Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-4-206 (2026)

Contest of petition; assertion of own rights to

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administer.

Any person interested may contest the petition by filing written
opposition on the ground of the incompetency of the applicant,
or may assert his own rights to the administration and pray that
letters be issued to himself. In the latter case the contestant
shall file a petition and submit evidence in support thereof,
taken and reduced to writing before the clerk or commissioner of
the court, and the court shall hear the two (2) petitions
together.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2001–2019 · leading case: Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc. v. Gunter, 2007 WY 151 (Wyo. 2007).

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Halliburton Energy Servs., Inc. v. Gunter, 2007 WY 151 (Wyo. 2007). · cites it 2× “The language of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-4-206 (Lex-isNexis 2007) suggests that the Wyoming Legislature intended similarly to limit the number of "interested persons" who may contest a petition for letters of administration: Any person interested may contest the petition by filing…”

In the Matter of the Est. of: George W. Stanford, a/k/a George William Stanford, Andrew J. Johnson v. The State of Wyoming, 2019 WY 94 (Wyo. 2019). · cites it 6× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-4-206 (LexisNexis 2019).”

In Re Est. of Peters, 2001 WY 71 (Wyo. 2001). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-4-206 provides: "Any person interested may contest the petition by filing written opposition on the ground of the incompetency of the applicant, or may assert his own rights to the administration and pray that letters be issued to himself.”

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