MB v. LARAMIE COUNTY DEPT. OF FAMILY

No. C-96-6.

933 P.2d 1126 (1997)

MB, Appellant (Respondent), v. LARAMIE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF LB, Appellee (Petitioner).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

March 11, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Burman, Faculty Supervisor; Donna J. Mathews, Student Director, University of Wyoming Legal Services Program, Laramie; Steven K. Sharpe, Nicholas Law Offices, Cheyenne, for appellant.

William U. Hill, Attorney General; Michael L. Hubbard, Deputy Attorney General; Rowena Heckert, Sr. Assistant Attorney General; and Claudia S. Ryan Angelos, Attorney Intern., for appellee.

Before TAYLOR, C.J., and THOMAS, MACY, GOLDEN and LEHMAN, JJ.


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:

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