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Wyo. Stat. § 1-20-101 (2026)

Homestead exemption; right.

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Every resident of the state is entitled to a homestead not
exceeding one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) in value,
exempt from execution and attachment arising from any debt,
contract or civil obligation entered into or incurred.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1985–2014 · leading case: Hart v. Crawford (In Re Hart), 332 B.R. 439 (Bankr. D. Wyo. 2005).
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Hart v. Crawford (In Re Hart), 332 B.R. 439 (Bankr. D. Wyo. 2005). · cites it 16× “Her arguments fail because the plain language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-101 only provides for an exemption, not an interest from which an exemption may be taken.”
Geist v. Converse Cnty. Bank, 79 B.R. 939 (D. Wyo. 1987). · cites it 12× “Wyo.Stat. § 1-20-101 (Cum.Supp.1987). 4 .”
In Re Wenande, 107 B.R. 770 (Bankr. D. Wyo. 1989). · cites it 5× “16 W.S. § 1-20-101 $10,000.00 (X) (X) (X) Wearing Apparel As Shown P.”
Coones v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp., 848 P.2d 783 (Wyo. 1993). · cites it 4× “After the sale occurred, Coones responded to the December 13th Notice by requesting a hearing and claiming an exemption for: "Homestead, personal articles and articles used for carrying on a trade or business to the extent provided by W.”
Royal v. Walsh, 2004 WY 96 (Wyo. 2004). · cites it 4× “In Coones , the general exemption statutes, Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-101 through 1-20-110, did not provide any provision for earnings exemption; however, the appellants in the case contended that a transferred application of the garnishment statute execution, § 1-15-102, provided…”
Zubrod v. Duncan, 329 F.3d 1195 (10th Cir. 2003). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-101 provides: "Every resident of the state is entitled to a homestead not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000.”
Catherine Elizabeth Martin, 2014 WY 112 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 5× “Appellant moved to set the order approving the sale aside, and she also sought a homestead exemption under Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-101 . If she was entitled to the exemption, she would have received $20,000, regardless of the judgment for rent.”
Duncan v. Zubrod (In Re Duncan), 294 B.R. 339 (10th Cir. BAP 2003). · cites it 2× “See Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-20-109 (Michie 2002).”
Zubrod v. Duncan (In Re Duncan), 271 B.R. 196 (10th Cir. BAP 2002). · cites it 3× “In the Debt- or’s Schedule C, he claimed a homestead exemption under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 1-20-101 and l-20-102(a) and (b) in the amount of $10,000.”
In Re Johnson, 184 B.R. 141 (Bankr. D. Wyo. 1995). · cites it 2× “Johnson claimed a homestead exemption under Wyoming Statute § 1-20-101 (1988). Mr. Johnson also claimed a homestead exemption for Mrs.”
Kwiecinski v. Cmty. First Nat'l Bank of Powell (In Re Kwiecinski), 245 B.R. 672 (10th Cir. BAP 2000). · cites it 2× “On Schedule C, they claimed their “family residence and 80 acres” as exempt to the extent of $20,000 under “WS 1-20-101.” At that time, the house and twenty-acre tract were worth less than the balance owed on the first and second mortgages, and the Debtors were still living in…”
In Re Anselmi, 52 B.R. 479 (Bankr. D. Wyo. 1985). “” This subparagraph embraces all of the statutory exemptions provided for by the Wyoming legislature, including the homestead exemption (§§ 1-20-101 to 1-20-104, W.S. 1977, 1983 Cum.”
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