2-7-724. Claim to community property; perfection of title in surviving spouse.
(a) If the title to any property to which this act applies was held by the decedent at the time of death, title of the surviving spouse may be perfected by an order of the court or by execution of an instrument by the personal representative with the approval of the court. Neither the personal representative nor the court in which the decedent's estate is being administered has a duty to discover or attempt to discover whether property held by the decedent is property to which this act applies.
(b) If the surviving spouse or the spouse's successor in interest claims that there is any property to which this section applies, then a claim in writing with respect thereto shall be filed in duplicate with the clerk of court within the time limited in the notice to creditors and any such claim not so filed is barred forever.
(c) When such a claim is so filed, the personal representative shall proceed as provided in W.S. 2-7-712(a) and (d), and if such claim is rejected, the provisions of W.S. 2-7-717 and 2-7-718 will apply.
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.