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Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-116 (2026)

Validity of execution.

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A written will is valid if executed in compliance with W.S.
2-6-112 or 2-6-113 or if its execution complies with the law at
the time of execution of the place where the will is executed,
or of the law of the place where at the time of execution or at
the time of death the testator is domiciled, has a place of
abode or is a national.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1981–2016 · leading case: Meyer v. Fanning, 367 P.3d 629 (Wyo. 2016).
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Meyer v. Fanning, 367 P.3d 629 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 3× “]" Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-116 (LexisNexis 2015), A valid will "shall be in writing .”
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× “]” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-116 (LexisNexis 2015).”
Matter of Est. of Zelikovitz, 923 P.2d 740 (Wyo. 1996). · cites it 4× “The validity of the execution of a will is governed by Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-116 (1980), which states: A written will is valid if executed in compliance with W.”
Russell v. Sullivan, 270 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “4 Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 2-6-116 and 2-6-1122 (Lexis-Nexis 2011).”
Seeley v. in Re the Est. of Seeley, 627 P.2d 1357 (Wyo. 1981). · cites it 4× “Section 2-6-116 of the Wyoming Probate Code adopted in 1980 would seem to settle such matters, if a conflict should exist: "A written will is valid if executed in compliance with W.”
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