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MTM v. LD2/14/2002
dollars per month child support. Furthermore, he was to follow the guidelines, which were essentially the same as had been set forth in a letter dated May 14, 1997, and which had been sent to his attorney. *fn7 It also stated that KJD could request that no visitation take place, and if no progress was evident in three months (by the end of September 1997), DFS would request a court hearing to ask for permanent placement of KJD with the grandparents. The father left for Florida in October 1997 and did not return to Wyoming until July 1998. *fn8
[ ] A further review on October 26, 1999, changed the father's visitations to every other week for one hour, which were to be supervised by CASA workers. The father was to be responsible for a five -dollar payment to CASA to supervise each visit, and he was to treat the CASA staff with courtesy and respect. The stated goals for the father were to attend counseling on a weekly basis to develop his parenting skills so that he could appropriately communicate with KJD, to be sensitive to her needs and feelings, and to learn to understand KJD's need for medication. The father left the DFS office before this plan could be discussed with him. He later returned but left again when his attorney could not be contacted.
[ ] On November 18, 1999, a dispositional/review hearing was held in the juvenile case. The juvenile court ordered the father to "cooperate with the Department of Family Services and their case plan for reunification, which includes engaging in counseling and paying child support, and the father shall sign the case plan."
[ ] On November 30, 1999, a second meeting was held concerning the October 26th case plan. The goal of this meeting was to secure a permanent living arrangement for KJD. The plan was basically the same as the October plan, but DFS would pay for the father's counseling if he signed a release so that DFS could be informed of his progress. The father refused to sign or comply with this plan.
[ ] DFS found the father uncooperative during its eight years of trying to develop a reunification plan with which he would agree and comply. He also refused to pay child support even when he was repeatedly ordered to pay a minimal monthly amount. The record indicates that, while living in Casper, he was employed with the Great Canadian Log Home Company, and while living in Sheridan, he worked at an auto body shop, yet he refused to pay child support.
[ ] On January 24, 2000, the juvenile court entered an Order for Placement continuing legal custody of KJD with DFS and physical custody with the grandparents. On July 19, 2000, CASA sent a letter to the father notifying him that it would no longer supervise his visits with KJD. The director stated, in part:
It is our responsibility to maintain a safe and secure atmosphere for the children we serve during all visits, which includes their emotional security as well as their physical safety. Over the past year, you have consistently disregarded [KJD's] feelings even when she stated them openly. You have instigated arguments and continued to approach inappropriate subjects with [KJD] during visits, including talking about legal issues and making negative comments about [ED and LD] . . .. . . . [A]fter the last visit this type of behavior reached a level that is intolerable. . . . We cannot allow supervised visitation to turn into a time for you to harass, demean and argue with [KJD] to the point she is so upset she cries. Nor can we condone your show of blatant disrespect for our services and other service providers in front of [KJD].
[ ] On February 23, 2000, DFS signed a Consent to Adoption of KJD by her grandparents. The grandparents filed the petition t
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