Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-201 (2026)

Contents of petition; defect in jurisdictional

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statement inconsequential.

     (a)   A petition for the probate of a will shall show:

           (i)   The jurisdictional facts;
          (ii) Whether the person named as executor consents to
act, or renounces his right to letters testamentary;

          (iii) The names, ages and residences of the heirs and
devisees of the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner;

          (iv)    The probable value and character of the property
of the estate;

          (v) The name of the person for whom letters
testamentary are prayed.

     (b) No defect of form or in the statement of
jurisdictional facts actually existing shall make void the
probate of a will.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1979–2017 · leading case: Ferriter v. Est. of Blaney, 607 P.2d 354 (Wyo. 1980).

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Ferriter v. Est. of Blaney, 607 P.2d 354 (Wyo. 1980). · cites it 5× “Pursuant to §§ 2-6-201 and 2-6-203, W.S.1977, creditor’s claims were therefore required to be filed on or before three months after August 14, 1978, or on or before November 15, 1978.”

In the Matter of the Est. of Robert S. Meeker, Robin Meeker Gaston, Misty S. Oxborrow, & Dustin D. Meeker v. Carole L. Wagner, 2017 WY 75 (Wyo. 2017). · cites it 2× “1 in the context of a will contest, Under Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 2-6-201 and 202 (LexisNexis 2015), the person named as executor in a will files a petition for probate, After the probate is commenced, the personal representative 3 is charged with giving notice of the probate by…”

Associated Aviation Underwriters v. Smith, 597 P.2d 964 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 2× “Section 2-6-201, W.S.1977 provides: “Every executor or administrator must, within ten (10) days after his letters are issued, cause to be published, in some newspaper in the county, if there be one, if not, then in such newspaper as may be designated by the judge, or court, a…”

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