Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-612 (2026)

Purposes for which realty or personalty may be

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sold; exempt personal property and homestead.

     (a) Any real or personal property belonging to the
decedent except exempt personal property and the homestead may
be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged by the personal
representative for any of the following purposes:
           (i)    The payment of debts and charges against the
estate;

           (ii)    The distribution of the estate or any part
thereof;

           (iii)    Any other purpose in the best interests of the
estate.

     (b) Exempt personal property under such provisions as the
court may direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse or
issue may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased, or exchanged, if
the surviving spouse or issue consents thereto.

     (c) The homestead, under such provisions as the court may
direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse or issue, may be
sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged.

     (d) The proceeds from the sale of any exempt personal
property or from the sale of the homestead shall be held by the
personal representative subject to the rights of the surviving
spouse or issue unless the surviving spouse or issue has
expressly waived his rights to the proceeds.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2021 · leading case: In the Matter of the Est. of Deidra Michayle Walker Rowe, deceased: Tony Rowe, Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Darren Todd Rowe v. Melvin Lee Walker, Adm'r of the Est. of Deidra Michayle Walker Rowe, 2021 WY 87 (Wyo. 2021).

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In the Matter of the Est. of Deidra Michayle Walker Rowe, deceased: Tony Rowe, Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Darren Todd Rowe v. Melvin Lee Walker, Adm'r of the Est. of Deidra Michayle Walker Rowe, 2021 WY 87 (Wyo. 2021). · cites it 2× “Walker petitioned to sell the vehicles in the possession of Deidra’s estate pursuant to Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-614 . But Wyo. Stat.”

In Re Est. of George, 2003 WY 129 (Wyo. 2003). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-612 (a) (Lexis Nexis 2008) provides as follows: Any real or personal property belonging to the decedent except exempt personal property and the homestead may be sold .”

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