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Contents: 202 provisions
  1. 4-1-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  2. 4-1-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  3. 4-1-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  4. 4-1-104. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  5. 4-1-105. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  6. 4-1-106. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  7. 4-1-107. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  8. 4-1-108. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  9. 4-1-109. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  10. 4-1-110. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  11. 4-1-111. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  12. 4-2-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  13. 4-2-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  14. 4-2-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  15. 4-2-104. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  16. 4-2-105. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  17. 4-2-106. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  18. 4-2-107. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  19. 4-2-108. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  20. 4-2-109. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  21. 4-2-110. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  22. 4-2-111. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  23. 4-3-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  24. 4-3-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  25. 4-3-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  26. 4-3-104. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  27. 4-3-105. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  28. 4-4-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  29. 4-4-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  30. 4-4-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  31. 4-5-101. Renumbered by laws 1979, ch. 142, §§ 2, 3.
  32. 4-5-102. Renumbered by laws 1979, ch. 142, §§ 2, 3.
  33. 4-5-103. Renumbered by laws 1979, ch. 142, §§ 2, 3.
  34. 4-5-104. Renumbered by laws 1979, ch. 142, §§ 2, 3.
  35. 4-6-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  36. 4-6-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  37. 4-6-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  38. 4-6-104. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  39. 4-6-105. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  40. 4-6-106. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  41. 4-7-101. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  42. 4-7-102. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  43. 4-7-103. Renumbered by Laws 1979, ch. 142, § 3.
  44. 4-8-101. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  45. 4-8-102. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  46. 4-8-103. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  47. 4-8-104. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  48. 4-8-105. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  49. 4-8-106. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  50. 4-8-107. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  51. 4-8-108. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  52. 4-8-109. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  53. 4-8-110. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  54. 4-8-111. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  55. 4-8-112. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  56. 4-9-101. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  57. 4-9-102. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  58. 4-9-103. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  59. 4-9-104. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  60. 4-9-105. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  61. 4-9-106. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  62. 4-9-107. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  63. 4-9-108. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  64. 4-9-109. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  65. 4-9-110. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  66. 4-9-111. Repealed by Laws 2003, Chapter 124, § 3.
  67. 4-9-112. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  68. 4-9-113. Repealed By Laws 2003, Ch. 124, § 3.
  69. 4-10-101. Short title.
  70. 4-10-102. Scope.
  71. 4-10-103. Definitions.
  72. 4-10-104. Knowledge.
  73. 4-10-105. Default and mandatory rules.
  74. 4-10-106. Common law of trusts; principles of equity.
  75. 4-10-107. Governing law.
  76. 4-10-108. Principal place of administration; governing law for administering trusts.
  77. 4-10-109. Methods and waiver of notice.
  78. 4-10-110. Others treated as qualified beneficiaries.
  79. 4-10-111. Nonjudicial settlement agreements.
  80. 4-10-112. Insurable interest of trustee.
  81. 4-10-201. Role of court in administration of trust.
  82. 4-10-202. Jurisdiction over fiduciary and beneficiary.
  83. 4-10-203. Subject matter jurisdiction.
  84. 4-10-204. Venue.
  85. 4-10-205. Sealing and availability of documents.
  86. 4-10-301. Representation; basic effect.
  87. 4-10-302. Representation by holder of a power of appointment.
  88. 4-10-303. Representation by fiduciaries and parents.
  89. 4-10-304. Representation by person having substantially identical interest.
  90. 4-10-305. Appointment of representative.
  91. 4-10-401. Methods of creating trust.
  92. 4-10-402. Title of trust property.
  93. 4-10-403. Requirements for creation.
  94. 4-10-404. Trusts created in other jurisdictions.
  95. 4-10-405. Trust purposes.
  96. 4-10-406. Charitable purposes; enforcement.
  97. 4-10-407. Creation of trust induced by fraud, duress or undue influence.
  98. 4-10-408. Evidence of oral trust.
  99. 4-10-409. Trust for care of animal.
  100. 4-10-410. Noncharitable trust without ascertainable beneficiary.
  101. 4-10-411. Modification or termination of trust; proceedings for approval or disapproval.
  102. 4-10-412. Modification or termination of noncharitable irrevocable trust by consent.
  103. 4-10-413. Modification or termination because of
  104. 4-10-414. Cy pres.
  105. 4-10-415. Modification or termination of uneconomic trust.
  106. 4-10-416. Reformation to correct mistakes.
  107. 4-10-417. Modification to achieve settlor's tax objectives.
  108. 4-10-418. Combination and division of trusts.
  109. 4-10-501. Rights of beneficiary's creditor or assignee.
  110. 4-10-502. Spendthrift provision.
  111. 4-10-503. Exceptions to spendthrift provision.
  112. 4-10-504. Discretionary trusts; effect of standard.
  113. 4-10-505. Standards of distribution.
  114. 4-10-505.1. Power of appointment or withdrawal; claims of power holder's creditors.
  115. 4-10-506. Creditor's claim against settlor.
  116. 4-10-507. Limitation on action by creditors.
  117. 4-10-507.1. Enforcement of foreign judgments; liability for compliance.
