Title 2 — Title 2 — Wills, Decedents' Estates And Probate Code
18 chapters · 466 sections in this title.
W.S. § 2-1-101 Short title
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Short title. This act may be cited as the "Wyoming Probate Code".
W.S. § 2-1-102 Rules of construction and applicability
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Rules of construction and applicability. (a) This code shall be liberally construed and applied, to promote the following purposes and policies to: (i) Simplify and clarify the law concerning the affairs of decedents, missing persons, protected persons, minors and incapacitated p…
W.S. § 2-1-103 Objections to appointments
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Objections to appointments. For appointments made pursuant to the Wyoming Probate Code, unless a shorter period of time is specified in the code or by the court, or where an appointment will be made with no hearing or no notice, all persons having an objection to the appointment …
W.S. § 2-1-201 Payment of indebtedness and delivery of tangible personal property or instruments evidencing debt
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Payment of indebtedness and delivery of tangible personal property or instruments evidencing debt. (a) Not earlier than thirty (30) days after the death of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidenci…
W.S. § 2-1-202 Effect; refusal to pay, deliver
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Effect; refusal to pay, deliver. (a) The person having custody of the decedent's property or a holder of the decedent's property: (i) Paying, delivering, transferring or issuing personal property or the evidence thereof pursuant to affidavit is discharged and released to the same…
W.S. § 2-1-203 Deposits by minors or persons under a disability; joint and trust deposits; pay-on-death accounts
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Deposits by minors or persons under a disability; joint and trust deposits; pay-on-death accounts. (a) Deposits by minors or other persons under a legal disability may be paid on the order of the depositor and the payments are legally valid. (b) Any portion of a deposit by two (2…
W.S. § 2-1-204 Collection of claims of certain creditors of decedent by affidavit
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Collection of claims of certain creditors of decedent by affidavit. (a) Not earlier than ninety (90) days after the death of a decedent, the United States, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or the state of Wyoming, or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision t…
W.S. § 2-1-205 Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real property; application for decree; notice by publication; presumptive evidence of title; effect of false statements
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Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real property; application for decree; notice by publication; presumptive evidence of title; effect of false statements. (a) If any person dies who is the owner of personal or real property, including mineral interests, but whose …
W.S. § 2-1-206 clerk
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clerk. Proof of publication and service; filing with (a) The proof of publication of the notice required under W.S. 2-1-205(d) shall be by affidavit of the publisher. (b) The proof of service under W.S. 2-1-205(d) shall be signed by a distributee who signed the application or his…
W.S. § 2-1-207 Missing distributees
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Missing distributees. (a) The person or persons claiming to be the distributee or distributees of the decedent who filed the application shall make reasonable efforts to identify and locate all living distributees of the decedent having a right to succeed to the interests of the …
W.S. § 2-1-208 Venue generally
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Venue generally. (a) An application for a decree under W.S. 2-1-205 shall be filed as follows: (i) If the decedent was a resident of Wyoming at the time of his death, in the county of which the decedent was a resident; (ii) If the decedent was not a resident of Wyoming at the tim…
W.S. § 2-1-209 "Distributee" defined
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"Distributee" defined. (a) As used in this article, "distributee" means as defined in W.S. 2-1-301(a)(xiii) and includes any person who is a successor in interest to the decedent: (i) As an heir; (ii) As a beneficiary; (iii) Through the intervening estates of the decedent's heirs…
W.S. § 2-1-301 Generally
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Generally. (a) When used in this code, unless otherwise defined or required by the context, the following words and phrases shall be construed as follows: (i) "Administrator" means any person appointed by the court to administer an intestate estate; (ii) "Bequeath" includes the w…
W.S. § 2-1-401 Right to disclaim
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Right to disclaim. (a) Any person may disclaim any interest in property which without a disclaimer he would receive by gift, bequest, devise, inheritance, beneficiary designation, the exercise of a power of appointment or would pass by right of survivorship. (b) Except to the ext…
W.S. § 2-1-402 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in Article 4: (i) "Any interest in property" includes, but is not limited to an undivided portion of an interest and a power with respect to property; (ii) "Disclaimer" means an irrevocable and unqualified refusal by a person to accept an interest in prop…
W.S. § 2-1-403 (a) Qualification; effective date
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(a) Qualification; effective date. To qualify as a disclaimer: (i) There shall be a written irrevocable and unqualified refusal by the disclaimant to accept an interest in property; and (ii) The writing shall be received by the transferor of the interest, his legal representative…
W.S. § 2-1-404 Disposition of disclaimed interest
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Disposition of disclaimed interest. (a) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the deed of gift or will: (i) The interest disclaimed reverts to the transferor if he is living on the date of disclaimer; or (ii) The interest disclaimed passes under the residuary clause of transfero…
W.S. § 2-1-405 Disclaimer on behalf of person under disability
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Disclaimer on behalf of person under disability. A duly appointed, qualified and acting guardian of the property of an incompetent or a person under the age of twenty-one (21) years may make a disclaimer on behalf of his ward, upon a showing satisfactory to the court having juris…
W.S. § 2-1-501 Disposal of controlled substances
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Disposal of controlled substances. A person is authorized to collect any controlled substances of the decedent for purposes of disposal in accordance with 21 C.F.R. part 1317.30 and 21 C.F.R. part 1317.35.