Right to Counsel

03/09/2023 , Wyoming , Legislation , Termination of Parental Rights (State) - Birth Parents

In March 2023, Wyoming enacted the Wyoming Indian Child Welfare Act, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-701 et seq., which provides indigent parents and Indian custodians with “the right to court-appointed counsel in any shelter care placement or termination proceeding” concerning an Indian child. Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 14-6-704(b).

Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
? If "yes", the established right to counsel or discretionary appointment of counsel is limited in some way, including any of: the only authority is a lower/intermediate court decision or a city council, not a high court or state legislature; there has been a subsequent case that has cast doubt; a statute is ambiguous; or the right or discretionary appointment is not for all types of individuals or proceedings within that category.