Wyoming 2025 Regular Session

Wyoming House Bill HB0330 Compare Versions

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1	1	2025
2	2	STATE OF WYOMING
3	3	25LSO-07791HB0330
4	4	HOUSE BILL NO. HB0330
5	5	Probate code revisions-2.
6	6	Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Brady, Campbell, K
7	7	and McCann and Senator(s) Hutchings and
8	8	Pearson
9	9	A BILL
10	10	for
11	11	1 AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum
12	12	2 values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of
13	13	3 estates; clarifying the effect of certain disclaimers of
14	14	4 property; and providing for an effective date.
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18	18	8W.S. 2-1-201(a)(i), 2-1-204(a)(i),
19	19	9 2-1-205(a), 2-1-403 by creating a new subsection (d),
20	20	10 2-11-201 and 2-11-202(a)(intro) are amended to read:
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24	24	14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07792HB03301 (a) Not earlier than thirty (30) days after the death
25	25	2 of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or
26	26	3 having possession of tangible personal property or an
27	27	4 instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in
28	28	5 action belonging to the decedent shall make payment of the
29	29	6 indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property or
30	30	7 the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock or
31	31	8 chose in action to the person or persons claiming to be the
32	32	9 distributee or distributees of the property or the attorney
33	33	10 for the distributee or distributees, upon being presented
34	34	11 an affidavit, filed as provided by subsection (c) of this
35	35	12 section, made by or on behalf of the distributee or
36	36	13 distributees stating:
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38	38	15 (i) The value of the entire estate located in
39	39	16 Wyoming subject to administration, either testate or
40	40	17 intestate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed
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46	46	23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07793HB03301 (a) Not earlier than ninety (90) days after the death
47	47	2 of a decedent, the United States, or any agency or
48	48	3 instrumentality thereof, or the state of Wyoming, or any
49	49	4 agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof,
50	50	5 to whom the decedent was indebted or to whom the decedent's
51	51	6 estate would be indebted if the estate were being
52	52	7 administered upon, may collect all of the assets of the
53	53	8 decedent referred to in W.S. 2-1-201, upon presentation of
54	54	9 an affidavit to the parties referred to in W.S. 2-1-201,
55	55	10 stating:
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57	57	12 (i) The value of the entire estate, wherever
58	58	13 located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed
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67	67	22 (a) If any person dies who is the owner of personal
68	68	23 or real property, including mineral interests, but whose 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07794HB0330
69	69	1 entire estate including personal property does not exceed
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71	71	3, less liens and
72	72	4 encumbrances, the person or persons claiming to be the
73	73	5 distributee or distributees of the decedent may file, not
74	74	6 earlier than thirty (30) days after the decedent's death,
75	75	7 an application for a decree of summary distribution of
76	76	8 property.
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90	90	22 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07795HB0330
91	91	1 In case of a nonresident's estate having property in this
92	92	2 state not exceeding in value the sum of
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94	94	4, which estate has been duly probated
95	95	5 and settled in another state, the probate of the estate in
96	96	6 this state may be dispensed with upon filing with the
97	97	7 district judge in the proper county a petition under oath
98	98	8 showing the facts in the case together with certified
99	99	9 copies of the petition, order of appointment of executor or
100	100	10 administrator, inventory and final decree of distribution
101	101	11 of estate therein, and a full showing that debts of the
102	102	12 estate have been paid and the district judge giving notice
103	103	13 by publication for the period of three (3) weeks of the
104	104	14 intention of the petitioner to have the probate proceedings
105	105	15 admitted in this state as a probate of the estate. If on
106	106	16 the day set for hearing the petition no objection is made,
107	107	17 the judge shall make an order admitting the certified
108	108	18 copies of the proceedings in the estate to record in his
109	109	19 court and they shall be considered and treated from that
110	110	20 time as original proceedings in his court and shall be
111	111	21 conclusive evidence of the facts therein shown. If at such
112	112	22 hearing any creditor objects to the proceedings and shows
113	113	23 that the decedent is indebted to him, his claim not having 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07796HB0330
114	114	1 been presented in the original state, the matter shall be
115	115	2 postponed and the creditor or other person shall be allowed
116	116	3 to petition for letters of administration as in other
117	117	4 cases. This section shall not be construed to prevent the
118	118	5 courts of this state from appointing a temporary
119	119	6 administrator in this state to collect and preserve the
120	120	7 property of the estate of the deceased person which may be
121	121	8 located in this state.
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126	126	13 (a) In case of a nonresident's estate having property
127	127	14 in this state not exceeding in value the sum of
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129	129	16, which estate is being duly probated
130	130	17 and settled in another state, the Wyoming district judge
131	131	18 may enter an order for the sale of the property located in
132	132	19 this state provided:
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134	134	21. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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136	136	23 (END)