Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 3-1-205 (2026)

Rights of proposed ward.

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(a) The proposed ward of any involuntary petition for
guardianship or conservatorship shall have the right to:

            (i)   Notice of the filing of the petition;
          (ii)    An opportunity for a hearing;

          (iii) Be present at any hearing regarding the
proposed guardianship or conservatorship;

          (iv) Have a guardian ad litem appointed in accordance
with Rule 17(c) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and to
have counsel appointed upon order of the court; and

          (v) The least restrictive and most appropriate
guardianship or conservatorship suitable to the proposed ward's
circumstances.

     (b) The rights in subsection (a) of this section may be
exercised by the proposed ward, his legal counsel or guardian ad
litem.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: In the Matter of the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Thomas Lankford: Maureen Utley & Norma Ballweg v. Thomas Lankford & Elaine Hanks, 2013 WY 65 (Wyo. 2013).

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In the Matter of the Guardianship & Conservatorship of Thomas Lankford: Maureen Utley & Norma Ballweg v. Thomas Lankford & Elaine Hanks, 2013 WY 65 (Wyo. 2013). · cites it 2× “§ 3-1-101 (a)(iv) (guardian as fidu-clary); Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 3-1-205 (rights of proposed ward); Wyo.”

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