Section 3-1-205 - Rights of Proposed Ward.

WY Stat § 3-1-205 (2019) (N/A)
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3-1-205. Rights of proposed ward.

(a) The proposed ward of any involuntary petition for guardianship or conservatorship shall have the right to:

(i) Notice of the filing of the petition;

(ii) An opportunity for a hearing;

(iii) Be present at any hearing regarding the proposed guardianship or conservatorship;

(iv) Have a guardian ad litem appointed in accordance with Rule 17(c) of the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure, and to have counsel appointed upon order of the court; and

(v) The least restrictive and most appropriate guardianship or conservatorship suitable to the proposed ward's circumstances.

(b) The rights in subsection (a) of this section may be exercised by the proposed ward, his legal counsel or guardian ad litem.