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2012 Wyoming Statutes
TITLE 2 - WILLS, DECEDENTS' ESTATES AND PROBATE CODE
CHAPTER 7 - ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
ARTICLE 1 - IN GENERAL- 2-7-101. Presumption of death; how estate handled.
- 2-7-102. Penalty for administering without proving will or taking letters of administration.
- 2-7-103. Personal representative to take possession of estate.
- 2-7-104. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; right generally.
- 2-7-105. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; actions for waste by representatives.
- 2-7-106. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; actions for waste by representatives; against representatives.
- 2-7-107. Disposition of partnership business.
- 2-7-108. Actions on bond of former representatives.
- 2-7-109. Compromise of claims; owed to estate.
- 2-7-110. Compromise of claims; against estate.
- 2-7-201. Admission of will or estate to probate and appointment of personal representative; contents; form.
- 2-7-202. Public auction of real or personal property; contents.
- 2-7-203. Order to show cause for setting off exempt property; form.
- 2-7-204. Final account and petition for distribution; form.
- 2-7-205. Parties entitled to receive.
- 2-7-206. Proof by affidavit; filing thereof.
- 2-7-301. Appointment of special administrator; when to be made.
- 2-7-302. Appointment of special administrator; entry of order and issuance of letters.
- 2-7-303. Appointment of special administrator; preferences; appeal precluded.
- 2-7-304. Special administrator; surety and oath.
- 2-7-305. Special administrator; powers and duties; no liability to creditors.
- 2-7-306. Special administrator; cessation of powers.
- 2-7-307. Special administrator; rendition of account.
- 2-7-401. Personal representative entitled to possession of all property; duty to repair; actions by heirs for possession or to quiet title.
- 2-7-402. Title to decedent's property; subject to administration and payment of debts; priorities.
- 2-7-403. Return of inventory of estate by representative; failure to comply; disposition of fines.
- 2-7-404. Report of appraisal; verification of values of estate assets.
- 2-7-405. Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 15, 2.
- 2-7-406. Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 15, 2.
- 2-7-407. Effect of naming debtor as personal representative.
- 2-7-408. Discharge or bequest of debt or demand not valid against creditors.
- 2-7-409. Failure to file inventory or appraisement.
- 2-7-410. Appraisement of after-discovered property; filing; enforcement.
- 2-7-411. Liability for embezzlement or alienation of monies before letters granted.
- 2-7-412. Citation to persons suspected of having concealed monies; generally.
- 2-7-413. Citation to persons suspected of having concealed monies; failure to appear or answer; disclosure order; proceedings generally.
- 2-7-414. Citation of persons entrusted with monies for accounting.
- 2-7-501. Right to homestead and support; "homestead" defined.
- 2-7-502. Extra allowance for maintenance of family.
- 2-7-503. Preference and payment of allowances; exceptions.
- 2-7-504. Absolute property of surviving spouse and minor children; exceptions; renouncement of will of no effect.
- 2-7-505. Procedure for setting off exempt property.
- 2-7-506. Homestead to be set apart by court; payment of liens or encumbrances.
- 2-7-507. Duty of appraisers to appraise and divide homestead.
- 2-7-508. Amount of homestead exemption.
- 2-7-509. Costs of proceedings; homestead exempt from claims against estate.
- 2-7-601. When conveyance required; generally.
- 2-7-602. When conveyance required; time and place for hearing; notice.
- 2-7-603. When conveyance required; hearing.
- 2-7-604. When conveyance required; order for conveyance; journal entry.
- 2-7-605. When conveyance required; execution.
- 2-7-606. When conveyance required; dismissal of petition; specific performance.
- 2-7-607. When conveyance required; title to pass.
- 2-7-608. When conveyance required; right of successor to enforce.
- 2-7-609. When power given in will.
- 2-7-610. Equitable conversion; effect thereof.
- 2-7-611. When real property deemed personalty; when personalty deemed real property.
- 2-7-612. Purposes for which realty or personalty may be sold; exempt personal property and homestead.
- 2-7-613. Sale of personalty without court order.
- 2-7-614. Petition to sell; generally.
- 2-7-615. Petition to sell; notice and hearing; exception; court order.
- 2-7-616. Sale subject to mortgage.
- 2-7-617. Extension of credit in sales.
- 2-7-618. Purchase by holder of lien.
- 2-7-619. Bond to prevent sale; liability for breach; effect of compliance.
- 2-7-620. Collateral attacks precluded.
- 2-7-621. Order for sale, generally.
- 2-7-622. Notice of auction required.
- 2-7-623. Adjournment of sale.
- 2-7-624. Verified report required; confirmation of sale, by court; hearing may be ordered.
- 2-7-625. Joining report with petition.
- 2-7-626. Recording.
- 2-7-627. Optional procedure.
- 2-7-701. Debts and charges; classification.
- 2-7-702. Debts and charges; order of payment.
- 2-7-703. Filing required; failure to do so constitutes bar; exceptions.
- 2-7-704. Affidavit and other required supporting documentation.
- 2-7-705. Future, contingent and unliquidated claims.
- 2-7-706. Claim based on cause of action surviving decedent's death.
- 2-7-707. Repayment of public assistance.
- 2-7-708. Personal claims of personal representatives.
- 2-7-709. Actions pending against decedent at time of death.
- 2-7-710. Judgments rendered against decedent before death; execution thereon limited.
- 2-7-711. Judgments rendered against decedent after death.
- 2-7-712. Allowance and rejection of claims.
- 2-7-713. Claims allowed in part.
- 2-7-714. Claims barred by statute of limitations precluded.
- 2-7-715. Adjudication of propriety in handling claims prior to final report.
- 2-7-716. Stay of probate proceedings pending final disposition of claims and litigation.
- 2-7-717. Action precluded until claim rejected; exception.
- 2-7-718. Action on rejected claim; limitations.
- 2-7-719. Certified copy of judgments to be filed; effect thereof.
- 2-7-720. Short title; citation.
- 2-7-721. Application of act.
- 2-7-722. Presumptions as to applicability of act.
- 2-7-723. Distribution of property upon death of a married person.
- 2-7-724. Claim to community property; perfection of title in surviving spouse.
- 2-7-725. Claim to community property; perfection of title to decedent's interest in community property.
- 2-7-726. Rights of a purchaser for value; duty to inquire; rights to proceeds from sale or security interest.
- 2-7-727. Rights of creditors not affected.
- 2-7-728. Rights of spouses to alter interests in community property.
- 2-7-729. Testamentary disposition limited.
- 2-7-801. Declaration of policy; clerk to maintain calendar; administration to be completed within one year; exception.
- 2-7-802. Expenses of administration; standard; how paid.
- 2-7-803. Fees of personal representative; schedule.
- 2-7-804. Fees of attorney for estate; schedule.
- 2-7-805. Allowance and payment of personal representative's fees and attorney fees; limitations.
- 2-7-806. Verified interim report and accounting.
- 2-7-807. Distribution before final settlement; notice; hearing; costs.
- 2-7-808. Order of abatement.
- 2-7-809. Contribution among legatees.
- 2-7-810. Federal capital gains tax; minimum preference tax; apportionment.
- 2-7-811. Final report and accounting and petition for distribution; contents; notice and hearing thereon.
- 2-7-812. Payment of all taxes prerequisite; filing of documents.
- 2-7-813. Final decree of distribution.
- 2-7-814. Discharge of personal representative.
- 2-7-815. Closing of estates.
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