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Article 1 - In General
Section 2-7-101 - Presumption of Death; How Estate Handled. - 2-7-101. Presumption of death; how estate handled. When any person...
Section 2-7-102 - Penalty for Administering Without Proving Will or Taking Letters of Administration. - 2-7-102. Penalty for administering without proving will or taking letters...
Section 2-7-103 - Personal Representative to Take Possession of Estate. - 2-7-103. Personal representative to take possession of estate. The personal...
Section 2-7-104 - Actions Maintainable by or Against Personal Representatives; Right Generally. - 2-7-104. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; right generally....
Section 2-7-105 - Actions Maintainable by or Against Personal Representatives; Actions for Waste by Representatives. - 2-7-105. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; actions for...
Section 2-7-106 - Actions Maintainable by or Against Personal Representatives; Actions for Waste by Representatives; Against Representatives. - 2-7-106. Actions maintainable by or against personal representatives; actions for...
Section 2-7-107 - Disposition of Partnership Business. - 2-7-107. Disposition of partnership business. When a partnership exists between...
Section 2-7-108 - Actions on Bond of Former Representatives. - 2-7-108. Actions on bond of former representatives. A personal representative...
Section 2-7-109 - Compromise of Claims; Owed to Estate. - 2-7-109. Compromise of claims; owed to estate. When it appears...
Section 2-7-110 - Compromise of Claims; Against Estate. - 2-7-110. Compromise of claims; against estate. When a claim against...
Article 2 - Notices
Section 2-7-201 - Admission of Will or Estate to Probate and Appointment of Personal Representative; Contents; Form. - 2-7-201. Admission of will or estate to probate and appointment...
Section 2-7-202 - Public Auction of Real or Personal Property; Contents. - 2-7-202. Public auction of real or personal property; contents. (a)...
Section 2-7-203 - Order to Show Cause for Setting Off Exempt Property; Form. - 2-7-203. Order to show cause for setting off exempt property;...
Section 2-7-204 - Final Account and Petition for Distribution; Form. - 2-7-204. Final account and petition for distribution; form. (a) When...
Section 2-7-205 - Parties Entitled to Receive. - 2-7-205. Parties entitled to receive. (a) Subject to subsection (d)...
Section 2-7-206 - Proof by Affidavit; Filing Thereof. - 2-7-206. Proof by affidavit; filing thereof. (a) The proof of...
Article 3 - Temporary Administration
Section 2-7-301 - Appointment of Special Administrator; When to Be Made. - 2-7-301. Appointment of special administrator; when to be made. When...
Section 2-7-302 - Appointment of Special Administrator; Entry of Order and Issuance of Letters. - 2-7-302. Appointment of special administrator; entry of order and issuance...
Section 2-7-303 - Appointment of Special Administrator; Preferences; Appeal Precluded. - 2-7-303. Appointment of special administrator; preferences; appeal precluded. In making...
Section 2-7-304 - Special Administrator; Surety and Oath. - 2-7-304. Special administrator; surety and oath. Before any letters are...
Section 2-7-305 - Special Administrator; Powers and Duties; No Liability to Creditors. - 2-7-305. Special administrator; powers and duties; no liability to creditors....
Section 2-7-306 - Special Administrator; Cessation of Powers. - 2-7-306. Special administrator; cessation of powers. When letters on the...
Section 2-7-307 - Special Administrator; Rendition of Account. - 2-7-307. Special administrator; rendition of account. The special administrator shall...
Article 4 - Marshalling Assets
Section 2-7-401 - Personal Representative Entitled to Possession of All Property; Duty to Repair; Actions by Heirs for Possession or to Quiet Title. - 2-7-401. Personal representative entitled to possession of all property; duty...
Section 2-7-402 - Title to Decedent's Property; Subject to Administration and Payment of Debts; Priorities. - 2-7-402. Title to decedent's property; subject to administration and payment...
Section 2-7-403 - Return of Inventory of Estate by Representative; Failure to Comply; Disposition of Fines. - 2-7-403. Return of inventory of estate by representative; failure to...
Section 2-7-404 - Report of Appraisal; Verification of Values of Estate Assets. - 2-7-404. Report of appraisal; verification of values of estate assets....
Section 2-7-407 - Effect of Naming Debtor as Personal Representative. - 2-7-407. Effect of naming debtor as personal representative. The naming...
