WYOMING Part 29

I am the child's relative (other than a parent). Can I get custody or visitation of the child?

If you are the child's grandparent or great-grandparent*1, then you may be able to get visitation rights. The judge will grant you reasonable visitation rights if s/he thinks that it would be in the best interest of the child and that it would not substantially impair the child's parents' rights.*2 However, grandparents will not have an action if the minor grandchild has been adopted and neither adopting parent is related by blood to the child.*3

If you are another relative, then you can only start an action seeking visitation if you have been the child's primary caregiver for at least 6 months, within the past 18 months. "Primary caregiver" means that the child lived with you and you were the main person taking care of the child. Similar to the grandparents’ visitation rights, a court will only grant a primary caregiver reasonable visitation rights if it is in the best interest of the child and does not substantially impair the rights of the parents. *4