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Article 1 - In General
Section 2-3-101 - Oath. - 2-3-101. Oath. Before letters testamentary or of administration are issued,...
Section 2-3-102 - Bond Required; Sureties; Form; Amount; Ascertaining Value of Property. - 2-3-102. Bond required; sureties; form; amount; ascertaining value of property....
Section 2-3-103 - Letters and Bonds to Be Recorded. - 2-3-103. Letters and bonds to be recorded. All letters testamentary...
Section 2-3-104 - Appointment Orders to State Qualification Time; Lapses. - 2-3-104. Appointment orders to state qualification time; lapses. Whenever an...
Section 2-3-105 - Additional Bond Required Upon Sale of Real Estate; When Required. - 2-3-105. Additional bond required upon sale of real estate; when...
Section 2-3-106 - Additional Bond Required Upon Sale of Real Estate; Conditions. - 2-3-106. Additional bond required upon sale of real estate; conditions....
Section 2-3-107 - Separate Bond Required From Each Personal Representative. - 2-3-107. Separate bond required from each personal representative. When two...
Section 2-3-108 - Several Recoveries on Same Bond Allowed. - 2-3-108. Several recoveries on same bond allowed. The bond shall...
Section 2-3-109 - Ordering Sureties to Appear for Property Value Examination; Notice to Personal Representatives; Requiring Additional Security. - 2-3-109. Ordering sureties to appear for property value examination; notice...
Section 2-3-110 - When Sufficient Security Not Given in Time. - 2-3-110. When sufficient security not given in time. If sufficient...
Section 2-3-111 - When No Bond Required; Generally. - 2-3-111. When no bond required; generally. (a) When it is...
Section 2-3-112 - When No Bond Required; Suspension of Powers Upon Allegation of Waste. - 2-3-112. When no bond required; suspension of powers upon allegation...
Section 2-3-113 - Requiring Further Security; Petition. - 2-3-113. Requiring further security; petition. Any person interested in any...
Section 2-3-114 - Requiring Further Security; Citation to Personal Representative; Service. - 2-3-114. Requiring further security; citation to personal representative; service. If...
Section 2-3-115 - Requiring Further Security; Hearing; Order Therefor or New Bond. - 2-3-115. Requiring further security; hearing; order therefor or new bond....
Section 2-3-116 - Requiring Further Security; Failure to Comply. - 2-3-116. Requiring further security; failure to comply. If the personal...
Section 2-3-117 - Ordering Further Security Without Application. - 2-3-117. Ordering further security without application. When it comes to...
Section 2-3-118 - Relief of Sureties; Application; Citation and Service. - 2-3-118. Relief of sureties; application; citation and service. When a...
Section 2-3-119 - Relief of Sureties; Release Order. - 2-3-119. Relief of sureties; release order. If new sureties are...
Section 2-3-120 - Relief of Sureties; Revocation of Letters. - 2-3-120. Relief of sureties; revocation of letters. If the personal...
Section 2-3-121 - Revoking Intestacy Administration if Will Later Allowed; Generally. - 2-3-121. Revoking intestacy administration if will later allowed; generally. If,...
Section 2-3-122 - Revoking Intestacy Administration if Will Later Allowed; Authority of Personal Representative. - 2-3-122. Revoking intestacy administration if will later allowed; authority of...
Section 2-3-123 - Remaining Personal Representatives to Continue if One Disqualified. - 2-3-123. Remaining personal representatives to continue if one disqualified. If...
Section 2-3-124 - New Appointment to Be Made if All Personal Representatives Die; Bond; Authority. - 2-3-124. New appointment to be made if all personal representatives...
Section 2-3-125 - Resignation of Personal Representative; Revocation of Letters for Delay or Other Cause and New Appointment; Liability After Discharge. - 2-3-125. Resignation of personal representative; revocation of letters for delay...
Section 2-3-126 - Acts Valid Until Power Revoked. - 2-3-126. Acts valid until power revoked. All acts of a...
Section 2-3-127 - Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers for Waste; Order. - 2-3-127. Suspension of personal representative's powers for waste; order. Whenever...
Section 2-3-128 - Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers for Waste; Notice to Show Cause. - 2-3-128. Suspension of personal representative's powers for waste; notice to...
Section 2-3-129 - Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers for Waste; Hearing and Determination. - 2-3-129. Suspension of personal representative's powers for waste; hearing and...
Section 2-3-130 - Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers for Waste; Notice by Publication. - 2-3-130. Suspension of personal representative's powers for waste; notice by...
Section 2-3-131 - Suspension of Personal Representative's Powers for Waste; Compelling Attendance and Answers. - 2-3-131. Suspension of personal representative's powers for waste; compelling attendance...
Section 2-3-132 - Petition for Revocation by Prior Claimant; Generally. - 2-3-132. Petition for revocation by prior claimant; generally. When letters...
