Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-811 (2026)

Final report and accounting and petition for

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distribution; contents; notice and hearing thereon.

     (a) When the estate is ready to be closed, the personal
representative shall file with the clerk of court, under oath,
his final report and accounting and petition for distribution.

     (b) The final report and accounting and petition for
distribution shall set forth the following:

          (i) An accurate description of all the real estate of
which the decedent died seized, stating the nature and extent of
his interest therein, which has not been sold and conveyed by
the personal representative;

          (ii)    Whether the deceased died testate or intestate;

          (iii) The name and place of residence of the
surviving spouse, or that none survived the deceased;

          (iv) In intestate estates, the name and place of
residence of each of the heirs and their relationship to the
deceased;

          (v) In testate estates, the name and place of
residence of each of the devisees and their relationship to the
deceased;

          (vi) Whether any legacy or devise remains in charge
on the real estate, and the nature and amount thereof;

          (vii)   Whether any distributee is under any legal
disability;

          (viii) The name of the conservator or trustee for any
distributee and the court from which his letters were issued;
          (ix) An accounting of all the monies and personal
property coming into the hands of the personal representative
unless such accounting is waived by all interested parties;

          (x) A statement as to whether or not all statutory
requirements pertaining to taxes, including the requirements of
W.S. 2-7-812(a), have been complied with;

          (xi) The personal representative's proposed
distribution of the estate.

     (c) The final report and accounting and petition for
distribution shall be set down for hearing before the court. A
copy thereof together with a notice of hearing shall be served
as provided in W.S. 2-7-204 and 2-7-205.

     (d) At or prior to the time fixed in the notice of
hearing, any interested party who wishes to object shall file
his objections in writing, in duplicate, with the clerk.

     (e) Upon the hearing, any matter appearing in the final
report and accounting and petition for distribution and any
matter improperly omitted therefrom may be called in question by
written objection timely filed except only such matters as to
which there has previously been a final adjudication. The
personal representative shall have the burden of proof as to any
issue of fact or law raised at the hearing. Upon conclusion of
the hearing the court shall make and enter such order as the
facts and the law require.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2005–2014 · leading case: Est. of Dahlke ex rel. Jubie v. Dahlke, 319 P.3d 116 (Wyo. 2014).
Est. of Dahlke ex rel. Jubie v. Dahlke, 319 P.3d 116 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 2-7-8138 requires a final order to be entered after a hearing on any objections to distribution have been heard under § 2-7-811: Upon approval by the court of the final report and accounting and petition for distribution with any changes, corrections, amendments or supplements…”
Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home, Inc. v. West, 120 P.3d 194 (Wyo. 2005). · cites it 10× “of Distribution was improper for several reasons, 1) the Final Report was defective and prematurely filed by the personal representative because its creditor's claim was not resolved due to the pending litigation in the cireuit court; 2) the order was entered prior to the…”
The Est. of H. Kent Dahlke, By & Through Its Pers. Rep. Susan M. Jubie, & the Est. of Sara Westerberg Dahlke, By & Through Its Pers. Rep. Susan M. Jubie, & Susan M. Jubie, Individually v. Jay H. Dahlke, Kurt M. Dahlke, Hearthside Care Ctr., Umpqua Homes for the Handicapped, & M. Scott McColloch, 2014 WY 29 (Wyo. 2014). · cites it 3× “The document indicated that the heirs had waived notice of any hearing required by Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-7-811 (c), and that they consented to the distribution proposed in the petition.”
— Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-811(c) — 1 case
Est. of Dahlke ex rel. Jubie v. Dahlke, 319 P.3d 116 (Wyo. 2014). “§ 2-7-8138 requires a final order to be entered after a hearing on any objections to distribution have been heard under § 2-7-811: Upon approval by the court of the final report and accounting and petition for distribution with any changes, corrections, amendments or supplements…”
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