Title 2, Wills, Decedents' Estates And Probate Code

Divorce not to affect children's rights. Divorces of husband and wife do not affect the right of children to inherit their property.

Determination of relationship of parent and child. (a) If for purposes of intestate succession, a relationship of parent and child shall be established to determine succession by, through or from a person: (i) An adopted person is the child of an adopting parent for inheritance p…

Advancements generally; exceptions; determination. (a) If a person dies intestate, property which he gave in his lifetime to an heir is treated as an advancement against the latter's share of the estate only if declared in a contemporaneous writing by the decedent or acknowledged…

Persons entitled to administer. (a) Administration of the estate of a person dying intestate shall be granted to one (1) or more of the persons mentioned in this section. The relatives of the deceased are entitled to administer only when they are entitled to succeed to his person…

Appointment of administrator(s). Where there are several persons equally entitled to administer, the court, or commissioner in vacation may grant letters to one (1) or more of them. When a creditor is claiming letters, the court, or commissioner in vacation, may at the request of…

Persons incompetent to administer. (a) No person is competent or entitled to serve as administrator, who is: (i) Under the age of majority; (ii) Not a bona fide resident of the state unless a resident of Wyoming is appointed coadministrator; or (iii) Adjudged by the court or comm…

Married woman may be administratrix. A married woman may be appointed and serve as administratrix the same in every respect as a femme sole. When an unmarried woman appointed administratrix marries her authority is not extinguished.

Petition for letters of administration; contents; effect of want of jurisdictional averments. A petition for letters of administration shall be in writing, signed by the applicant or his counsel and filed with the clerk of the court. The petition shall state the facts essential t…

Contest of petition; assertion of own rights to administer. Any person interested may contest the petition by filing written opposition on the ground of the incompetency of the applicant, or may assert his own rights to the administration and pray that letters be issued to himsel…

Hearing of contest; issuance of letters. After hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, the court shall order the issuing of letters of administration to the party best entitled thereto.

When letters granted. Letters of administration may be granted at any time appointed for the hearing of the application, or at any time to which the hearing is continued or postponed.

Letters granted to any applicant if not contested. Letters of administration shall be granted to any applicant, though it appears there are other persons having better rights to the administration, when those persons fail to appear either in person or by agent or attorney and cla…

Letters granted on request of person entitled. Administration may be granted to one (1) or more competent persons, although not otherwise entitled to the same, at the written request of the person entitled, filed in court.

Creditors; right to apply for letters. If letters testamentary or of administration have not been issued upon the request of any other person, any creditor of the decedent may apply for letters of administration at any time within two (2) years after the death of decedent, but no…

Creditors; when claims barred; effect on liens. If the letters are not issued within the time specified, all claims of creditors are forever barred and the purchasers of the property of the decedent from the heirs of the decedent shall take the title free from any claim of credit…

Transcript of court minutes to be evidence of appointment. A transcript from the minutes of the court showing the appointment of any person as administrator, together with the certificate of the clerk under his hand and the seal of the court, that the person has given bond and be…

Form of letters of administration . Letters of administration shall be signed by the clerk under the seal of the court, and substantially in the following form: State of Wyoming ) )ss County of .... ) C. D. is hereby appointed administrator of the estate of A. B., deceased. Witne…