 2003): (ii) “Abuse” means inflicting or causing physical or mental injury, harm or imminent danger to the physical or mental health or welfare of a child other than by accidental means, including abandonment, unless the abandonment is a…”
In the Interest of: SMD and SND, minor children, TD v. The State of Wyoming (2022) wyo “nder the responsibility of the state of Wyoming for fifteen (15) of the most recent twenty- two (22) months, and a showing that the parent is unfit to have custody and control of the child; (vi) The child is abandoned at less than one (1) year of age and has been abandoned for…”
LS v. Johnson County Department of Family Services (2006) wyo “§ 14-2-308 (a)(i) and (a)(vi), the terms “abuse” and “neglect” are statutorily defined as: “Abuse” means inflicting or causing physical or mental injury, harm or imminent danger to the physical or mental health or welfare of a child other than by accidental means, including…”
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