Legal Opinion
In the Matter of the Termination of the Parental Rights To: E.R.C.K., Minor Child, V.L.K. v. State of Wyoming, Department of Family Services
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided December 24, 2013No. S-13-0091PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Justice.
[11] The Department of Family Services sought to terminate V.L.K.'s parental rights to her son, E.RC.K., after its efforts to reunify the family in neglect proceedings were unsuccessful. V.L.K. failed to answer the Department's petition, and default was entered. She was subsequently appointed counsel. The district court declined to set aside the default when asked to do so. During the course of the default termination hearing, V.L.K. decided to relinquish her parental rights and consent to adoption of E.RCK. The district court recessed the hearing, and V.L.K. provided a signed…
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