Wyo. Stat. § 3-2-202
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 3-2-202, 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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Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court
Official statutory text
(a) Upon order of the court, after notice and hearing and appointment of a guardian ad litem, the guardian may:
(i) Commit the ward to a mental health hospital or other mental health facility;
(ii) Consent to the following treatments for the ward:
(A) Electroshock therapy;
(B) Psychosurgery;
(C) Sterilization;
(D) Other long-term or permanent contraception.
(iii) Relinquish the ward's minor child for adoption, provided:
(A) Notice of any hearing was given to the ward and the legal or putative father; and
(B) The ward attended the hearing if the court so ordered.
(iv) Execute any appropriate advance medical directives, including durable power of attorney for health care under W.S. 35-22-403(b) and an individual instruction under W.S. 35-22-403(a).
ARTICLE 3 - TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL CARE PURPOSES
(i) Commit the ward to a mental health hospital or other mental health facility;
(ii) Consent to the following treatments for the ward:
(A) Electroshock therapy;
(B) Psychosurgery;
(C) Sterilization;
(D) Other long-term or permanent contraception.
(iii) Relinquish the ward's minor child for adoption, provided:
(A) Notice of any hearing was given to the ward and the legal or putative father; and
(B) The ward attended the hearing if the court so ordered.
(iv) Execute any appropriate advance medical directives, including durable power of attorney for health care under W.S. 35-22-403(b) and an individual instruction under W.S. 35-22-403(a).
ARTICLE 3 - TEMPORARY GUARDIANSHIP FOR EDUCATIONAL, MEDICAL CARE AND DENTAL CARE PURPOSES
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