Legal Opinion

Hede v. Gilstrap

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided February 28, 2005No. 04-22PublishedCited by 38 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VOIGT, Justice.

[¶ 1] This case involves a conflict between visitation rights obtained by paternal grandparents under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 20-7-101 (LexisNexis 2003) and a subsequent adoption of the child by maternal grandparents under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-22-101 et. seq., (Lexis-Nexis 2003). We affirm the summary judgment in favor of the maternal grandparents.

ISSUES

1. Does an existing visitation order issued in favor of a child’s paternal grandparents survive the subsequent adoption of the grandchild by her maternal grandparents?

2. Were the paternal grandparents entitled to discovery of documents…

2Cases cited80 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Troxel v. GranvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Wisconsin v. YoderSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923

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3Cited by38 opinions

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