Section 2-3-133 - Petition for Revocation by Prior Claimant; Citation to Personal Representative. - 2-3-133. Petition for revocation by prior claimant; citation to personal...
Section 2-3-134 - Petition for Revocation by Prior Claimant; Hearing and Disposition. - 2-3-134. Petition for revocation by prior claimant; hearing and disposition....
Section 2-3-135 - Petition for Revocation by Prior Claimant; Prior Right of Surviving Spouse. - 2-3-135. Petition for revocation by prior claimant; prior right of...
Section 2-3-136 - Hearing Upon Affidavit of Interested Person; Authority to Order. - 2-3-136. Hearing upon affidavit of interested person; authority to order....
Section 2-3-137 - Hearing Upon Affidavit of Interested Person; Citation and Service Thereof. - 2-3-137. Hearing upon affidavit of interested person; citation and service...
Section 2-3-138 - Hearing Upon Affidavit of Interested Person; Proceedings and Disposition. - 2-3-138. Hearing upon affidavit of interested person; proceedings and disposition....
Article 2 - Uniform Provisions
Section 2-3-201 - Short Title. - 2-3-201. Short title. W.S. 2-3-201 through 2-3-211 may be cited...
Section 2-3-202 - Definitions. - 2-3-202. Definitions. (a) In this act unless the context or...
Section 2-3-203 - Responsibility and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries. - 2-3-203. Responsibility and rights of persons dealing with fiduciaries. A...
Section 2-3-204 - Liability of Bank; Payment of Checks Signed by Fiduciary. - 2-3-204. Liability of bank; payment of checks signed by fiduciary....
Section 2-3-205 - Liability of Bank; When Check Drawn on Principal by Fiduciary. - 2-3-205. Liability of bank; when check drawn on principal by...
Section 2-3-206 - Liability of Bank; Receiving Deposit From Fiduciary. - 2-3-206. Liability of bank; receiving deposit from fiduciary. If a...
Section 2-3-207 - Liability of Bank; When Check Drawn by Trustee. - 2-3-207. Liability of bank; when check drawn by trustee. When...
Section 2-3-208 - Succession of Fiduciary Powers When Bank Consolidates With Another. - 2-3-208. Succession of fiduciary powers when bank consolidates with another....
Section 2-3-209 - Applicability; Generally. - 2-3-209. Applicability; generally. The provisions of this act shall not...
Section 2-3-210 - Applicability; Rules of Law and Equity. - 2-3-210. Applicability; rules of law and equity. In any case...
Section 2-3-211 - Interpretation and Construction. - 2-3-211. Interpretation and construction. This act shall be so interpreted...
Article 3 - Handling of Property and Investments
Section 2-3-301 - Standard for Fiduciaries; Authority to Acquire and Retain Property and Investments. - 2-3-301. Standard for fiduciaries; authority to acquire and retain property...
Section 2-3-302 - Departures From Express Terms of Wills Not Authorized; "Legal Investment" or "Authorized Investment" Construed. - 2-3-302. Departures from express terms of wills not authorized; "legal...
Section 2-3-303 - Authority of Court to Allow Deviation From Terms. - 2-3-303. Authority of court to allow deviation from terms. Nothing...
Section 2-3-304 - Applicability; Generally. - 2-3-304. Applicability; generally. The provisions of this act shall govern...
Section 2-3-305 - Applicability; State Funds Excepted. - 2-3-305. Applicability; state funds excepted. Nothing contained in this act...
Article 4 - Trust Funds
Section 2-3-401 - Short Title. - 2-3-401. Short title. W.S. 2-3-401 through 2-3-403 may be cited...
Section 2-3-402 - Authority to Establish; Purpose. - 2-3-402. Authority to establish; purpose. (a) Any bank or trust...
Section 2-3-403 - Accounting. - 2-3-403. Accounting. Unless ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction,...
Section 2-3-404 - Common Trust Fund Distinct From Participating Fiduciaries. - 2-3-404. Common trust fund distinct from participating fiduciaries. (a) Each...
Section 2-3-405 - "Affiliated" Defined. - 2-3-405. "Affiliated" defined. For purposes of this article, two (2)...
Section 2-3-406 - Exemption. - 2-3-406. Exemption. The establishment and maintenance of common trust funds...
Article 5 - Mortgage, Lease or Sale
Section 2-3-501 - Authorization by Court; Generally. - 2-3-501. Authorization by court; generally. Whenever in any estate or...
Section 2-3-502 - Authorization by Court; Contents of Petition; Hearing; Objections; Terms, etc., of Order. - 2-3-502. Authorization by court; contents of petition; hearing; objections; terms,...
Section 2-3-503 - Authorization by Court; Transfer of Mineral Interests; Terms. - 2-3-503. Authorization by court; transfer of mineral interests; terms. Proceedings...
