Wyoming Statutes
Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-121 (2026)
Petition and procedure for filing of will without
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probate or administration.
(a) Concurrently with the filing with the clerk of a will
of a deceased person, or at any time thereafter, the executor or
any distributee named therein may file a sworn petition for
filing of the will without probate or administration. The
petition shall show:
(i) The date and place of death of the decedent, and
county and state of last residence of the decedent;
(ii) The names, ages and residences of the heirs and
devisees of the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner;
(iii) That a true copy of the will and a true copy of
the petition have been mailed to each of the heirs and devisees;
and
(iv) That, pending possible subsequent action, the
petition and the will are to be filed and indexed by the clerk,
without further proceedings.
(b) The clerk shall receive, file and index the petition,
and annex the will thereto, and maintain same as part of the
permanent files. No filing fee shall be charged.
(c) No proceedings under this section may be commenced
after the filing of a petition under W.S. 2-6-122 or 2-6-201,
nor after the entry of an order by the court pursuant to W.S.
2-6-120 making other provisions for the disposition of the will.Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 2003–2003 · leading case: Est. of McLean Ex Rel. Hall v. Benson, 2003 WY 78 (Wyo. 2003).
Est. of McLean Ex Rel. Hall v. Benson, 2003 WY 78 (Wyo. 2003). “The Bensons also contend that, pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 2-6-121 , 2-6-122, and 2-6-204 (Lexis-Nexis 2003), the filing and admission of a will, with or without probate, is merely a clerical act mandated by statute.”
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