§ 34-11-101 — Recorded affidavit as evidence; subjects; facts

Wyoming § 34-11-101

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 34: Property, Conveyances and Security Transactions
• Ch. 11: AFFIDAVITS AFFECTING TITLE

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(a) An affidavit stating facts relating to matters which
may affect the title to real estate in this state, made by any
person having knowledge of the facts and competent to testify
concerning them in open court, may be recorded in the office of
the county clerk in the county in which the real estate is
situated. A certificate of acknowledgement shall not be required
on an affidavit containing a jurat in order to be recorded. A
recorded affidavit or a certified copy thereof is prima facie
evidence of the facts therein stated insofar as the facts affect
title to real estate.
(b) The affidavits may relate to the following matters:
age, sex, birth, death, relationship, family history, names,
identity of parties, marital status, homestead status,
possession, occupancy possession, residence, service in the
armed forces, conflicts and ambiguities in descriptions of land
in recorded instruments, and the happening of any condition or
event which may terminate an estate or interest.
(c) The affidavits shall include a description of the
land, title to which may be affected by facts stated in the
affidavit, and shall state the name of the person appearing by
the record to be the owner of the land at the time of the
recording of the affidavit. For affidavits involving
subsequently discovered real property under W.S. 2-9-203, the
affidavit shall also include a copy of the judicial
determination of the decedent's heirs or right of descent. The
county clerk shall index the affidavit in the name of the record
owner and in the same manner as deeds are recorded.