Revoking a Will
W.S. 2-6-117 — a later will, or destroying it meaning to revoke, and divorce revokes gifts to the former spouse
- A later will revokes an earlier one, or part of it, expressly or by being inconsistent with it.
- Burning, tearing, cancelling, obliterating or destroying a will revokes it, if the person does it meaning to revoke, or has someone else do it in their presence and at their direction.
Who handles this in Wyoming: legal aid programs, lawyer referral and the state offices, listed in the Wyoming directory.
Divorce. Unless the will, a court order or a property agreement says otherwise, a divorce or annulment immediately revokes revocable gifts to the former spouse and the former spouse's relatives, and their nominations to serve as executor or in another role. A separation that does not end the marriage does not.
Sources for this section (2)
- W.S. 2-6-117 — Revocation by writing or by act
- W.S. 2-6-125 — Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers by divorce or annulment; effect; revival; other changes excluded
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Wyoming attorney.