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Wyo. Stat. § 14-2-316 (2026)

Dismissal of petition; continuation of hearing.

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If the court does not terminate the parent-child legal
relationship, it shall dismiss the petition or direct an
authorized agency to continue to make efforts to rehabilitate
the parent and continue the hearing for no longer than six (6)
months. The authorized agency shall provide the court with any
additional reports regarding its rehabilitative efforts and
results. Pending final hearing, the court may continue the
present placement of the child or place the child in the
temporary custody of an authorized agency and fix responsibility
for temporary child support.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1982–2007 · leading case: Seg v. Gdk, 2007 WY 203 (Wyo. 2007).
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Seg v. Gdk, 2007 WY 203 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 6× “] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-316 (LexisNexis 2007).”
In Re Ad, 2007 WY 23 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-316 (LexisNexis 2005), [2] the district court continued the hearing for six months and ordered DFS to retain custody of the children but make additional efforts to rehabilitate Mother.”
In Interest of JG, 742 P.2d 770 (Wyo. 1987). · cites it 2× “Whether the district court erred in failing to continue the petition pursuant to W.S. 14-2-316. “IV. Whether W.S. 14-2-309(iv) is unconstitutionally vague.”
C.L. v. Wyoming Dep't of Fam. Servs., 151 P.3d 1102 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 4× “Pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-2-316 (LexisNexis 2005), 2 the district court continued the hearing for six months and ordered DFS to retain custody of the children but make additional efforts to rehabilitate Mother.”
CP v. Laramie Cnty. Dep't of Pub. Assistance & Soc. Servs., 648 P.2d 512 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 2× “1981 [sic] [§ 14-2-316, W.S.1977, Cum.Supp. 1981], as a reasonable and lesser intrusion upon a fundamental liberty.”
Matter of Parental Rights of PP, 648 P.2d 512 (Wyo. 1982). · cites it 2× “1981 [sic] [§ 14-2-316, W.S. 1977, Cum.Supp. 1981], as a reasonable and lesser intrusion upon a fundamental liberty.”
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