2014 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 3 - GUARDIAN AND WARD
CHAPTER 2 - GUARDIANSHIPS
ARTICLE 2 - POWERS OF GUARDIANS
3-2-202. Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court.
3-2-202.Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court.
(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).
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