Legal Opinion

In the Interest of SO, a Minor Child: PM and JM v. State

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided October 17, 2016No. S-16-0071PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BURKE, Chief Justice.

[¶1] Appellants JM and PM are the grandmother and step-grandfather of SO. SO is currently in the legal custody of the Wyoming Department of Family Services, and has been in the physical care of Foster Parents since three days after her birth on February 4, 2013. Grandparents filed a motion seeking to transfer placement of SO from Foster Parents to Grandparents. The juvenile court denied the motion and Grandparents challenge that decision in this appeal. We affirm,

ISSUE

[¶2] The issue in this case is whether the juvenile court abused its discretion when it denied the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Martinez v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 1980
  2. Cranston v. CranstonWyoming Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Basolo v. BasoloWyoming Supreme Court · 1995
  4. In Re Adoption of CFWyoming Supreme Court · 2005
  5. KC v. StateWyoming Supreme Court · 2015

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3Cited by9 opinions

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  5. In the Matter of the Adoption of: CJML and KDL, minor children, CML and SRL v. ADBLWyoming Supreme Court · 2020

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