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WY Stat § 4-10-1008 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1008 - Exculpation of Fiduciaries.

4-10-1008. Exculpation of fiduciaries.| (a) A term of a trust relieving a fiduciary of liability for breach of trust is unenforceable to the extent that it:  (i) Relieves the fiduciary of liability for breach of trust committed in bad faith or with reckless indifference to the purposes of the trust or the interests of the beneficiaries; or  (ii) Was inserted as the result of an abuse by the fiduciary of a fiduciary or confidential relationship to the settlor.  (b) An exculpatory term drafted or caused to be drafted by the fiduciary is invalid as an abuse of a fiduciary or confidential relationship unless the fiduciary proves that the exculpatory term is fair under the circumstances and that its existence and contents were adequately communicated to the settlor.
WY Stat § 4-10-1009 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1009 - Beneficiary's Consent, Release or Ratification.

4-10-1009. Beneficiary's consent, release or ratification.| (a) A fiduciary is not liable to a beneficiary for breach of trust if the beneficiary consented in writing to the conduct constituting the breach, released the fiduciary from liability for the breach or ratified the transaction constituting the breach, unless:  (i) The consent, release or ratification of the beneficiary was induced by improper conduct of the fiduciary; or  (ii) At the time of the consent, release or ratification, the beneficiary did not know of the beneficiary's rights or of the material facts relating to the breach.
WY Stat § 4-10-1010 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1010 - Limitation on Personal Liability of Fiduciary.

4-10-1010. Limitation on personal liability of fiduciary.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in the contract, a fiduciary is not personally liable on a contract properly entered into in its capacity as a fiduciary in the course of administering the trust if the fiduciary in the contract disclosed the fiduciary capacity.  (b) A fiduciary is personally liable for torts committed in the course of administering a trust, or for obligations arising from ownership or control of trust property, including liability for violation of environmental law, only if the fiduciary is personally at fault.  (c) A claim based on a contract entered into by a fiduciary in its capacity as a fiduciary, on an obligation arising from ownership or control of trust property, or on a tort committed in the course of administering a trust, may be asserted in a judicial proceeding against the fiduciary in its capacity as a fiduciary, whether or not the fiduciary is personally liable for the claim.
WY Stat § 4-10-1011 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1011 - Liability of Successor Fiduciaries for Actions of Predecessor.

4-10-1011. Liability of successor fiduciaries for actions of predecessor.| Successor fiduciaries are not liable for actions, errors or omissions of any prior or predecessor fiduciaries.
WY Stat § 4-10-1012 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1012 - Interest of Trustee as General Partner.

4-10-1012. Interest of trustee as general partner.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section or unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust's acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract or in a statement previously filed pursuant to W.S. 17-14-201 through 17-14-209 or 17-21-101 through 17-21-1105.  (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.  (c) The immunity provided by this section does not apply if an interest in the partnership is held by the trustee in a capacity other than that of trustee or is held by the trustee's spouse or one (1) or more of the trustee's descendants, siblings, or parents or the spouse of any of them.  (d) If the trustee of a revocable trust holds an interest as a general partner, the settlor is personally liable for contracts and other obligations of the partnership as if the settlor were a general partner.
WY Stat § 4-10-1013 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1013 - Protection of Person Dealing With Fiduciary.

4-10-1013. Protection of person dealing with fiduciary.| (a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a fiduciary, or who in good faith and for value deals with a fiduciary, without knowledge that the fiduciary is exceeding or improperly exercising the fiduciary's powers is protected from liability as if the fiduciary properly exercised the power.  (b) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a fiduciary is not required to inquire into the extent of the fiduciary's powers or the propriety of their exercise.  (c) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a fiduciary need not ensure their proper application.  (d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former fiduciary, or who in good faith and for value deals with a former fiduciary, without knowledge that the appointment has terminated is protected from liability as if the former fiduciary were still a fiduciary.  (e) Comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or transfer of securities by fiduciaries prevail over the protection provided by this section.
WY Stat § 4-10-1014 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 10 - Liability of Fiduciaries and Rights of Persons Dealing With Fiduciaries|Section 4-10-1014 - Certification or Affidavit of Trust.

