2-7-712. Allowance and rejection of claims.
(a) When a claim, accompanied by the affidavit required in W.S. 2-7-704, has been filed with the clerk, the personal representative shall allow or reject it and his allowance or rejection shall be in writing and filed with the clerk within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the time for filing claims.
(b) If the claim is filed with the clerk before the expiration of the time limited for the filing of claims, the same is filed in time though acted upon by the personal representative after the expiration of such time.
(c) Every claim allowed by the personal representative shall be ranked among the acknowledged debts of the estate to be paid in due course of administration.
(d) When a claim has been filed with the clerk and is rejected in whole or in part, the personal representative shall immediately upon rejection notify the claimant by certified mail.
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.