Wyo. Stat. § 3-2-202: Powers of the guardian subject to approval of the court.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 3 - GUARDIAN AND WARD
- CHAPTER 2 - GUARDIANSHIPS
- 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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