4-10-1014. Certification or affidavit of trust.| (a) Instead of furnishing a copy of the trust instrument to a person other than a beneficiary, the trustee may furnish to the person a certification or affidavit of trust containing the following information:  (i) That the trust exists and the date the trust instrument was executed;  (ii) The identity of the settlor;  (iii) The identity and address of the currently acting trustee;  (iv) The pertinent powers of the trustee;  (v) The revocability or irrevocability of the trust and the identity of any person holding a power to revoke the trust;  (vi) The authority of cotrustees to sign or otherwise authenticate and whether all or less than all are required in order to exercise powers of the trustee;  (vii) The trust's taxpayer identification number (optional); and  (viii) The manner of taking title to trust property.  (b) A certification or affidavit of trust shall be signed or otherwise authenticated by any trustee.  (c) A certification or affidavit of trust shall state that the trust has not been revoked, modified or amended in any manner that would cause the representations contained in the certification of trust to be incorrect.  (d) A certification or affidavit of trust need not contain the dispositive terms of a trust or the trust's taxpayer identification number.  (e) A recipient of a certification or affidavit of trust may require the trustee to furnish copies of those excerpts from the original trust instrument and later amendments which designate the trustee and confer upon the trustee the power to act in the pending transaction.  (f) A person who acts in reliance upon a certification or affidavit of trust without knowledge that the representations contained therein are incorrect is not liable to any person for so acting and may assume without inquiry the existence of the facts contained in the certification or affidavit. Knowledge of the terms of the trust may not be inferred solely from the fact that a copy of all or part of the trust instrument is held by the person relying upon the certification or affidavit.  (g) A person who in good faith enters into a transaction in reliance upon a certification or affidavit of trust may enforce the transaction against the trust property as if the representations contained in the certification or affidavit were correct.  (h) A person making a demand for the trust instrument in addition to a certification or affidavit of trust or excerpts is liable for damages if the court determines that the person did not act in good faith in demanding the trust instrument.  (j) This section does not limit the right of a person to obtain a copy of the trust instrument in a judicial proceeding concerning the trust.
WY Stat § 4-10-1101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-10-1101 - Uniformity of Application and Construction.

4-10-1101. Uniformity of application and construction.| In applying and construing this act, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. With respect to article 5 of this act, a court shall not give consideration to cases from jurisdictions that have adopted some version of the Uniform Trust Code, but have not modified article 5 of the Uniform Trust Code in a manner similar to article 5 of this act.
WY Stat § 4-10-1102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-10-1102 - Electronic Records and Signatures.

4-10-1102. Electronic records and signatures.| The provisions of this act governing the legal effect, validity or enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures, and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures, conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. Section 7002) and supersede, modify, and limit the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.
WY Stat § 4-10-1103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 4 - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Uniform Trust Code|Article 11 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 4-10-1103 - Application to Existing Relationships.

4-10-1103. Application to existing relationships.| (a) Except as otherwise provided in this act and subsections (c) through (e) of this section, on July 1, 2003:  (i) This act, applies to all trusts created on or after July 1, 2003;  (ii) This act applies to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts created on or after July 1, 2003, and to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts created before July 1, 2003 that have elected to be governed by this act as provided in subsection (c) of this section;  (iii) Any rule of administration, construction or presumption provided in this act shall not apply to trust instruments executed before July 1, 2003, unless subsection (c), (d) or (e) of this section is applicable;  (iv) An action taken before July 1, 2003, is not affected by this act and any review of actions taken before July 1, 2003 by a trustee or other person shall be reviewed under the law and standards applicable at the time the action was taken unless subsection (c), (d) or (e) of this section is applicable.  (b) If a right is acquired, extinguished or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before July 1, 2003, that statute continues to apply to the right even if it has been repealed or superseded.  (c) This act applies to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if the settlor, if living, and all qualified beneficiaries consent to the application. If the settlor is not living, this act may apply to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if all qualified beneficiaries and the trustee consent to the application. If all of the qualified beneficiaries do not consent to a proposed application of this act to the trust, the court may apply this act to the trust after determining that the interests of the nonconsenting qualified beneficiary will be adequately protected.  (d) The provisions of the prior Uniform Trustees Powers Act and Uniform Prudent Investor Act that have been incorporated into this act as W.S. 4-10-816 and 4-10-901 through 4-10-913, respectively, shall apply to any trust created prior to April 1, 2003, unless the trust instrument states otherwise.  (e) This act shall apply to a trust created before July 1, 2003 if the principal place of administration of the trust is changed from a jurisdiction other than Wyoming to Wyoming on or after July 1, 2003 or if on or after July 1, 2003, a person whose principal place of business is located in, or who is a resident of, Wyoming becomes a trustee of the trust or a trustee moves the trustee's principal place of business to, or becomes a resident of, Wyoming.
WY Stat § 5-2-101 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-101 - Regular Terms.

