Title 2 — Title 2 — Wills, Decedents' Estates And Probate Code

Application by petition two years after death; fixing time for hearing; notice thereof; contents. Upon filing the petition the court shall fix a time for hearing the petition not less than thirty (30) days after the filing thereof. Notice of the time and place of hearing shall be…

Application by petition two years after death; hearing; determination and decree. (a) Upon hearing, if it appears to the court that more than two (2) years have elapsed since the death of the deceased, that he died seized of an interest in lands in this state or that he died inte…

Procedure when applicant for public land dies and patent issued to heirs. (a) Whenever any person makes entry on any land in the United States and dies before patent for the same is issued and patent thereafter is issued to the heirs at law of the decedent, any person interested …

Short title. This article may be cited as the "Wyoming Uniform Prudent Investor Act."

Short title. This act may be cited as the "Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act".

(a) Definitions. As used in W.S. 2-10-101 through 2-10-110: (i) "Estate" means the gross estate of a decedent as determined for the purpose of federal estate tax; (ii) "Fiduciary" means executor, administrator of any description, and trustee; (iii) "Person" means any individual, …

exception. Among all persons interested in estate;

Probate court to determine; discretion allowed; presumption of correctness. (a) The probate court having jurisdiction over the administration of the estate of a decedent shall determine the apportionment of the tax. If there are no probate proceedings, the probate court of the co…

Withholding upon distribution of estate; right to recover deficiency; security required if distribution made prior to final apportionment. (a) The fiduciary or other person in possession of the property of the decedent required to pay the tax may withhold from any property distri…

credits. Allowances for exemptions or deductions and (a) In making an apportionment, allowances shall be made for any exemptions granted and for any deductions and credits allowed by the law imposing the tax. (b) Any exemption or deduction allowed by reason of the relationship of…

Charging temporary interest and remainder. No interest in income and no estate for years or for life or other temporary interest in any property or fund shall be subject to apportionment as between the temporary interest and the remainder. The tax on the temporary interest and th…

Institution of actions or proceedings to recover tax; generally; apportionment of amounts not collected. Neither the fiduciary nor other person required to pay the tax shall be under any duty to institute any suit or proceeding to recover from any person interested in the estate …

Institution of actions or proceedings to recover tax; actions by nonresidents. (a) Subject to the conditions in subsection (b) of this section a fiduciary acting in another state or a person required to pay the tax resident in another state may institute an action in the courts o…

Interpretation and construction. This act shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the laws of those states which enact it.

Short title and construction. W.S. 2-11-101 through 2-11-105 may be cited as the "Uniform Foreign Probate Act", and shall be so interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of the states which enact it.

Where allowed and recorded. A will duly proved, allowed and admitted to probate outside of this state may be allowed and recorded in the proper court of any county in this state in which the testator shall have left any estate.

When to be filed. When a copy of the will and the probate thereof duly authenticated is presented by the executor or by any other person interested in the will with a petition for probate, the same shall be filed.

Admission to probate; effect. If upon presentation it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the will has been duly proved, allowed and admitted to probate outside of this state and that it was executed according to the law of the place in which the same was made, or in wh…

Procedure when foreign law does not require probate; filing, recording and effect. (a) When a duly authenticated copy of a will from any state or country where probate is not required by the laws of the state or country, with a duly authenticated certificate of the legal custodia…

Probate of estates of nonresidents. In case of a nonresident's estate having property in this state not exceeding in value the sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), which estate has been duly probated and settled in another state, the probate of the estate in this s…

Nonresident property in Wyoming; disposition. (a) In case of a nonresident's estate having property in this state not exceeding in value the sum of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00), which estate is being duly probated and settled in another state, the Wyoming district …

Naming of executors and trustees; generally; appointment of agents for service; bond when executor sole legatee; applicability of provisions. The testator may name in his will as executor or trustee any person or persons who are residents and citizens of the United States, or any…

generally. Naming of executors and trustees; powers; A domiciliary foreign personal representative who has complied with W.S. 2-11-301 may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state subj…

Naming of executors and trustees; limitations. The power of a domiciliary foreign personal representative under W.S. 2-11-302 shall be exercised only if there is no administration or application therefor pending in this state. A petition for local administration of the estate ter…

Filing of petition; information to be shown; appointing day for hearing. Whenever any resident of this state who owns or is entitled to the possession of any real or personal property situate therein is missing, or his whereabouts is unknown for ninety (90) days, and a verified p…

