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Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-113 (2026)

Holographic will.

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A will which does not comply with W.S. 2-6-112 is valid as an
holographic will, whether or not witnessed, if it is entirely in
the handwriting of the testator and signed by the hand of the
testator himself.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1981–2016 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of P. Richard Meyer, Deceased: Miracles Meyer, Pers. Rep. for the Est. of P. Richard Meyer v. Kelly Catherine Fanning, 2016 WY 6 (Wyo. 2016).
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In the Matter of the Est. of P. Richard Meyer, Deceased: Miracles Meyer, Pers. Rep. for the Est. of P. Richard Meyer v. Kelly Catherine Fanning, 2016 WY 6 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 2× “3 Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent witnesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
Meyer v. Fanning, 367 P.3d 629 (Wyo. 2016). “Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent wit- ' nesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
Matter of Est. of Reed, 672 P.2d 829 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 5× “1977, provides in part: "Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent witnesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
Matter of Est. of Zelikovitz, 923 P.2d 740 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 3× “Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-113 (1980) relates to holographic wills and is not relevant to this determination.”
Seeley v. in Re the Est. of Seeley, 627 P.2d 1357 (Wyo. 1981). · cites it 6× “1977, 1980 replacement: "Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent witnesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
Matter of Est. of Campbell, 673 P.2d 645 (Wyo. 1983). “1977, provides: "Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent witnesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
Matter of Est. of Dobson, 708 P.2d 422 (Wyo. 1985). · cites it 6× “Section 2-6-113, W.S. 1977 (June 1980 Replacement) provides: "A will which does not comply with W.”
Buckley v. Holstedt, 672 P.2d 829 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 5× “1977, provides in part: “Except as provided in the next section [§ 2-6-113], all wills to be valid shall be in writing, or typewritten, witnessed by two (2) competent witnesses and signed by the testator or by some person in his presence and by his express direction.”
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