Title 04 · WY

4-10-517;

Citation: Wyo. Stat. § 4-10-517

Section: 4-10-517

4-10-517;

(ii) At least one (1) trustee of the irrevocable trust is a qualified trustee; and

(iii) The trustee with authority to make distributions to the settlor is not a trust beneficiary, related to the settlor or subordinate to the settlor under Internal Revenue Code section 672(c).

(d) After the death of a settlor, and subject to the settlor's right to direct the source from which liabilities will be paid, the portion of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death, and the property subject thereto, is subject to claims of the settlor's creditors, costs of administration of the settlor's estate, the expenses of the settlor's funeral and disposal of remains to the extent the settlor's probate estate is inadequate to satisfy those claims, costs of administration and expenses.

(e) For purposes of this section, the holder of an unexercised power of withdrawal or power of appointment over trust property shall not be treated as a settlor of the trust regardless of whether the power remains exercisable or has lapsed.

(f) For purposes of this section, a person who created a trust for his or her spouse under section 2523(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, or for which the election in section 2523(f) of the Internal Revenue Code was made, shall not be treated as a settlor of the trust, as of and after the death of his or her spouse.

(g) For purposes of this section, a person who created an irrevocable trust for another person that was a completed gift to the other person under section 2511 of the United States Internal Revenue Code for which the tax under section 2501 of the Internal Revenue Code would be applicable shall not be treated as a settlor of the trust as of and after the death of the person for whom the trust was created. 4-10-507. Limitation on action by creditors.

(a) Subject to the rights of persons dealing with a fiduciary as provided in W.S. 4-10-1013, a creditor may file a claim against the assets of the trust or commence a judicial proceeding to contest the validity of a trust that was revocable at the settlor's death within the earlier of:

(i) Two (2) years after the settlor's death;

(ii) One hundred twenty (120) days after the first publication of a notice of the intent of the trustee to have the property of the settlor distributed as permitted under the terms of the trust. The notice shall be published once per week for two (2) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county or counties where venue of the trust is properly established as provided in W.S. 4-10-204; or

(iii) One hundred twenty (120) days after known creditors have been mailed notice, by certified mail return receipt requested. The notice shall inform the creditor:

(A) Of the trust's existence;

(B) Of the trustee's name and address;

(C) That the creditor shall make all claims in writing to the trustee within one hundred twenty (120) days of the date of mailing of the notice; and

(D) That time allowed for commencing a proceeding to contest the validity of a trust or of the proposed distribution of the trustee is one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of mailing of the notice.

(b) A creditor failing to file his claim or to commence a judicial proceeding to contest the validity of a trust within the times provided is forever prohibited from making any claim against the assets of the settlor's trust or commencing any judicial proceeding against the settlor or the assets of the settlor's trust.

4-10-507.1. Enforcement of foreign judgments; liability for compliance.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States, a court of another state or any other court other than a Wyoming court shall be enforced against the property of any trust governed by the laws of this state unless a court of competent jurisdiction in Wyoming determines that the time, manner and mechanism for enforcing the judgment, decree or order is consistent with the restrictions and limitations imposed under this article for the enforcement of the claims of any creditor and is consistent with the terms of the trust.

(b) A trustee, trust protector, trust advisor or other fiduciary of a trust, whether acting in a fiduciary capacity or not, shall not be liable for failing to comply with any judgment, decree or order of a court of the United States, a court of another state or any other court other than a Wyoming court that the trustee, trust protector or trust advisor believes in good faith to be inconsistent with the restrictions and limitations imposed under the terms of the trust or by this act.

4-10-508. Overdue mandatory distribution.

(a) In this section, "mandatory distribution" means a distribution of income or principal which the trustee is required to make to a beneficiary under the terms of the trust, including a distribution on termination of the trust. The term does not include a discretionary distribution under W.S.