Wyoming Statutes

Wyo. Stat. § 2-9-102 (2026)

Affidavit of survivorship; recordation; copy of

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death certificate to be attached.

If any person dies who is the owner of a life estate which
terminates by reason of his death, or if any person dies who is
the owner with his surviving spouse of an estate by entireties,
or if any person dies who is the owner with another of a joint
estate or an estate in joint tenancy, any person interested in
the affected property or the title thereto may make the death a
matter of record by recording in the office of the county clerk
of the county in which the property is situate an affidavit
describing the property, the instrument under which the estate
was vested with appropriate references to its recording data if
the instrument was recorded, and certifying under oath to the
death of the decedent as the party who was named in and whose
death terminated his previous estate in the property under the
vesting instrument. The affidavit shall have attached thereto a
copy of the official death certificate of the decedent,
certified to by the public authority in which the original death
certificate is a matter of record.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2026 · leading case: Dudley v. Franklin, 983 P.2d 1223 (Wyo. 1999).

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Dudley v. Franklin, 983 P.2d 1223 (Wyo. 1999). · cites it 2× “Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-9-102 (Lexis 1999). As such, it is not a grant and does not establish Mrs.”

Natusha Lewis v. Brenda G. Wolfe, 2026 WY 63 (Wyo. 2026). “Wolfe owned Lot 3 as “joint tenants by the entirety,” and by virtue of her survivorship interest in the property, she was now the sole owner of the property as provided by Wyoming Statute § 2-9-102 (2023). [¶5] In May 2025, Ms. Lewis filed a complaint seeking a declaration that…”

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