§ 2-7-724 — Claim to community property; perfection of title in surviving spouse

Wyoming § 2-7-724

• 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) If the title to any property to which this act applies
was held by the decedent at the time of death, title of the
surviving spouse may be perfected by an order of the court or by
execution of an instrument by the personal representative with
the approval of the court. Neither the personal representative
nor the court in which the decedent's estate is being
administered has a duty to discover or attempt to discover
whether property held by the decedent is property to which this
act applies.
(b) If the surviving spouse or the spouse's successor in
interest claims that there is any property to which this section
applies, then a claim in writing with respect thereto shall be
filed in duplicate with the clerk of court within the time
limited in the notice to creditors and any such claim not so
filed is barred forever.
(c) When such a claim is so filed, the personal
representative shall proceed as provided in W.S. 2-7-712(a) and
(d), and if such claim is rejected, the provisions of W.S.
2-7-717 and 2-7-718 will apply.