Wyo. Stat. § 3-1-101 (2026)

(a) As used in this title, unless otherwise required by
the context or unless otherwise defined:

          (i) "Ancillary guardian" means a guardian appointed
by a court of another state for a ward who is currently a
resident of this state;

          (ii) "Clerk" means clerk of the district court in the
county in which the matter is pending and includes the clerk of
the probate court;

          (iii) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the
court to have the custody and control of the property of a ward;

          (iv)    "Fiduciary" means a guardian or conservator;

          (v) "Guardian" means a person who has qualified as a
guardian of a minor or incompetent person pursuant to an
appointment by the court to exercise the powers granted by the
court. The term includes a plenary, limited, emergency and
standby guardian, but does not include a guardian ad litem;

          (vi) "Guardian ad litem" means a person appointed by
the court to represent the best interests of a respondent during
the course of litigation;

          (vii)    "Guardian of the estate" means "conservator";

          (viii)    "Guardian of the property" means
"conservator";

          (ix) "Incompetent person" means an individual who,
for reasons other than being a minor, is unable unassisted to
properly manage and take care of himself or his property as a
result of the medical conditions of advanced age, physical
disability, disease, the use of alcohol or controlled
substances, mental illness, mental deficiency or intellectual
disability;
          (x) "Limited conservatorship" means a conservatorship
in which the appointment by the court is limited in scope of
duties or duration of appointment;

          (xi) "Limited guardianship" means a guardianship in
which the appointment by the court is limited in scope of duties
or duration of appointment;

          (xii) "Mentally incompetent person" means an
individual who is unable unassisted to properly manage and take
care of himself or his property as the result of mental illness,
mental deficiency or intellectual disability;

          (xiii) "Plenary conservatorship" means a
conservatorship in which the appointment by the court carries
the full range of duties allowable by law;

          (xiv) "Plenary guardianship" means a guardianship in
which the appointment by the court carries the full range of
duties allowable by law;

          (xv) "Ward" means an individual for whom a guardian
or conservator has been appointed by the court or designated
under W.S. 3-3-501;

          (xvi) "Minor" means an unemancipated individual under
the age of majority as defined by W.S. 14-1-101(a);

          (xvii) "Person" means an adult individual, or a
nonprofit organization with a guardianship program;

          (xviii) "Respondent" means an adult or minor
individual for whom a guardianship or conservatorship or other
protective order is sought.