SF0108 • 2007

Grandparents visitation rights.

AN ACT relating to grandparents visitation rights; requiring notice to grandparents and caregivers having court ordered visitation rights of a pending adoption; authorizing grandparents to bring an action to establish visitation rights when their grandchild has been adopted as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Perkins
Last action: 2007-02-23
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 7/1/2007

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2007-02-23 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 127
2007-02-23 Governor
Governor Signed 0052
2007-02-23 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 52
2007-02-22 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0052
2007-02-22 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0052
2007-02-22 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2007-02-21 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2007-02-20 House
H Passed CoW
2007-02-08 House
H Placed on General File
2007-02-08 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2007-02-05 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2007-01-26 House
H Received for Introduction
2007-01-26 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2007-01-25 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2007-01-24 Senate
S Passed CoW
2007-01-24 Senate
S Placed on General File
2007-01-24 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2007-01-12 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2007-01-12 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2007-01-10 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2007 General Session Summary for SF0108

Bill No.:
SF0108
Drafter:

MDO

LSO No.:
07LSO-0442
Effective Date:

7/1/2007

Enrolled Act No.:
SEA0052

Chapter No.:
CH0127

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Perkins

Catch Title:
Grandparents
visitation rights.

Subject:
Notice of adoption to person awarded visitation;
visitation rights in adoption cases.

Summary/Major Elements:

Requires an affidavit to be
filed in all adoption proceedings stating whether, and to whom, visitation
rights to the child being adopted have been awarded.

Requires that a copy of the
petition to adopt and an order to show cause be served on any person awarded
visitation rights to a child in an adoption proceeding.

Allows the court in which the
adoption proceedings are taking place to exercise its discretion to determine
whether it is in the best interest of the child to allow persons awarded
visitation rights an opportunity to be heard in the adoption proceedings.

Prohibits a grandparent from
attempting to establish visitation rights to a grandchild in the event the
grandchild was adopted and neither adopting parent was related by blood to the
child.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0108

ENROLLED ACT NO. 52, SENATE

FIFTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2007 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to grandparents visitation rights;
requiring
notice to grandparents and caregivers
having
court ordered visitation rights of a pending adoption; authorizing grandparents to bring an action to establish visitation rights when their grandchild has been adopted as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.
W.S. 1
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22
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104(c) by creating a new paragraph (v), 1
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22
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107 by creating a new subsection (c) and 20
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7
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101(c) is amended to read:

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104.

Petition for adoption of minor; by whom filed; requisites; confidential nature; inspection; separate journal to be kept.

(c)

The following documents shall be filed with every petition to adopt a child:

(v)

An affidavit stating the name or names of persons awarded visitation rights to the child under W.S. 20
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7
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101 or 20
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7
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102 or an affidavit stating that no visitation rights under W.S. 20
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7
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101 or 20
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7
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102 have been awarded in regard to the child.

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22
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107.

Service of petition and order; when service by publication permitted; exception.

(c)

Prior to the hearing a copy of the petition to adopt a child and an order to show cause shall be served on any persons awarded visitation rights to the child under W.S. 20
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7
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101 or 20
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7
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102. The consent of persons awarded visitation rights to the adoption is not required. However, the court may exercise its discretion to allow
those
persons an opportunity to be heard if the court finds it to be in the best interest and welfare of the child.

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7
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101.

Establishing grandparents' visitation rights.

(c)

No action to establish visitation rights may be brought by a grandparent under subsection (a) of this section if the minor grandchild has been adopted and neither adopting parent is
a natural parent
of
related by blood to
the child.

Section 2.
This act is effective July 1, 2007.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk