§ 2-7-703 — Filing required; failure to do so constitutes bar; exceptions

Wyoming § 2-7-703

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 02: Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code
• Ch. 7: ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATES
• Art. 7: CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATE

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(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all
claims whether due, not due or contingent, shall be filed in
duplicate with the clerk within the time limited in the notice
to creditors and any claim not so filed is barred forever. Any
claimant to whom the personal representative has mailed a notice
pursuant to W.S. 2-7-205(a)(ii) shall file his claim within
three (3) months after the date of first publication of the
notice in the newspaper, or before the expiration of thirty (30)
days after the mailing, whichever date is later, and any claim
not so filed is barred forever. If only one (1) copy of a claim
is filed, the clerk shall make a duplicate and shall charge the
claimant a reasonable fee not to exceed two dollars ($2.00) per
page.
(b) The clerk shall forthwith transmit to the personal
representative one (1) copy of each claim when and as filed.
(c) This section shall not bar:
(i) Claimants entitled to equitable relief due to
peculiar circumstances, if so found by the court in adversary
proceedings; or
(ii) A claimant to whom no notice was mailed pursuant
to W.S. 2-7-205(a)(ii), if the court in adversary proceedings
finds that the identity of the claimant was reasonably
ascertainable by the personal representative within the time
limited in the notice to creditors published pursuant to W.S.