Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-301 (2026)

Filing and contents of petition to revoke.

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After a will has been admitted to probate, any person interested
may, within the time designated in the notice provided for in
W.S. 2-6-122 or 2-7-201, contest the will or the validity of the
will. For that purpose he shall file in the court in which the
will was proved a petition in writing containing his allegations
against the validity of the will or against the sufficiency of
the proof, and praying that the probate be revoked.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2026 · leading case: Britain v. Britain (In re Est. of Britain), 425 P.3d 978 (Wyo. 2018).

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Britain v. Britain (In re Est. of Britain), 425 P.3d 978 (Wyo. 2018). · cites it 9× “Kelly claimed that Cindy did not have standing to challenge the codicil because she was not a "person interested" under the will contest statute- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-301 (LexisNexis 2017).”

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 4× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-301 (LexisNexis 2015).”

Meyer v. Fanning, 367 P.3d 629 (Wyo. 2016). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-301 (LexisNexis 2015); see also Russell v.”

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× “For that purpose he shall file in the court in which the will was proved a petition in writing containing his allegations against the validity of the will or against the sufficiency of the proof, and praying that the probate be revoked.”

Est. of McLean Ex Rel. Hall v. Benson, 2003 WY 78 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “Whether the civil action instituted by the Personal Representative of the intestate estate, which action was consolidated into the combined intestate and testate probates, acts as a will contest for purposes of W.S. § 2-6-301? [¶ 6] The Bensons raise the following issues: A.”

Russell v. Sullivan, 270 P.3d 677 (Wyo. 2012). · cites it 2× “Applying the Merrill rationale to this case, the district court held that, because the neighbors did not have standing, their petition to revoke the probate was not valid and the court did not acquire jurisdiction over the petition to revoke and/or the will contest.”

Dainton v. Watson, 658 P.2d 79 (Wyo. 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 2-6-301 et seq., W.S.1977 (1980 Replacement).”

In the Matter of the Est. of Lloyd Haack, Deceased: Howard E. Haack & Bailey N. Baxter, as Co-Pers. Representatives of the Est. of Lloyd Haack v. Kristy Martinez, 2026 WY 17 (Wyo. 2026). · cites it 15× “2d at 826-828 (interpreting an earlier version of Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-301 which, other than timing, contains the same language as the current version).”

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