2-6-201. Contents of petition; defect in jurisdictional statement inconsequential. (a) A petition for the probate of a will shall show: (i) The jurisdictional facts; (ii) Whether the person named as executor consents to act, or renounces his right to letters testamentary; (iii) The names, ages and residences of the heirs and devisees of the decedent, […]
2-6-202. Failure of executor to petition; appointment of administrator. If the person named in a will as executor, for thirty (30) days after he has knowledge of the death of the testator and that he is named as executor, fails to petition the proper court for probate of the will and that letters testamentary be […]
2-6-203. Hearing upon petition; notice not required. (a) Upon the filing of a petition for probate of a will, the court or the clerk may hear it forthwith or at such time and place as the court or clerk may direct, with or without requiring notice, and upon proof of due execution of the will, […]
2-6-204. Proof; self-proving will. A will executed in compliance with W.S. 2-6-114 shall be probated without further proof.
2-6-205. Proof; wills not self-proving. (a) If the will is not self-proving, proof of a will may be made by the oral or written testimony of one or more of the subscribing witnesses to the will. If the testimony is in writing, it shall be substantially in the following form, executed and sworn to contemporaneously […]
2-6-206. Proof; holographic wills. An holographic will may be proved the same as any other private writing.
2-6-207. Proof; lost or destroyed will; court may restrain personal representatives pending disposition. (a) Whenever any will is lost or destroyed, the district court shall take proof of the execution and validity thereof to establish the same. All the testimony shall be reduced to writing and signed by the witnesses. (b) No will shall be […]
2-6-208. Order of preference for appointment of executor. (a) Letters testamentary may be granted to one or more persons found to be qualified. Preference for appointment shall be in the following order: (i) The person designated in the will; (ii) Any beneficiary named in the will, or a person nominated by the beneficiaries; (iii) Any […]
2-6-209. Order admitting or disallowing probate; mailing of copies. The court or the clerk shall enter an order either admitting the will to probate or disallowing probate because of insufficient proof. An order admitting a will to probate shall include the appointment of an executor. The clerk, personal representative or attorney shall transmit by certified […]
2-6-210. Form of letters testamentary. Letters testamentary must be substantially in the following form: State of Wyoming ) )ss County of …. ) The last will of A. B., deceased, a copy of which is hereto attached, having been proved and recorded in the district court within and for the county of …., C. D. […]
2-6-211. Authority of executor not designated in will. Executors who are not designated in the will have the same authority over the estates which executors named in the will have.
