Title 2 — Title 2 — Wills, Decedents' Estates And Probate Code
18 chapters · 466 sections in this title.
W.S. § 2-16-104 Registration in beneficiary form; applicable A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by this or a similar statute of the state of organization of the issuer or regis
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Registration in beneficiary form; applicable A security may be registered in beneficiary form if the form is authorized by this or a similar statute of the state of organization of the issuer or registering entity, the location of the registering entity's principal office, the of…
W.S. § 2-16-105 Origination of registration in beneficiary form
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Origination of registration in beneficiary form. A security, whether evidenced by certificate or account, is registered in beneficiary form when the registration includes a designation of a beneficiary to take the ownership at the death of the owner or the deaths of all multiple …
W.S. § 2-16-106 Form of registration in beneficiary form
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Form of registration in beneficiary form. Registration in beneficiary form may be shown by the words "transfer on death" or the abbreviation "TOD," or by the words "pay on death" or the abbreviation "POD," after the name of the registered owner and before the name of a beneficiar…
W.S. § 2-16-107 Effect of registration in beneficiary form
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Effect of registration in beneficiary form. The designation of a TOD beneficiary on a registration in beneficiary form has no effect on ownership until the owner's death. A registration of a security in beneficiary form may be canceled or changed at any time by the sole owner or …
W.S. § 2-16-108 Ownership on death of owner
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Ownership on death of owner. On death of a sole owner or the last to die of all multiple owners, ownership of securities registered in beneficiary form passes to the beneficiary or beneficiaries who survive all owners. On proof of death of all owners and compliance with any appli…
W.S. § 2-16-109 Protection of registering entity
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Protection of registering entity. (a) A registering entity is not required to offer or to accept a request for security registration in beneficiary form. If a registration in beneficiary form is offered by a registering entity, the owner requesting registration in beneficiary for…
W.S. § 2-16-110 Nontestamentary transfer on death
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Nontestamentary transfer on death. (a) A transfer on death resulting from a registration in beneficiary form is effective by reason of the contract regarding the registration between the owner and the registering entity and this act and is not testamentary. (b) This act does not …
W.S. § 2-16-111 Terms, conditions and forms for registration
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Terms, conditions and forms for registration. A registering entity offering to accept registrations in beneficiary form may establish the terms and conditions under which it will receive requests (1) for registrations in beneficiary form, and (2) for implementation of registratio…
W.S. § 2-16-112 Application of act
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Application of act. This act applies to registrations of securities in beneficiary form made before or after July 1, 1993, by decedents dying on or after July 1, 1993.
W.S. § 2-17-101 Authority to authorize burial or cremation; immunity for funeral directors and funeral service practitioners
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Authority to authorize burial or cremation; immunity for funeral directors and funeral service practitioners. (a) If a decedent leaves written instructions regarding his entombment, burial or cremation, or a document that designates and authorizes another person to direct disposi…
W.S. § 2-18-101 Short title
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Short title. This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Nontestamentary Transfer of Real Property on Death Act."
W.S. § 2-18-102 (a) Definitions
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(a) Definitions. As used in this chapter: (i) "Grantee beneficiary" or "grantee" means the person to whom an owner grants an interest in the real property that is the subject of the transfer on death deed; (ii) "Owner" means a person who executes a transfer on death deed as provi…
W.S. § 2-18-103 Transfer on death deed
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Transfer on death deed. (a) A deed or title that conveys an interest in real or titled property, including any debt secured by a lien on the real or titled property, to a grantee beneficiary designated by the owner and that expressly states that the deed or title is effective on …
W.S. § 2-18-104 Form of transfer on death deed
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Form of transfer on death deed. A transfer on death deed is sufficient if it complies with other applicable law and if it is in substantially the following form: Transfer on Death Deed I (we) .... (owner) hereby convey to .... (grantee beneficiary) effective on my (our) death the…
W.S. § 2-18-105 Form for revoking a transfer on death deed
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Form for revoking a transfer on death deed. An instrument revoking a transfer on death deed is sufficient if it complies with other applicable law and is in substantially the following form: Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed The undersigned hereby revokes the transfer on death…
W.S. § 2-18-106 Disclaimer
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Disclaimer. A grantee beneficiary may refuse to accept all or any part of the real property interest conveyed by a transfer on death deed. If a grantee beneficiary refuses to accept or disclaims any real property interest, the grantee beneficiary shall have no liability under thi…