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2019 Wyoming Statutes
Title 14 - Children
Chapter 2 - Parents
Article 3 - Termination of Parental Rights
Section 14-2-310 - Parties Authorized to File Petition.
Universal Citation: WY Stat § 14-2-310 (2019)
14-2-310. Parties authorized to file petition.
(a) The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship shall be filed with the court by:
(i) Either parent, when termination of the parent-child legal relationship is sought with respect to the other parent; or
(ii) The guardian or the legal custodian of the child; or
(iii) An authorized agency.
(b) The petition for the termination of the parent-child relationship may be filed with the court by a biological or adoptive grandparent acting in loco parentis to the child, where the child has resided with the grandparent for a period of not less than one (1) year and the placement is not under the direction of a juvenile court or the department of family services.
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