2-6-208. Order of preference for appointment of executor.
(a) Letters testamentary may be granted to one or more persons found to be qualified. Preference for appointment shall be in the following order:
(i) The person designated in the will;
(ii) Any beneficiary named in the will, or a person nominated by the beneficiaries;
(iii) Any creditor of the decedent, or a person nominated by such creditor;
(iv) Such other person as the court may find to be qualified.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code
Article 2 - Procedure for Probate
Section 2-6-201 - Contents of Petition; Defect in Jurisdictional Statement Inconsequential.
Section 2-6-202 - Failure of Executor to Petition; Appointment of Administrator.
Section 2-6-203 - Hearing Upon Petition; Notice Not Required.
Section 2-6-204 - Proof; Self-Proving Will.
Section 2-6-205 - Proof; Wills Not Self-Proving.
Section 2-6-206 - Proof; Holographic Wills.
Section 2-6-208 - Order of Preference for Appointment of Executor.
Section 2-6-209 - Order Admitting or Disallowing Probate; Mailing of Copies.
Section 2-6-210 - Form of Letters Testamentary.
Section 2-6-211 - Authority of Executor Not Designated in Will.