Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-203 (2026)

Hearing upon petition; notice not required.

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(a) Upon the filing of a petition for probate of a will,
the court or the clerk may hear it forthwith or at such time and
place as the court or clerk may direct, with or without
requiring notice, and upon proof of due execution of the will,
admit the same to probate.

     (b) Notice is not required and there shall be no delay in
the hearing, unless good cause appears.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1979–2016 · 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 14× “5 [¶19] Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-203 (a) (LexisNexis 2015) provides: Upon the filing of a petition for probate of a will, the court or the clerk may hear it forthwith or at such time and place as the court or clerk may direct, with or without requiring notice, and upon proof of due…”

Meyer v. Fanning, 367 P.3d 629 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 3× “]" Second, § 2-6-205(a) sets forth the method of proving a will through affidavit testimony.”

Russell v. Sullivan, 270 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 3× “) Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-203 (a) (LexisNexis 2011) notes: Upon the filing of a petition for probate of a will, the court or the clerk may hear it forthwith or at such time and place as the court or clerk may direct, with or without requiring notice, and upon proof of due…”

Associated Aviation Underwriters v. Smith, 597 P.2d 964 (Wyo. 1979). · cites it 12× “1 Appellant contended that it came within the exception provided by § 2-6-203, W.S.1977 to the three month requirement because it was absent from the state.”

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