Wyo. Stat. § 3-8-102
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 3-8-102, 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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Definitions
Official statutory text
(a) As used in this act:
(i) "Adult" means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(ii) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-3-101 through 3-3-1106;
(iii) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-2-101 through 3-2-303;
(iv) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian;
(v) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;
(vi) "Incompetent person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;
(vii) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;
(viii) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;
(ix) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property;
(x) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
(xi) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(xii) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought;
(xiii) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(xiv) "This act" means W.S. 3-8-101 through 3-8-502.
(i) "Adult" means an individual who has attained eighteen (18) years of age;
(ii) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-3-101 through 3-3-1106;
(iii) "Guardian" means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding the person of an adult, including a person appointed under W.S. 3-2-101 through 3-2-303;
(iv) "Guardianship order" means an order appointing a guardian;
(v) "Guardianship proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment of a guardian is sought or has been issued;
(vi) "Incompetent person" means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed;
(vii) "Party" means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator or any other person allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding;
(viii) "Protected person" means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued;
(ix) "Protective order" means an order appointing a conservator or other order related to management of an adult's property;
(x) "Protective proceeding" means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is sought or has been issued;
(xi) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form;
(xii) "Respondent" means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian is sought;
(xiii) "State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, a federally recognized Indian tribe, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States;
(xiv) "This act" means W.S. 3-8-101 through 3-8-502.
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