Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-809
This is the official text of Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-809, part of Wyoming’s Wyoming Statutes — the complete compiled statutory law of Wyoming, organized into 40+ numbered titles by subject. This particular section falls under Title 2, “Wills, Decedents' Estates and Probate Code.”
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Contribution among legatees
Official statutory text
When property specifically given by will has been sold for the payment of debts, taxes or expenses of administration, all of the distributees shall contribute according to their respective interests, subject to W.S. 2-7-808, to the distributee whose devise or legacy has been sold. When distribution is made, the court shall settle the amount of the several liabilities, decree the amount each person shall contribute and reserve that amount from their distributive shares for the purpose of paying the contribution.
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