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IN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF LNP

No. S-12-0155.

294 P.3d 904 (2013)

2013 WY 20

In the Matter of the GUARDIANSHIP OF LNP, A Minor Child: KC, Appellant (Respondent), v. CC and EC, Appellees (Petitioners).

Supreme Court of Wyoming.

February 20, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Representing Appellant: John M. Burman , Director, and Christopher Sherwood , Student Intern, University of Wyoming, College of Law Legal Services Program. Argument by Mr. Sherwood.

Representing Appellees: Aaron J. Lyttle , Long, Reimer, Winegar, Beppler, LLP, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Argument by Mr. Lyttle.

Before KITE, C.J., HILL, VOIGT, BURKE, JJ., and GOLDEN, J., Retired.

BURKE, Justice.

[¶ 1] Appellant, KC, ("Mother"), challenges the district court's decision to appoint CC and his wife, EC, ("Grandparents"), as permanent guardians for Mother's daughter, LNP. Mother contends the guardianship proceedings were subject to the requirements of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and that the district court violated the provisions of the Act in establishing a plenary guardianship. Mother also contends the district court erred in concluding...

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