5-2-101. Regular terms.| There shall be held at the capital of the state two (2) regular terms of the supreme court in each year, one (1) commencing on the first Monday of April, and one (1) commencing on the first Monday of October.
WY Stat § 5-2-102 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-102 - Number of Justices; Chief Justice; Head of Judicial System.

5-2-102. Number of justices; chief justice; head of judicial system.| The supreme court of Wyoming shall consist of five (5) justices. The justices shall choose one (1) of their number to serve as chief justice, who shall serve at the pleasure of a majority of the court. The supreme court is the head of the state judicial system, and the chief justice is the chief administrator of the duties prescribed by law to be performed by the court.
WY Stat § 5-2-103 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-103 - Special Terms.

5-2-103. Special terms.| In addition to the regular terms of the supreme court, as fixed by law, special terms of said court may be held for the transaction of all business, when ordered by a majority of the justices of said court.
WY Stat § 5-2-104 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-104 - One Day Notice of Special Term; Order.

5-2-104. One day notice of special term; order.| A special term of the supreme court shall be called upon not less than one (1) day's notice by an order directed to the clerk thereof, signed by the justices of the court ordering said special term, and specifying the time and place of holding the same; and upon the receipt of said order, the clerk of said court shall immediately notify the bailiff and all officials of said court, and such members of the court as shall not have signed the order, of the contents of such order, and such order shall be spread at large upon the journal of the court on the record of the proceedings of the first day of said special term.
WY Stat § 5-2-105 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-105 - Transaction of Business at Special Term; Not to Interfere With Regular Term.

5-2-105. Transaction of business at special term; not to interfere with regular term.| At any special term of the supreme court it shall be lawful to transact all business that can be transacted by the court at a regular term thereof, but no cause, action or proceeding shall be heard at such special term without the consent of the parties thereto, unless the matter presented be an ex parte application, that may be granted without notice to the adverse party. The ordering or holding of a special term of said court shall in no wise interfere with any regular term or adjourned regular term thereof.
WY Stat § 5-2-106 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-106 - Quorum.

5-2-106. Quorum.| A majority of the justices of the supreme court shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If there shall not be a quorum of the justices present on the first day of any adjourned or regular term of the supreme court, the court shall stand adjourned from day to day, until a quorum shall be present, and the said court may, there being a quorum present, adjourn from time to time to any date deemed proper.
WY Stat § 5-2-107 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-107 - Causes May Be Matured to Adjourned Terms.

5-2-107. Causes may be matured to adjourned terms.| It shall be lawful to mature causes to any adjourned term or terms of the supreme court, the same as to the beginning of any term of the supreme court, and it shall be competent for the said court to hear and determine causes at any such adjourned term or terms, the same as though heard and determined at any regular term of the said court, and as though such causes were on the calendar or docket at the commencement of any regular term thereof.
WY Stat § 5-2-108 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-108 - Process.

5-2-108. Process.| All process issued out of the supreme court, shall bear teste in the name of the chief justice and shall be signed by the clerk of said court, sealed with its seal, made returnable according to law, and the same shall be executed by the officer or person to whom the same is directed.
WY Stat § 5-2-109 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-109 - Undisposed Proceedings to Stand Continued.

