Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-102 (2026)

Venue generally.

✓ current as of May 2026
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(a) Wills shall be proved and letters testamentary or of
administration granted:

           (i) In the county of which the decedent was a
resident at the time of his death, regardless of where he may
have died;

          (ii) In the county in which the decedent died,
leaving estate therein, if the decedent was not a resident of
the state at the time of his death;

          (iii) In the county in which any part of the estate
may be, if the decedent died out of the state and was not
resident thereof at the time of his death;

          (iv) In the county in which any part of the estate
may be, if the decedent was not a resident of the state and did
not leave estate in the county in which he died;
          (v) In all other cases, in the county in which the
decedent died, and application for letters is made.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2003 · leading case: In Re Est. of George, 2003 WY 129 (Wyo. 2003).
In Re Est. of George, 2003 WY 129 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-2-102 (LexisNexis 2008) provides, in pertinent part, as follows: Venue generally.”
Matter of Est. of Zelikovitz, 923 P.2d 740 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 2× “The Will is to be proved in Teton County pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-102(a)(i) (1980). We hold we need to look only to the law of our state to determine the validity of the execution of the second codicil, unless the execution did not conform to the requirements of our statute.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-102(a)(i) — 1 case
Matter of Est. of Zelikovitz, 923 P.2d 740 (Wyo. 1996). “The Will is to be proved in Teton County pursuant to Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-102(a)(i) (1980). We hold we need to look only to the law of our state to determine the validity of the execution of the second codicil, unless the execution did not conform to the requirements of our statute.”
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