Section 2-7-408 - Discharge or Bequest of Debt or Demand Not Valid Against Creditors. - 2-7-408. Discharge or bequest of debt or demand not valid...
Section 2-7-409 - Failure to File Inventory or Appraisement. - 2-7-409. Failure to file inventory or appraisement. If a personal...
Section 2-7-410 - Appraisement of After-Discovered Property; Filing; Enforcement. - 2-7-410. Appraisement of after-discovered property; filing; enforcement. Whenever property not...
Section 2-7-411 - Liability for Embezzlement or Alienation of Monies Before Letters Granted. - 2-7-411. Liability for embezzlement or alienation of monies before letters...
Section 2-7-412 - Citation to Persons Suspected of Having Concealed Monies; Generally. - 2-7-412. Citation to persons suspected of having concealed monies; generally....
Section 2-7-413 - Citation to Persons Suspected of Having Concealed Monies; Failure to Appear or Answer; Disclosure Order; Proceedings Generally. - 2-7-413. Citation to persons suspected of having concealed monies; failure...
Section 2-7-414 - Citation of Persons Entrusted With Monies for Accounting. - 2-7-414. Citation of persons entrusted with monies for accounting. Upon...
Article 5 - Property Allowance for Surviving Spouse and Minor Children
Section 2-7-501 - Right to Homestead and Support; "Homestead" Defined. - 2-7-501. Right to homestead and support; "homestead" defined. (a) When...
Section 2-7-502 - Extra Allowance for Maintenance of Family. - 2-7-502. Extra allowance for maintenance of family. If the amount...
Section 2-7-503 - Preference and Payment of Allowances; Exceptions. - 2-7-503. Preference and payment of allowances; exceptions. Allowances made shall...
Section 2-7-504 - Absolute Property of Surviving Spouse and Minor Children; Exceptions; Renouncement of Will of No Effect. - 2-7-504. Absolute property of surviving spouse and minor children; exceptions;...
Section 2-7-505 - Procedure for Setting Off Exempt Property. - 2-7-505. Procedure for setting off exempt property. Any time during...
Section 2-7-506 - Homestead to Be Set aPart by Court; Payment of Liens or Encumbrances. - 2-7-506. Homestead to be set apart by court; payment of...
Section 2-7-507 - Duty of Appraisers to Appraise and Divide Homestead. - 2-7-507. Duty of appraisers to appraise and divide homestead. If...
Section 2-7-508 - Amount of Homestead Exemption. - 2-7-508. Amount of homestead exemption. Wheresoever in the Probate Code...
Section 2-7-509 - Costs of Proceedings; Homestead Exempt From Claims Against Estate. - 2-7-509. Costs of proceedings; homestead exempt from claims against estate....
Article 6 - Sale and Other Disposition of Property
Section 2-7-601 - When Conveyance Required; Generally. - 2-7-601. When conveyance required; generally. When a person who is...
Section 2-7-602 - When Conveyance Required; Time and Place for Hearing; Notice. - 2-7-602. When conveyance required; time and place for hearing; notice....
Section 2-7-603 - When Conveyance Required; Hearing. - 2-7-603. When conveyance required; hearing. At the hearing all persons...
Section 2-7-604 - When Conveyance Required; Order for Conveyance; Journal Entry. - 2-7-604. When conveyance required; order for conveyance; journal entry. If...
Section 2-7-605 - When Conveyance Required; Execution. - 2-7-605. When conveyance required; execution. The personal representative shall execute...
Section 2-7-606 - When Conveyance Required; Dismissal of Petition; Specific Performance. - 2-7-606. When conveyance required; dismissal of petition; specific performance. If...
Section 2-7-607 - When Conveyance Required; Title to Pass. - 2-7-607. When conveyance required; title to pass. Every conveyance made...
Section 2-7-608 - When Conveyance Required; Right of Successor to Enforce. - 2-7-608. When conveyance required; right of successor to enforce. If...
Section 2-7-609 - When Power Given in Will. - 2-7-609. When power given in will. When power to sell,...
Section 2-7-610 - Equitable Conversion; Effect Thereof. - 2-7-610. Equitable conversion; effect thereof. A testamentary direction to sell...
Section 2-7-611 - When Real Property Deemed Personalty; When Personalty Deemed Real Property. - 2-7-611. When real property deemed personalty; when personalty deemed real...
