Legal Opinion

MB v. Laramie County Department of Family Services Ex Rel. LB

Wyoming Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1997No. C-96-6PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GOLDEN, Justice.

M.B., the mother of L.B., appeals from an order terminating her parental rights pursuant to Wyo.Stat. § 14-2-309. Applying strict scrutiny to the actions of the Department of Family Services (DFS), we hold that DFS did not follow its own rules in this case and reverse the order terminating M.B.’s parental rights to the child, L.B.

ISSUES

Appellant M.B. presents the following statement of the issues for our review:

I. Did the District Court err when it terminated Appellant’s parental rights when the statutory requirements for parental termination were not met?

II. Does the failure…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Matter of Adoption of JLPWyoming Supreme Court · 1989
  4. TR v. Washakie County Department of Public Assistance & Social ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 1987
  5. Fullmer v. Wyoming Employment Security CommissionWyoming Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Painter v. AbelsWyoming Supreme Court · 2000
  2. In Re MNWyoming Supreme Court · 2007
  3. SED v. Carbon County Department of Family ServicesWyoming Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Bando v. Clure Bros. FurnitureWyoming Supreme Court · 1999
  5. In Re" H" ChildrenWyoming Supreme Court · 2003

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