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STATE OF WYOMING
25LSO-07791HB0330
HOUSE BILL NO. HB0330
Probate code revisions-2.
Sponsored by: Representative(s) Schmid, Brady, Campbell, K
and McCann and Senator(s) Hutchings and
Pearson
A BILL
for
1 AN ACT relating to the probate code; amending maximum
2 values for certain proceedings relating to the probate of
3 estates; clarifying the effect of certain disclaimers of
4 property; and providing for an effective date.
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8W.S. 2-1-201(a)(i), 2-1-204(a)(i),
9 2-1-205(a), 2-1-403 by creating a new subsection (d),
10 2-11-201 and 2-11-202(a)(intro) are amended to read:
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14 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07792HB03301 (a) Not earlier than thirty (30) days after the death
2 of a decedent, any person indebted to the decedent or
3 having possession of tangible personal property or an
4 instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock or chose in
5 action belonging to the decedent shall make payment of the
6 indebtedness or deliver the tangible personal property or
7 the instrument evidencing the debt, obligation, stock or
8 chose in action to the person or persons claiming to be the
9 distributee or distributees of the property or the attorney
10 for the distributee or distributees, upon being presented
11 an affidavit, filed as provided by subsection (c) of this
12 section, made by or on behalf of the distributee or
13 distributees stating:
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15 (i) The value of the entire estate located in
16 Wyoming subject to administration, either testate or
17 intestate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed
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23 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07793HB03301 (a) Not earlier than ninety (90) days after the death
2 of a decedent, the United States, or any agency or
3 instrumentality thereof, or the state of Wyoming, or any
4 agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof,
5 to whom the decedent was indebted or to whom the decedent's
6 estate would be indebted if the estate were being
7 administered upon, may collect all of the assets of the
8 decedent referred to in W.S. 2-1-201, upon presentation of
9 an affidavit to the parties referred to in W.S. 2-1-201,
10 stating:
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13 located, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed
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23 or real property, including mineral interests, but whose 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07794HB0330
1 entire estate including personal property does not exceed
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4 encumbrances, the person or persons claiming to be the
5 distributee or distributees of the decedent may file, not
6 earlier than thirty (30) days after the decedent's death,
7 an application for a decree of summary distribution of
8 property.
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1 In case of a nonresident's estate having property in this
2 state not exceeding in value the sum of
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4, which estate has been duly probated
5 and settled in another state, the probate of the estate in
6 this state may be dispensed with upon filing with the
7 district judge in the proper county a petition under oath
8 showing the facts in the case together with certified
9 copies of the petition, order of appointment of executor or
10 administrator, inventory and final decree of distribution
11 of estate therein, and a full showing that debts of the
12 estate have been paid and the district judge giving notice
13 by publication for the period of three (3) weeks of the
14 intention of the petitioner to have the probate proceedings
15 admitted in this state as a probate of the estate. If on
16 the day set for hearing the petition no objection is made,
17 the judge shall make an order admitting the certified
18 copies of the proceedings in the estate to record in his
19 court and they shall be considered and treated from that
20 time as original proceedings in his court and shall be
21 conclusive evidence of the facts therein shown. If at such
22 hearing any creditor objects to the proceedings and shows
23 that the decedent is indebted to him, his claim not having 2025STATE OF WYOMING25LSO-07796HB0330
1 been presented in the original state, the matter shall be
2 postponed and the creditor or other person shall be allowed
3 to petition for letters of administration as in other
4 cases. This section shall not be construed to prevent the
5 courts of this state from appointing a temporary
6 administrator in this state to collect and preserve the
7 property of the estate of the deceased person which may be
8 located in this state.
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13 (a) In case of a nonresident's estate having property
14 in this state not exceeding in value the sum of
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17 and settled in another state, the Wyoming district judge
18 may enter an order for the sale of the property located in
19 this state provided:
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21. This act is effective July 1, 2025
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