Section 2-3-504 - Authorization by Court; Transfer of Mineral Interests; Prior Leases Validated. - 2-3-504. Authorization by court; transfer of mineral interests; prior leases...
Article 8 - Principal and Income
Section 2-3-801 - Short Title. - 2-3-801. Short title. This act shall be known and may...
Section 2-3-802 - Definitions. - 2-3-802. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Accounting...
Section 2-3-803 - Fiduciary Duties; General Principles. - 2-3-803. Fiduciary duties; general principles. (a) In allocating receipts and...
Section 2-3-804 - Trustee's Power to Adjust; Liability of Trustee. - 2-3-804. Trustee's power to adjust; liability of trustee. (a) Subject...
Section 2-3-805 - Notice of Proposed Action; Objections of Beneficiary; Liability of Trustee; Proceedings. - 2-3-805. Notice of proposed action; objections of beneficiary; liability of...
Section 2-3-806 - Determination and Distribution of Net Income. - 2-3-806. Determination and distribution of net income. (a) After a...
Section 2-3-807 - Distribution to Residuary and Remainder Beneficiaries. - 2-3-807. Distribution to residuary and remainder beneficiaries. (a) Each beneficiary...
Section 2-3-808 - When Right to Income Begins and Ends. - 2-3-808. When right to income begins and ends. (a) An...
Section 2-3-809 - Apportionment of Receipts and Disbursements When Decedent Dies or Income Interest Begins. - 2-3-809. Apportionment of receipts and disbursements when decedent dies or...
Section 2-3-810 - Apportionment When Income Interest Ends. - 2-3-810. Apportionment when income interest ends. (a) In this section,...
Section 2-3-811 - Character of Receipts. - 2-3-811. Character of receipts. (a) In this section, "entity" means...
Section 2-3-812 - Distribution From Trust or Estate. - 2-3-812. Distribution from trust or estate. A trustee shall allocate...
Section 2-3-813 - Business and Other Activities Conducted by Trustee. - 2-3-813. Business and other activities conducted by trustee. (a) If...
Section 2-3-814 - Principal Receipts. - 2-3-814. Principal receipts. (a) A trustee shall allocate to principal:...
Section 2-3-815 - Rental Property. - 2-3-815. Rental property. To the extent that a trustee accounts...
Section 2-3-816 - Obligation to Pay Money. - 2-3-816. Obligation to pay money. (a) An amount received as...
Section 2-3-817 - Insurance Policies and Similar Contracts. - 2-3-817. Insurance policies and similar contracts. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 2-3-818 - Insubstantial Allocation Not Required. - 2-3-818. Insubstantial allocation not required. (a) If a trustee determines...
Section 2-3-819 - Deferred Compensation, Annuities and Similar Payments. - 2-3-819. Deferred compensation, annuities and similar payments. (a) As used...
Section 2-3-820 - Liquidating Asset. - 2-3-820. Liquidating asset. (a) In this section, "liquidating asset" means...
Section 2-3-821 - Minerals, Water and Other Natural Resources. - 2-3-821. Minerals, water and other natural resources. (a) To the...
Section 2-3-822 - Timber. - 2-3-822. Timber. (a) To the extent that a trustee accounts...
Section 2-3-823 - Property Not Productive of Income. - 2-3-823. Property not productive of income. (a) If a marital...
Section 2-3-824 - Derivatives and Options. - 2-3-824. Derivatives and options. (a) In this section, "derivative" means...
Section 2-3-825 - Asset-Backed Securities. - 2-3-825. Asset-backed securities. (a) In this section, "asset-backed security" means...
Section 2-3-826 - Disbursements From Income. - 2-3-826. Disbursements from income. (a) A trustee shall make the...
Section 2-3-827 - Disbursements From Principal. - 2-3-827. Disbursements from principal. (a) A trustee shall make the...
Section 2-3-828 - Transfers From Income to Principal for Depreciation. - 2-3-828. Transfers from income to principal for depreciation. (a) In...
Section 2-3-829 - Transfers From Income to Reimburse Principal. - 2-3-829. Transfers from income to reimburse principal. (a) If a...
Section 2-3-830 - Income Taxes. - 2-3-830. Income taxes. (a) A tax required to be paid...
Section 2-3-831 - Adjustments Between Principal and Income. - 2-3-831. Adjustments between principal and income. (a) Subject to W.S....
Section 2-3-832 - Judicial Control of Discretionary Powers. - 2-3-832. Judicial control of discretionary powers. (a) A court shall...
Section 2-3-833 - Uniformity of Application and Construction. - 2-3-833. Uniformity of application and construction. In applying and construing...
Section 2-3-834 - Application of Act to Trusts and Estates; Principal Place of Administration. - 2-3-834. Application of act to trusts and estates; principal place...
