Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-403 (2026)

Juvenile court authority over certain issues.

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(a) Coincident with proceedings concerning a minor alleged
to be neglected and subject to the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare
Act, the court has jurisdiction to:

          (i) Determine questions concerning the right to legal
custody of the minor;
          (ii) Order any party to the proceedings to perform
any acts, duties and responsibilities the court deems necessary;
or

          (iii) Order any party to the proceedings to refrain
from any act or conduct the court deems detrimental to the best
interest and welfare of the minor or essential to the
enforcement of any lawful order of disposition of the minor made
by the court.

     (b) Nothing contained in this act is construed to deprive
the district court of jurisdiction to determine questions of
custody, parental rights, guardianship or any other questions
involving minors, when the questions are the subject of or
incidental to suits or actions commenced in or transferred to
the district court as provided by law, except:

          (i) If a petition involving the same child is pending
in juvenile court or if continuing jurisdiction has been
previously acquired by the juvenile court, the district court
may certify the question of custody to the juvenile court; and

          (ii) The district court at any time may request the
juvenile court to make recommendations pertaining to
guardianship or legal custody.

     (c) A party to the proceeding may file a petition for
adoption or an appointment of guardianship in the underlying
juvenile action in lieu of filing a petition with the district
court.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights to AGS & AMLD, Minor Child.. SAS, 2014 WY 143 (Wyo. 2014).

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In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights to AGS & AMLD, Minor Child.. SAS, 2014 WY 143 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 5× “Section 14-3-403(b) of the Child Protection Act states, in pertinent part: 8 Nothing contained in [the Child Protection Act] is construed to deprive the district court of jurisdiction to determine questions of custody, parental rights, guardianship or any other questions…”

Dunlap v. State (In re Bad), 446 P.3d 222 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 2× “" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-403 (a). It contains procedures that "must be followed upon an allegation that a person has neglected a child in his custody.”

Brittany Brown v. State, 2017 WY 45 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 14-3-403 (b)(ii) and (iii) (LexisNexis 2015) (Child Protection Act); 14-6-403(a)(ii) and (iii) (LexisNexis 2015) (Children in Need of Supervision Act); 14-6-203(b)(ii) and (iii) (Juvenile Justice Act).”

MR v. State, 351 P.3d 264 (Wyo. 2015). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-3-403 (a). [T22] If a neglect case proceeds to a disposition hearing, the court may, among other things, order the parents to participate in any treatment programs "designed to address problems which contributed to the adjudication.”

In the Interest of Sp, Mr, Jr, & Mr, Minor Child.: Idp v. The State of Wyoming, 2025 WY 101 (Wyo. 2025). “§ 14-3 - 402(a)(xii)(B), § 14-3-403(a) (2025). The Act requires a prosecutor to initiate neglect proceedings by filing a petition that contains specific requirements.”

— Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-403(a) — 1 case

— Wyo. Stat. § 14-3-403(b) — 1 case

In the Matter of the Termination of Parental Rights to AGS & AMLD, Minor Child.. SAS, 2014 WY 143 (Wyo. 2014). “Section 14-3-403(b) of the Child Protection Act states, in pertinent part: 8 Nothing contained in [the Child Protection Act] is construed to deprive the district court of jurisdiction to determine questions of custody, parental rights, guardianship or any other questions…”

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