{"id":15500,"date":"2020-12-02T14:00:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T14:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/?p=15500"},"modified":"2020-11-30T13:55:23","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T13:55:23","slug":"who-are-next-of-kin-in-wyoming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/who-are-next-of-kin-in-wyoming\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Are Next of Kin In Wyoming?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15500\" class=\"elementor elementor-15500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26fab678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26fab678\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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.elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Next of kin in Wyoming for purposes of intestate succession basically means the same thing as \u201cheir,\u201d but also includes the surviving spouse.\u00a0 \u201cHeir\u201d means any person except the surviving spouse, who is entitled to property of a decedent under the statutes of intestate succession.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/wyoming\/2019\/title-2\/chapter-1\/article-3\/section-2-1-301\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WY Stat \u00a7 2-1-301(xx)<\/a>.\u00a0 Next of kin in Wyoming are:<\/p><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/surviving-spouse-rights-wyoming\/\">Surviving spouse<\/a><\/li><li>Children<\/li><li>Parents and siblings<\/li><li>Grandparents and aunts and uncles<\/li><\/ol><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2>What Next Of Kin Inherit Under Wyoming Intestate Succession Law?<\/h2><p>The next of kin that are in line to inherit from an intestate estate in Wyoming depends on the other survivors of the decedent.<\/p><table><tbody><tr><td width=\"319\"><p><strong>Survivors Of Decedent<\/strong><\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p><strong>Share Of Intestate Estate<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Surviving spouse only<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spouse inherits entire estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Spouse and children<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Spouse inherits \u00bd of intestate estate<\/p><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Children and descendants of deceased children inherit the other \u00bd of intestate estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Children, no spouse<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Children and descendants of deceased children inherit entire intestate estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Parents, no descendants, spouse, or siblings or descendants of siblings<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parents inherit entire estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Siblings, no parents, no descendants, no spouse<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Siblings inherit entire estate<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Parents and siblings<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parents and siblings, and descendants of deceased siblings, inherit in equal shares<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td width=\"319\"><p>Grandparents and aunts and uncles<\/p><\/td><td width=\"319\"><p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Grandparents, aunts, uncles, and their descendants, inherit in equal shares<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p>Wyoming\u2019s rules of descent for intestate succession are contained in \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/wyoming\/2019\/title-2\/chapter-4\/article-1\/section-2-4-101\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WY Stat \u00a7 2-4-101<\/a>.<\/p><h2>What Do Next Of Kin Inherit In Wyoming?<\/h2><p>Next of kin heirs in Wyoming inherit probate assets from an intestate decedent.\u00a0 Probate assets are assets that are held in the decedent\u2019s own name, with no beneficiary designation, and not held as joint owners with rights of survivorship.<\/p><p>Non-probate assets do not pass through the probate process, and are thus not inherited by next of kin heirs under the laws of intestate succession.\u00a0 To learn what assets are typically probate v. non-probate assets, see <a href=\"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Assets-of-Deceased.pdf\">Probate and Non-Probate Assets Chart<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Posthumous Children Inherit Under Wyoming Law<\/h2><p>A child conceived before the decedent\u2019s death but born thereafter inherit as if they had been born in the lifetime of the decedent.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/wyoming\/2019\/title-2\/chapter-4\/article-1\/section-2-4-103\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WY Stat. \u00a7 2-4-103<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Divorce Does Not Affect Children\u2019s Next Of Kin Inheritance Rights In Wyoming<\/h2><p>Wyoming law makes crystal clear that divorces of husband and wife do not affect the right of children to inherit their property.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/codes\/wyoming\/2019\/title-2\/chapter-4\/article-1\/section-2-4-106\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WY Stat. \u00a7 2-4-106<\/a>.<\/p><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/probatestars.com\/wyoming-probate-lawyer\/\">Wyoming probate lawyer<\/a> can help you determine your status and rights as next of 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