Section 2-7-612 - Purposes for Which Realty or Personalty May Be Sold; Exempt Personal Property and Homestead. - 2-7-612. Purposes for which realty or personalty may be sold;...
Section 2-7-613 - Sale of Personalty Without Court Order. - 2-7-613. Sale of personalty without court order. Personal property of...
Section 2-7-614 - Petition to Sell; Generally. - 2-7-614. Petition to sell; generally. A petition to sell, mortgage,...
Section 2-7-615 - Petition to Sell; Notice and Hearing; Exception; Court Order. - 2-7-615. Petition to sell; notice and hearing; exception; court order....
Section 2-7-616 - Sale Subject to Mortgage. - 2-7-616. Sale subject to mortgage. When a claim is secured...
Section 2-7-617 - Extension of Credit in Sales. - 2-7-617. Extension of credit in sales. In all sales of...
Section 2-7-618 - Purchase by Holder of Lien. - 2-7-618. Purchase by holder of lien. At any sale of...
Section 2-7-619 - Bond to Prevent Sale; Liability for Breach; Effect of Compliance. - 2-7-619. Bond to prevent sale; liability for breach; effect of...
Section 2-7-620 - Collateral Attacks Precluded. - 2-7-620. Collateral attacks precluded. No proceedings for sale, mortgage, pledge,...
Section 2-7-621 - Order for Sale, Generally. - 2-7-621. Order for sale, generally. The order shall describe the...
Section 2-7-622 - Notice of Auction Required. - 2-7-622. Notice of auction required. In all sales of property...
Section 2-7-623 - Adjournment of Sale. - 2-7-623. Adjournment of sale. The personal representative may adjourn any...
Section 2-7-624 - Verified Report Required; Confirmation of Sale, by Court; Hearing May Be Ordered. - 2-7-624. Verified report required; confirmation of sale, by court; hearing...
Section 2-7-625 - Joining Report With Petition. - 2-7-625. Joining report with petition. The report of any private...
Section 2-7-626 - Recording. - 2-7-626. Recording. When real property is conveyed, encumbered or leased,...
Section 2-7-627 - Optional Procedure. - 2-7-627. Optional procedure. In those instances to which W.S. 2-3-501...
Article 7 - Claims Against Estate
Section 2-7-701 - Debts and Charges; Classification. - 2-7-701. Debts and charges; classification. (a) In any estate in...
Section 2-7-702 - Debts and Charges; Order of Payment. - 2-7-702. Debts and charges; order of payment. Payment of debts...
Section 2-7-703 - Filing Required; Failure to Do So Constitutes Bar; Exceptions. - 2-7-703. Filing required; failure to do so constitutes bar; exceptions....
Section 2-7-704 - Affidavit and Other Required Supporting Documentation. - 2-7-704. Affidavit and other required supporting documentation. (a) Every claim...
Section 2-7-705 - Future, Contingent and Unliquidated Claims. - 2-7-705. Future, contingent and unliquidated claims. (a) If a claim...
Section 2-7-706 - Claim Based on Cause of Action Surviving Decedent's Death. - 2-7-706. Claim based on cause of action surviving decedent's death....
Section 2-7-707 - Repayment of Public Assistance. - 2-7-707. Repayment of public assistance. If any recipient of assistance...
Section 2-7-708 - Personal Claims of Personal Representatives. - 2-7-708. Personal claims of personal representatives. (a) If the personal...
Section 2-7-709 - Actions Pending Against Decedent at Time of Death. - 2-7-709. Actions pending against decedent at time of death. Any...
Section 2-7-710 - Judgments Rendered Against Decedent Before Death; Execution Thereon Limited. - 2-7-710. Judgments rendered against decedent before death; execution thereon limited....
Section 2-7-711 - Judgments Rendered Against Decedent After Death. - 2-7-711. Judgments rendered against decedent after death. A judgment rendered...
Section 2-7-712 - Allowance and Rejection of Claims. - 2-7-712. Allowance and rejection of claims. (a) When a claim,...
Section 2-7-713 - Claims Allowed in Part. - 2-7-713. Claims allowed in part. Whenever the personal representative allows...
Section 2-7-714 - Claims Barred by Statute of Limitations Precluded. - 2-7-714. Claims barred by statute of limitations precluded. No claim...
