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Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-103 (2026)

Personal representative to take possession of

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The personal representative shall take possession of all of the
estate of the decedent, real and personal, and collect all debts
due the decedent or the estate. For the purpose of bringing suit
to quiet title or for partition of the estate, the possession of
the personal representative is the possession of the
distributees. Possession by the distributees is subject to the
possession of the personal representative for the purposes of
administration as applied to this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2023 · 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 2× “, *986 Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-103 (LexisNexis 2017) (personal representative charged with taking possession of all the estate of the decedent and collecting all debts due to the decedent or the estate); §§ 2-7-104 through 110 (LexisNexis 2017) (actions maintainable by or against…”
In Re Est. of George, 2003 WY 129 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-103 (LexisNexis 2003) states that the personal representative "shall take possession of all of the estate of the decedent, real and personal," and Wyo.”
In the Matter of the Est. of Mary Mae Fisher, Deceased: Dwight Lyman & Betty L. Lyman, Trs. of the Dwight Lyman Living Trust Dated November 11, 2016, & Betty L. Lyman & Dwight Lyman, Trs. of the Betty L. Lyman Living Trust Dated November 11, 2016 v. George Wayne Fisher, 2023 WY 25 (Wyo. 2023). · cites it 2× “” Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-103 (LexisNexis 2021).”
Est. of Stratton v. Stratton, 756 P.2d 1342 (Wyo. 1988). “1959), later renumbered as § 2-7-103, W.S.1977.”
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