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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Any real or personal property belonging to the decedent except exempt personal property and the homestead may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged by the personal representative for any of the following purposes:
(i) The payment of debts and charges against the estate;
(ii) The distribution of the estate or any part thereof;
(iii) Any other purpose in the best interests of the estate.
(b) Exempt personal property under such provisions as the court may direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse or issue may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased, or exchanged, if the surviving spouse or issue consents thereto.
(c) The homestead, under such provisions as the court may direct, if not set off to the surviving spouse or issue, may be sold, mortgaged, pledged, leased or exchanged.
(d) The proceeds from the sale of any exempt personal property or from the sale of the homestead shall be held by the personal representative subject to the rights of the surviving spouse or issue unless the surviving spouse or issue has expressly waived his rights to the proceeds.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Wyoming Statutes Title 2. Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code § 2-7-612. Purposes for which realty or personalty may be sold; exempt personal property and homestead - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wy/title-2-wills-decedents-estates-and-probate-code/wy-st-sect-2-7-612/
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