Wyo. Stat. § 3-8-204
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 3-8-204, 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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Special jurisdiction
Official statutory text
(a) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under W.S. 3-8-203(a)(i) through (iii) has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
(i) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;
(ii) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state;
(iii) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incompetent or protected person for whom a provisional order to
transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to W.S. 3-8-301.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
(i) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding ninety (90) days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;
(ii) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state;
(iii) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incompetent or protected person for whom a provisional order to
transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to W.S. 3-8-301.
(b) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
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