Section 2-7-715 - Adjudication of Propriety in Handling Claims Prior to Final Report. - 2-7-715. Adjudication of propriety in handling claims prior to final...
Section 2-7-716 - Stay of Probate Proceedings Pending Final Disposition of Claims and Litigation. - 2-7-716. Stay of probate proceedings pending final disposition of claims...
Section 2-7-717 - Action Precluded Until Claim Rejected; Exception. - 2-7-717. Action precluded until claim rejected; exception. No holder of...
Section 2-7-718 - Action on Rejected Claim; Limitations. - 2-7-718. Action on rejected claim; limitations. When a claim is...
Section 2-7-719 - Certified Copy of Judgments to Be Filed; Effect Thereof. - 2-7-719. Certified copy of judgments to be filed; effect thereof....
Section 2-7-720 - Short Title; Citation. - 2-7-720. Short title; citation. (a) This act may be cited...
Section 2-7-721 - Application of Act. - 2-7-721. Application of act. (a) This act applies to the...
Section 2-7-722 - Presumptions as to Applicability of Act. - 2-7-722. Presumptions as to applicability of act. (a) In determining...
Section 2-7-723 - Distribution of Property Upon Death of a Married Person. - 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. - 2-7-724. Claim to community property; perfection of title in surviving...
Section 2-7-725 - Claim to Community Property; Perfection of Title to Decedent's Interest in Community Property. - 2-7-725. Claim to community property; perfection of title to decedent's...
Section 2-7-726 - Rights of a Purchaser for Value; Duty to Inquire; Rights to Proceeds From Sale or Security Interest. - 2-7-726. Rights of a purchaser for value; duty to inquire;...
Section 2-7-727 - Rights of Creditors Not Affected. - 2-7-727. Rights of creditors not affected. This act does not...
Section 2-7-728 - Rights of Spouses to Alter Interests in Community Property. - 2-7-728. Rights of spouses to alter interests in community property....
Section 2-7-729 - Testamentary Disposition Limited. - 2-7-729. Testamentary disposition limited. This act does not authorize a...
Article 8 - Final Report, Accounting, Distribution and Discharge
Section 2-7-801 - Declaration of Policy; Clerk to Maintain Calendar; Administration to Be Completed Within One Year; Exception. - 2-7-801. Declaration of policy; clerk to maintain calendar; administration to...
Section 2-7-802 - Expenses of Administration; Standard; How Paid. - 2-7-802. Expenses of administration; standard; how paid. (a) The personal...
Section 2-7-803 - Fees of Personal Representative; Schedule. - 2-7-803. Fees of personal representative; schedule. (a) If the court...
Section 2-7-804 - Fees of Attorney for Estate; Schedule. - 2-7-804. Fees of attorney for estate; schedule. (a) If the...
Section 2-7-805 - Allowance and Payment of Personal Representative's Fees and Attorney Fees; Limitations. - 2-7-805. Allowance and payment of personal representative's fees and attorney...
Section 2-7-806 - Verified Interim Report and Accounting. - 2-7-806. Verified interim report and accounting. (a) The personal representative...
Section 2-7-807 - Distribution Before Final Settlement; Notice; Hearing; Costs. - 2-7-807. Distribution before final settlement; notice; hearing; costs. (a) Any...
Section 2-7-808 - Order of Abatement. - 2-7-808. Order of abatement. (a) Except as provided in the...
Section 2-7-809 - Contribution Among Legatees. - 2-7-809. Contribution among legatees. When property specifically given by will...
Section 2-7-810 - Federal Capital Gains Tax; Minimum Preference Tax; Apportionment. - 2-7-810. Federal capital gains tax; minimum preference tax; apportionment. (a)...
Section 2-7-811 - Final Report and Accounting and Petition for Distribution; Contents; Notice and Hearing Thereon. - 2-7-811. Final report and accounting and petition for distribution; contents;...
Section 2-7-812 - Payment of All Taxes Prerequisite; Filing of Documents. - 2-7-812. Payment of all taxes prerequisite; filing of documents. (a)...
Section 2-7-813 - Final Decree of Distribution. - 2-7-813. Final decree of distribution. Upon approval by the court...
Section 2-7-814 - Discharge of Personal Representative. - 2-7-814. Discharge of personal representative. When the estate has been...
Section 2-7-815 - Closing of Estates. - 2-7-815. Closing of estates. The court, upon its own motion,...