Wyoming § 2-4-205 Petition for letters of administration; contents;
effect of want of jurisdictional averments

Wyoming Statutes

§ 2-4-205 — Petition for letters of administration; contents; effect of want of jurisdictional averments

Wyoming § 2-4-205

Title 02Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code

Ch. 4INTESTATE SUCCESSION

Art. 2PROCEDURE FOR ADMINISTRATION

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Bluebook

Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-4-205 (2026).

Text

A petition for letters of administration shall be in writing,
signed by the applicant or his counsel and filed with the clerk
of the court. The petition shall state the facts essential to
give the court jurisdiction of the case, and when known to the
applicant, shall state the names, ages and residences of the
heirs of the decedent, the value and character of the property
and where the same is situated. If the jurisdictional facts
existed but are not fully set forth in the petition, and are
afterwards proved in the course of administration, the decree or
order of administration and subsequent proceedings are not void
on account of such want of jurisdictional averments.

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A petition for letters of administration shall be in writing,
signed by the applicant or his counsel and filed with the clerk
of the court. The petition shall state the facts essential to
give the court jurisdiction of the case, and when known to the
applicant, shall state the names, ages and residences of the
heirs of the decedent, the value and character of the property
and where the same is situated. If the jurisdictional facts
existed but are not fully set forth in the petition, and are
afterwards proved in the course of administration, the decree or
order of administration and subsequent proceedings are not void
on account of such want of jurisdictional averments.