  118. 4-10-508. Overdue mandatory distribution.
  119. 4-10-509. Personal obligations of trustee.
  120. 4-10-510. Creation of qualified spendthrift trust.
  121. 4-10-511. Qualified trust property.
  122. 4-10-512. Qualified transfers; exception.
  123. 4-10-513. Other qualified transfers.
  124. 4-10-514. Action brought pursuant to provisions of Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act.
  125. 4-10-515. Transfer by a trustee; time of transfer.
  126. 4-10-516. Election to become a qualified spendthrift trust by existing trust.
  127. 4-10-517. Rights of creditors or others with respect to qualified spendthrift trust.
  128. 4-10-518. Actions prohibited if action by creditor would be barred.
  129. 4-10-519. Multiple qualified transfers in same trust instrument.
  130. 4-10-520. Limitations on qualified trust property.
  131. 4-10-521. Avoidance of qualified transfer.
  132. 4-10-522. Limitation or termination of authority of trustee upon court decision not to apply Wyoming law.
  133. 4-10-523. Qualified transfer affidavit.
  134. 4-10-601. Capacity of settlor of revocable trust.
  135. 4-10-602. Revocation or amendment of revocable trust.
  136. 4-10-603. Settlor's powers; powers of withdrawal.
  137. 4-10-604. Limitation on action contesting validity of revocable trust; distribution of trust property.
  138. 4-10-701. Accepting or declining trusteeship.
  139. 4-10-702. Trustee's bond.
  140. 4-10-703. Cotrustees.
  141. 4-10-704. Vacancy in trusteeship; appointment of successor.
  142. 4-10-705. Resignation of trustee.
  143. 4-10-706. Removal of trustee.
  144. 4-10-707. Delivery of property by former trustee.
  145. 4-10-708. Compensation of trustee.
  146. 4-10-709. Reimbursement of expenses.
  147. 4-10-710. Trust protector.
  148. 4-10-711. Trust protector as a fiduciary.
  149. 4-10-712. Trust advisor.
  150. 4-10-713. Trust advisor as a fiduciary.
  151. 4-10-714. Trust advisor and trust protector subject to district court jurisdiction.
  152. 4-10-715. No duty to review actions of trust advisor or trust protector.
  153. 4-10-716. Power of trust advisor and trust protector to act after death or incapacity of grantor.
  154. 4-10-717. Fiduciary's liability for action or inaction of trust advisor and trust protector.
  155. 4-10-718. Directed trusts.
  156. 4-10-801. Duty to administer trust.
  157. 4-10-802. Duty of loyalty.
  158. 4-10-803. Impartiality.
  159. 4-10-804. Prudent administration.
  160. 4-10-805. Costs of administration.
  161. 4-10-806. Trustee's skills.
  162. 4-10-807. Delegation by trustee.
  163. 4-10-808. Powers to direct.
  164. 4-10-809. Control and protection of trust property.
  165. 4-10-810. Record keeping and identification of trust property.
  166. 4-10-811. Enforcement and defense of claims.
  167. 4-10-812. Collecting trust property.
  168. 4-10-813. Duty to inform and report.
  169. 4-10-814. Discretionary powers; tax savings; distribution limitations.
  170. 4-10-815. General powers of trustee.
  171. 4-10-816. Specific powers of trustee.
  172. 4-10-817. Distribution upon termination.
  173. 4-10-901. Prudent investor rule; definitions.
  174. 4-10-902. Standard of care; portfolio strategy; risk and return objectives.
  175. 4-10-903. Diversification.
  176. 4-10-904. Duties at inception of trusteeship.
  177. 4-10-905. Loyalty.
  178. 4-10-906. Impartiality.
  179. 4-10-907. Investment costs.
  180. 4-10-908. Reviewing compliance.
  181. 4-10-909. Delegation of investment and management functions.
  182. 4-10-910. Language invoking standard of this article.
  183. 4-10-911. Application to public funds of the state of Wyoming.
  184. 4-10-912. Repealed by Laws 2019, ch. 135, § 1.
  185. 4-10-913. Short title.
  186. 4-10-1001. Remedies for breach of trust.
  187. 4-10-1002. Damages for breach of trust.
  188. 4-10-1003. Damages in absence of breach.
  189. 4-10-1004. Attorney's fees and costs.
  190. 4-10-1005. Limitation of action against fiduciary.
  191. 4-10-1006. Reliance on trust instrument.
  192. 4-10-1007. Event affecting administration or distribution.
  193. 4-10-1008. Exculpation of fiduciaries.
  194. 4-10-1009. Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification.
  195. 4-10-1010. Limitation on personal liability of fiduciary.
  196. 4-10-1011. Liability of successor fiduciaries for actions of predecessor.
  197. 4-10-1012. Interest of trustee as general partner.
  198. 4-10-1013. Protection of person dealing with fiduciary.
  199. 4-10-1014. Certification or affidavit of trust.
  200. 4-10-1101. Uniformity of application and construction.
  201. 4-10-1102. Electronic records and signatures.
  202. 4-10-1103. Application to existing relationships.

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