2-7-701. Debts and charges; classification. (a) In any estate in which the assets are or appear to be insufficient to pay in full all debts and charges of the estate, the personal representative shall classify debts and charges as follows: (i) Court costs; (ii) Other costs of administration; (iii) Reasonable funeral and burial expenses; (iv) […]
2-7-702. Debts and charges; order of payment. Payment of debts and charges of the estate shall be made in the order provided in the preceding section without preference of any claim over another of the same class. If the assets of the estate are insufficient to pay in full all of the claims of a […]
2-7-703. Filing required; failure to do so constitutes bar; exceptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all claims whether due, not due or contingent, shall be filed in duplicate with the clerk within the time limited in the notice to creditors and any claim not so filed is barred forever. Any claimant to […]
2-7-704. Affidavit and other required supporting documentation. (a) Every claim which is due, when filed with the clerk shall be supported by the affidavit of the claimant or someone in his behalf, that the account is justly due, that no payments have been made thereon which are not credited and there are no offsets to […]
2-7-705. Future, contingent and unliquidated claims. (a) If a claim which will become due at a future time or a contingent or unliquidated claim becomes due or certain before the distribution of the estate, and the claim has been allowed or established by a proceeding, it is paid in the same manner as presently due […]
2-7-706. Claim based on cause of action surviving decedent’s death. Where a cause of action against the decedent survives his death under W.S. 1-4-101 and 1-4-102, before an action may be brought thereon in any court, a claim based thereon shall be filed and shall have been rejected by the personal representative. The running of […]
2-7-707. Repayment of public assistance. If any recipient of assistance under statutes of Wyoming governing programs of public welfare dies possessed of money or property and a claim for repayment of such assistance is filed against the estate of the deceased, the court in which the estate is being probated shall order the claim to […]
2-7-708. Personal claims of personal representatives. (a) If the personal representative is a creditor of the decedent he shall file his claim as other creditors, and the court shall appoint a competent person as temporary administrator to represent the estate in the matter of allowing or disallowing the claim. The same procedure shall be followed […]
2-7-709. Actions pending against decedent at time of death. Any action, including any counterclaim in any pending action, pending against the decedent at the time of his death that survives shall be filed as a claim within the time provided in W.S. 2-7-703 by filing with the clerk in duplicate a certified copy of the […]
2-7-710. Judgments rendered against decedent before death; execution thereon limited. When any judgment has been rendered against the decedent in his lifetime, no execution shall issue thereon after his death unless the judgment is for the recovery of real or personal property or the enforcement of a lien thereon. A judgment against the decedent for […]
2-7-711. Judgments rendered against decedent after death. A judgment rendered against a decedent who dies after verdict or decision on an issue of fact but before judgment is rendered thereon shall be filed with the clerk like any other claim. The time within which the judgment shall be filed shall not expire until ten (10) […]
2-7-712. Allowance and rejection of claims. (a) When a claim, accompanied by the affidavit required in W.S. 2-7-704, has been filed with the clerk, the personal representative shall allow or reject it and his allowance or rejection shall be in writing and filed with the clerk within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the […]
2-7-713. Claims allowed in part. Whenever the personal representative allows a claim in part, he shall state in his report to the clerk the amount he allows. If the creditor refuses to accept the amount allowed in full satisfaction of his claim, he shall recover no costs in any action brought against the personal representative […]
2-7-714. Claims barred by statute of limitations precluded. No claim shall be allowed by the personal representative which is barred by the statute of limitations.
2-7-715. Adjudication of propriety in handling claims prior to final report. At any time the personal representative may file an application with the court for an adjudication binding upon all distributees as to the propriety of the personal representative’s past or proposed allowance or rejection of any or all claims. Upon such filing the court […]
2-7-716. Stay of probate proceedings pending final disposition of claims and litigation. Pending final adjudication of all claims and litigation as to which claims have been timely filed, the personal representative shall proceed with the administration of the estate to the extent possible without prejudicing the possible rights of creditors, but the estate shall not […]
2-7-717. Action precluded until claim rejected; exception. No holder of any claim against an estate shall maintain any action thereon unless the claim is first rejected in whole or in part by the personal representative and the rejection filed with the clerk, except an action may be brought by any holder of a mortgage or […]
2-7-718. Action on rejected claim; limitations. When a claim is rejected and notice given as required, the holder shall bring suit in the proper court against the personal representative within thirty (30) days after the date of mailing the notice, otherwise the claim is forever barred.
2-7-719. Certified copy of judgments to be filed; effect thereof. (a) A certified copy of any judgment rendered as contemplated by W.S. 2-7-709, 2-7-710, 2-7-711 or 2-7-717 shall be filed upon its rendition with the clerk. (b) Any judgment rendered upon any claim for money only establishes the claim as if it had been allowed […]
2-7-720. Short title; citation. (a) This act may be cited as the “Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act”. (b) As used in W.S. 2-7-720 through 2-7-729 “this act” means W.S. 2-7-720 through 2-7-729.