Section 2-3-835 - Trustee Discretion to Include Capital Gains in Income. - 2-3-835. Trustee discretion to include capital gains in income. (a)...
Article 9 - Wyoming Unitrust Act
Section 2-3-901 - Short Title. - 2-3-901. Short title. This act shall be known and may...
Section 2-3-902 - Definitions. - 2-3-902. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Beneficiary"...
Section 2-3-903 - Unitrust Election by Trustee; Requirements to Make Unitrust Election. - 2-3-903. Unitrust election by trustee; requirements to make unitrust election....
Section 2-3-904 - Unitrust Election Where There Is No Trustee Other Than an Interested Trustee; Requirements to Make Unitrust Election. - 2-3-904. Unitrust election where there is no trustee other than...
Section 2-3-905 - Unitrust Election by Beneficiary; Ability to Request Trustee Action. - 2-3-905. Unitrust election by beneficiary; ability to request trustee action....
Section 2-3-906 - Settlor Created Unitrust. - 2-3-906. Settlor created unitrust. A settlor may create a trust...
Section 2-3-907 - Valuations. - 2-3-907. Valuations. (a) The fair market value of a trust...
Section 2-3-908 - Unitrust Percentages. - 2-3-908. Unitrust percentages. The percentage to be used in determining...
Section 2-3-909 - Treatment and Allocation of Income. - 2-3-909. Treatment and allocation of income. (a) Following the conversion...
Section 2-3-910 - Administration. - 2-3-910. Administration. (a) In administering a total return unitrust, the...
Section 2-3-911 - Treatment of Underpayments or Overpayments. - 2-3-911. Treatment of underpayments or overpayments. In the event of...
Section 2-3-912 - Effect of Conversion on Governing Instrument. - 2-3-912. Effect of conversion on governing instrument. Conversion to a...
Section 2-3-913 - Situs. - 2-3-913. Situs. (a) This act shall be construed as pertaining...
Section 2-3-914 - Trustee's Liability. - 2-3-914. Trustee's liability. Any trustee or disinterested person who in...
Section 2-3-915 - Judicial Control of Discretionary Powers. - 2-3-915. Judicial control of discretionary powers. (a) A court shall...
Section 2-3-916 - Limitation of Election. - 2-3-916. Limitation of election. An action shall not be taken...
Section 2-3-917 - Application. - 2-3-917. Application. This act applies to every trust or decedent's...
Article 10 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
Section 2-3-1001 - Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act; Short Title. - 2-3-1001. Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act; short title....
Section 2-3-1002 - Definitions. - 2-3-1002. Definitions. (a) As used in this act: (i) "Account"...
Section 2-3-1003 - Applicability. - 2-3-1003. Applicability. (a) This act applies to: (i) A fiduciary...
Section 2-3-1004 - User Direction for Disclosure of Digital Assets. - 2-3-1004. User direction for disclosure of digital assets. (a) A...
Section 2-3-1005 - Terms of Service Agreement. - 2-3-1005. Terms of service agreement. (a) This act does not...
Section 2-3-1006 - Procedure for Disclosing Digital Assets. - 2-3-1006. Procedure for disclosing digital assets. (a) When disclosing digital...
Section 2-3-1007 - Disclosure of the Content of Electronic Communications of a Deceased User. - 2-3-1007. Disclosure of the content of electronic communications of a...
Section 2-3-1008 - Disclosure of Other Digital Assets of a Deceased User. - 2-3-1008. Disclosure of other digital assets of a deceased user....
Section 2-3-1009 - Disclosure of Content of Electronic Communications of a Principal. - 2-3-1009. Disclosure of content of electronic communications of a principal....
Section 2-3-1010 - Disclosure of Other Digital Assets of a Principal. - 2-3-1010. Disclosure of other digital assets of a principal. (a)...
Section 2-3-1011 - Disclosure of Digital Assets Held in Trust When Trustee Is Original User. - 2-3-1011. Disclosure of digital assets held in trust when trustee...
Section 2-3-1012 - Disclosure of the Content of Electronic Communications Held in Trust When Trustee Not Original User. - 2-3-1012. Disclosure of the content of electronic communications held in...
Section 2-3-1013 - Disclosure of Other Digital Assets Held in Trust When Trustee Not Original User. - 2-3-1013. Disclosure of other digital assets held in trust when...
Section 2-3-1014 - Disclosure of Digital Assets to Conservator of a Ward. - 2-3-1014. Disclosure of digital assets to conservator of a ward....
Section 2-3-1015 - Fiduciary Duty and Authority. - 2-3-1015. Fiduciary duty and authority. (a) The legal duties imposed...
Section 2-3-1016 - Custodian Compliance and Immunity. - 2-3-1016. Custodian compliance and immunity. (a) Not later than sixty...
Section 2-3-1017 - Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. - 2-3-1017. Relation to Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce...