Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-302 (2026)

Summons and notification; proceedings governed by

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Upon filing the petition, a summons shall be served upon the
executors of the will and the clerk shall send notice by
certified mail, with copy of petition attached, to all the
legatees and devisees mentioned in the will and all the heirs,
so far as known to the petitioner, or to their guardians if any
of them are minors, or to their personal representatives if any
of them are dead. The summons, service and proceedings shall be
governed by the Wyoming Rules of Civil Procedure.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2026 · leading case: 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).

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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× “After filing his petition to revoke the probate, the contestant serves the executor of the will with a summons and the petition.”

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× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-302 . [¶33] We further expounded that by requiring a person who wishes to contest a will to follow the procedure for initiation of a new civil action, the statutes demonstrate that a will contest is separate from the probate of the will.”

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