2-7-710. Judgments rendered against decedent before death; execution thereon limited.
When any judgment has been rendered against the decedent in his lifetime, no execution shall issue thereon after his death unless the judgment is for the recovery of real or personal property or the enforcement of a lien thereon. A judgment against the decedent for the recovery of money shall be filed with the clerk like any other claim. If execution is levied upon any property of the decedent before his death, the property may be sold for the satisfaction thereof, and the officer making the sale shall account to the personal representative for any surplus in his hands.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 2 - Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code
Chapter 7 - Administration of Estates
Article 7 - Claims Against Estate
Section 2-7-701 - Debts and Charges; Classification.
Section 2-7-702 - Debts and Charges; Order of Payment.
Section 2-7-703 - Filing Required; Failure to Do So Constitutes Bar; Exceptions.
Section 2-7-704 - Affidavit and Other Required Supporting Documentation.
Section 2-7-705 - Future, Contingent and Unliquidated Claims.
Section 2-7-706 - Claim Based on Cause of Action Surviving Decedent's Death.
Section 2-7-707 - Repayment of Public Assistance.
Section 2-7-708 - Personal Claims of Personal Representatives.
Section 2-7-709 - Actions Pending Against Decedent at Time of Death.
Section 2-7-710 - Judgments Rendered Against Decedent Before Death; Execution Thereon Limited.
Section 2-7-711 - Judgments Rendered Against Decedent After Death.
Section 2-7-712 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims.
Section 2-7-713 - Claims Allowed in Part.
Section 2-7-714 - Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations Precluded.
Section 2-7-715 - Adjudication of Propriety in Handling Claims Prior to Final Report.
Section 2-7-716 - Stay of Probate Proceedings Pending Final Disposition of Claims and Litigation.
Section 2-7-717 - Action Precluded Until Claim Rejected; Exception.
Section 2-7-718 - Action on Rejected Claim; Limitations.
Section 2-7-719 - Certified Copy of Judgments to Be Filed; Effect Thereof.
Section 2-7-720 - Short Title; Citation.
Section 2-7-721 - Application of Act.
Section 2-7-722 - Presumptions as to Applicability of Act.
Section 2-7-723 - Distribution of Property Upon Death of a Married Person.
Section 2-7-724 - Claim to Community Property; Perfection of Title in Surviving Spouse.
Section 2-7-727 - Rights of Creditors Not Affected.
Section 2-7-728 - Rights of Spouses to Alter Interests in Community Property.