Wyoming § 1-20-107 - Exemptions when head of family dies.
Full text of Wyoming Wyoming Statutes Annotated § 1-20-107 — Exemptions when head of family dies., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1-20-107. Exemptions when head of family dies.
Whenever the head of a family dies, deserts, or ceases to reside with the family, the family is entitled to all the benefits and privileges conferred upon the head of a family residing with the same, and the family, or any member thereof, may select the property claimed as exempt. Where the exempt property is the sole and separate property of the wife, it is, to the same extent and for all purposes, exempt for the debts of the wife.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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