Title 2 — Title 2 — Wills, Decedents' Estates And Probate Code
18 chapters · 466 sections in this title.
W.S. § 2-5-101 Elective share of property
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Elective share of property. (a) If a married person domiciled in this state shall by will deprive the surviving spouse of more than the elective share, as hereafter set forth, of the property which is subject to disposition under the will, reduced by funeral and administration ex…
W.S. § 2-5-102 allowance
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allowance. Waiver of right of election and homestead The right of election of a surviving spouse and the rights of the surviving spouse to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance, or any of them, may be waived totally or partially before or after marriage, by a …
W.S. § 2-5-103 Homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance; exception
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Homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance; exception. A surviving spouse is entitled to homestead allowance, exempt property and family allowance whether or not he elects to take an elective share and whether or not he renounces the benefits conferred upon him by …
W.S. § 2-5-104 Duty of court to advise as to right of election
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Duty of court to advise as to right of election. (a) If the surviving spouse has a right of election under W.S. 2-5-101, then at any time after the filing of an inventory and not more than three (3) months after the admission of the will to probate, the court shall advise the sur…
W.S. § 2-5-105 Time limit and procedure for elective share
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Time limit and procedure for elective share. (a) The surviving spouse, or a personal representative or guardian of the estate of a deceased or incompetent surviving spouse, may elect to take his elective share in the estate by filing in the court and mailing or delivering to the …