2-6-121. Petition and procedure for filing of will without probate or administration.
(a) Concurrently with the filing with the clerk of a will of a deceased person, or at any time thereafter, the executor or any distributee named therein may file a sworn petition for filing of the will without probate or administration. The petition shall show:
(i) The date and place of death of the decedent, and county and state of last residence of the decedent;
(ii) The names, ages and residences of the heirs and devisees of the decedent, so far as known to the petitioner;
(iii) That a true copy of the will and a true copy of the petition have been mailed to each of the heirs and devisees; and
(iv) That, pending possible subsequent action, the petition and the will are to be filed and indexed by the clerk, without further proceedings.
(b) The clerk shall receive, file and index the petition, and annex the will thereto, and maintain same as part of the permanent files. No filing fee shall be charged.
(c) No proceedings under this section may be commenced after the filing of a petition under W.S. 2-6-122 or 2-6-201, nor after the entry of an order by the court pursuant to W.S. 2-6-120 making other provisions for the disposition of the will.
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