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Wyoming · Through 2026 Budget Session; as of 2026-07-01

Wyo. Stat. § 3-2-202: Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court.

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  1. TITLE 3 - GUARDIAN AND WARD
  2. CHAPTER 2 - GUARDIANSHIPS
  3. ARTICLE 2 - POWERS OF GUARDIANS

(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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