Publication of notice of hearing; service on persons named in petition. The clerk shall publish not less than twice during the ten (10) days prior to the day appointed a notice in some newspaper published in the county, stating that the petition will be heard at the courtroom of …

Hearing on petition; appointment of trustee. At the time fixed for the hearing or at any subsequent time to which the hearing may be continued, the court shall hear the petition and the evidence offered in support of or in opposition thereto. If satisfied that the allegations the…

Preference in appointing trustee. In appointing a trustee, the court shall give preference to the wife or husband of the missing person or their nominee, and in the absence of a husband or wife, some person willing to act and entitled to participate in the distribution of the mis…

Bond of trustee. Every person appointed trustee under the provisions of the preceding section shall give bond to the state of Wyoming with two (2) or more sufficient sureties, or surety bond, conditioned for the faithful performance of his duties, to be approved by the court or c…

Trustee to take possession of property; powers and duties generally; removal of trustee; sale of property. (a) The trustee shall take possession of the real and personal estate in this state of the missing person and collect, receive and receipt for and hold subject to the order …

Short title. (a) This act may be cited as the "Uniform Simultaneous Death Act". (b) "This act", when used in chapter 13 of the Probate Code, means W.S. 2-13-101 through 2-13-107.

Applicability of provisions. This act does not apply in the case of wills, living trusts, deeds or contracts of insurance wherein provision is made for distribution of property different from the provisions of this act.

survivorship. Disposition of property based on presumption of Where the title to property or the devolution thereto depends upon priority of death and there is no sufficient evidence that the persons have died otherwise than simultaneously, the property of each person shall be di…

Beneficiaries. Where two (2) or more beneficiaries are designated to take successively by reason of survivorship under another person's disposition of property and there is no sufficient evidence that these beneficiaries have died otherwise than simultaneously the property thus d…

Joint tenants or tenants by the entirety. Where there is no sufficient evidence that two (2) joint tenants or tenants by the entirety have died otherwise than simultaneously the property so held shall be distributed one-half (1/2) as if one (1) had survived and one-half (1/2) as …

Life or accident insurance proceeds. Where the insured and the beneficiary in a policy of life or accident insurance have died and there is no sufficient evidence that they have died otherwise than simultaneously the proceeds of the policy shall be distributed as if the insured h…

Construction and interpretation. This act shall be so construed and interpreted as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law in those states which enact it.

Taking of life precludes one from inheritance, insurance or survivorship benefits; how benefits distributed; notification of insurer necessary. (a) No person who feloniously takes or causes or procures another to take the life of another shall: (i) Inherit from or take by devise …

Renumbered by Laws 1982, ch. 54, § 7.

Renumbered by Laws 1982, ch. 54, § 7.

Court may appoint agent to care for property. When any estate is assigned or distributed by a judgment or decree of the court to any person residing out of and having no agent in this state, and it is necessary that some person be authorized to take possession and charge of the e…

Bond of agent; compensation. The agent shall execute a bond to the state of Wyoming, to be approved by the court, conditioned that he faithfully manage and account for the estate. The court appointing the agent may allow a reasonable sum out of the estate for his services and exp…

Locating person entitled; proceedings if unable. The agent shall, with diligence, attempt to locate the person entitled to the property and notify that person of the agent's possession thereof. If the agent is unable to locate the person within one (1) year after the agent's appo…

Disposition of unclaimed property. When real or personal property remains in the hands of the agent unclaimed for one (1) year, the agent shall petition the court for an order directing the sale of the property. If it appears to the court that it is for the benefit of all interes…

Agent to render annual account; information to be shown; hearing; court may order sale of property. (a) The agent shall render an annual account to the court appointing him showing: (i) The value and character of the property received by him, the portion thereof is still on hand,…

Liability of agent. The agent is liable on his bond for the care and preservation of the estate while in his hands and for disposition of the proceeds of the sale as required by this chapter, and may be sued thereon by any person interested, or such suit may be ordered by the cou…

Repealed by Laws 1993, ch. 213, § 3.

Short title; rules of construction. This act shall be known as and may be cited as the "Uniform TOD Security Registration Act."

(a) Definitions. As used in this act: (i) "Beneficiary form" means a registration of a security which indicates the present owner of the security and the intention of the owner regarding the person who will become the owner of the security upon the death of the owner; (ii) "Devis…

Registration in beneficiary form; sole or joint tenancy ownership. Only individuals whose registration of a security shows sole ownership by one (1) individual or multiple ownership by two (2) or more individuals with right of survivorship, rather than as tenants in common, may o…