Wyo. Stat. § 3-1-111
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 3-1-111, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 3, “Guardian and Ward.”
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Complaint against guardian or conservator
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(a) Any person having reason to believe that a guardian or conservator is not properly discharging his duties shall report the allegations and relevant supporting facts in a verified writing to the clerk of the district court that established the guardianship or conservatorship.
(b) The clerk shall immediately send a copy of the complaint report to the guardian or conservator in the manner provided for service of process under Rule 4(r)(2) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The guardian or conservator shall have twenty (20) days in which to respond to the complaint report.
(d) Upon receipt of the guardian's or conservator's response, or at the expiration of the twenty (20) day response time, whichever occurs earlier, the court shall either dismiss the complaint or set the matter for hearing. The court may dismiss the complaint if the complaint report and response show there is no basis for the allegations that the guardian or conservator is not properly discharging his duties.
(e) Notice of the hearing shall be sent to the complainant, the guardian or conservator and, when ordered by the court, the ward.
(f) At the conclusion of the hearing, or after determining there is no basis for the allegations and no need for a hearing, the court shall issue findings and enter an appropriate order.
(g) The court may, within its discretion, assess court costs and impose attorneys fees against any party in an action instituted under this section.
ARTICLE 2 - RIGHTS AND TITLE OF WARD
(b) The clerk shall immediately send a copy of the complaint report to the guardian or conservator in the manner provided for service of process under Rule 4(r)(2) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.
(c) The guardian or conservator shall have twenty (20) days in which to respond to the complaint report.
(d) Upon receipt of the guardian's or conservator's response, or at the expiration of the twenty (20) day response time, whichever occurs earlier, the court shall either dismiss the complaint or set the matter for hearing. The court may dismiss the complaint if the complaint report and response show there is no basis for the allegations that the guardian or conservator is not properly discharging his duties.
(e) Notice of the hearing shall be sent to the complainant, the guardian or conservator and, when ordered by the court, the ward.
(f) At the conclusion of the hearing, or after determining there is no basis for the allegations and no need for a hearing, the court shall issue findings and enter an appropriate order.
(g) The court may, within its discretion, assess court costs and impose attorneys fees against any party in an action instituted under this section.
ARTICLE 2 - RIGHTS AND TITLE OF WARD
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