5-2-109. Undisposed proceedings to stand continued.| All matters, suits and proceedings undisposed of at any term of the supreme court shall stand continued to the next succeeding regular or adjourned term thereof.
WY Stat § 5-2-110 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-110 - Opinions to Be in Writing and Filed; Dissenting Opinion.

5-2-110. Opinions to be in writing and filed; dissenting opinion.| The opinion of the justices of the supreme court on any matter pending before it, shall be given in writing and be filed with the papers in the case, and when the justices thereof are divided in opinion in any case, the fact of such division shall be stated in the opinion and the dissenting justice may file his opinion.
WY Stat § 5-2-111 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-111 - Seal.

5-2-111. Seal.| The seal of the supreme court shall be that of the state of Wyoming, substituting the words "Supreme Court of the State of Wyoming" around the vignette of said seal.
WY Stat § 5-2-112 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-112 - Justices Not to Practice Law.

5-2-112. Justices not to practice law.| No justice of the supreme court shall practice as an attorney in any of the courts of this state, nor give advice touching any cause pending, or to be brought therein.
WY Stat § 5-2-113 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-113 - Rules of Practice for Supreme Court; Effect of Rules.

5-2-113. Rules of practice for supreme court; effect of rules.| It shall be the duty of the supreme court, from time to time, to prescribe rules of practice for said court, not inconsistent with the constitution or laws of this state, and when said rules are adopted by said court, the same shall be as binding upon the court, and the attorneys thereof, and the parties having business therein as though the same were enactments of the legislature of the state.
WY Stat § 5-2-114 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-114 - Rules and Forms Governing Pleading, Practice and Procedure in All Courts; Power to Adopt, Modify and Repeal.

5-2-114. Rules and forms governing pleading, practice and procedure in all courts; power to adopt, modify and repeal.| The supreme court of Wyoming may from time to time adopt, modify and repeal general rules and forms governing pleading, practice and procedure, in all courts of this state, for the purpose of promoting the speedy and efficient determination of litigation upon its merits.
WY Stat § 5-2-115 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-115 - Rules and Forms Governing Pleading, Practice and Procedure in All Courts; Application of Rules.

5-2-115. Rules and forms governing pleading, practice and procedure in all courts; application of rules.| (a) Such rules may govern:  (i) The forms of process, writs, pleadings and motions and the subjects of parties, depositions, discovery, trials, evidence, judgments, new trials, provisional and final remedies and all other matters of pleading, practice and procedure; and  (ii) Any review of or other supervisory proceedings from the judgment or decision of any court, board, officer, or commission when such review is authorized by law.  (b) Such rules shall neither abridge, enlarge nor modify the substantive rights of any person nor the jurisdiction of any of the courts nor change the provisions of any statute of limitations.
WY Stat § 5-2-116 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-116 - Rules and Forms Governing Pleading, Practice and Procedure in All Courts; Rules to Be Entered in Proceedings; Effective Date; Notice.

5-2-116. Rules and forms governing pleading, practice and procedure in all courts; rules to be entered in proceedings; effective date; notice.| Upon the adoption of any rule or form the supreme court shall enter it in its proceedings and shall fix the date upon which such rule or form shall become effective but such effective date shall be at least sixty (60) days after notice thereof has been published by the supreme court in such publication as it may designate. From and after the effective date of any such rule or form all laws in conflict therewith shall be of no further force or effect.
WY Stat § 5-2-117 (2021)
2021 Wyoming Statutes|Title 5 - Courts|Chapter 2 - Supreme Court|Article 1 - In General|Section 5-2-117 - Rules and Forms Governing Pleading, Practice and Procedure in All Courts; Appointment and Duties of Advisory Committee.

5-2-117. Rules and forms governing pleading, practice and procedure in all courts; appointment and duties of advisory committee.| The supreme court shall appoint an advisory committee to make recommendations from time to time with respect to pleading, practice and procedure. Such committee shall hold hearings upon proposed rules in such manner and upon such notice as the supreme court prescribes and report to the court from time to time such recommendations as it deems proper.