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HomeMy WebLinkAbout976262IN THE DISTRICT COURT, NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT, SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYOMING IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES G. WHITE, JR., deceased lands: 976262 4/23/2014 9:38 AM LINCOLN COUNTY FEES: $18.00 PAGE 1 OF 3 BOOK: 831 PAGE: 7 ORDER JEANNE WAGNER LINCOLN COUNTY CLERK 11111111111111 IIIIII In Probate 1E1 01 IIII III IIIIIIIII III IIII IIIIIII Docket No. PR -2239 ORDER GRANTING ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATION This matter is before the Court on a Petition for Ancillary Administration "Peti- tion") filed by Susan H. White, by and through her attorney, requesting the Court admit 'the probate proceedings for the Estate of James G. White, Jr., a nonresident whose es- tate been duly probated and settled in another state. The Court, having reviewed the Petition and being otherwise fully advised, hereby finds and orders as follows: 1. Decedent James G. White, Jr. died intestate on April 14, 2012, in Orange County, California, and his estate has been duly probated and settled in the District Court of La Plata County, Colorado, Probate Docket No. 2013PR27. 2. James G. White, Jr. owned an overriding royalty interest in the following Lincoln County, Wyoming: Township 26 North, Range 113 West, 6th P.M. Section 8: W /2 Sublette County, Wyoming: Township 27 North, Range 113 West, 6th P.M. Section 29: SE /4NE /4, NE /4SE /4 Township 27 North, Range 114 West, 6th P.M. Section 1: W1/2SW /4 Section 4: NE /4NW /4, SE /4NW /4 Township 28 North, Range 114 West, 6th P.M. Section 35: SW /4SW /4 3. The Estate of James G. White, Jr. owns no other property located in Wyo- ming for distribution. 4. The authenticated and certified records of La Plata County Court from Docket No. 2013PR27 attached to the Petition as Exhibit "A" show that the Estate of James G. White, Jr. has been duly probated and settled in another state, and that Peti- tioner, Susan H. White, was appointed as Personal Representative, without bond, and in unsupervised administration. 5. The value of the entire Estate of James G. White, Jr. remaining in Wyo- ming does not exceed $200,000.00 as evidenced by the Sworn Appraisal attached to the Petition as Exhibit "B." 6. All debts of the Estate of James G. White, Jr. have been paid and there are no known outstanding creditors in Wyoming or any other state. 7. A Proof of Publication has been filed certifying that notice regarding the Pe- tition was published for a period of once a week for three consecutive weeks in the Pinedale Roundup, a daily publication of general circulation in Sublette County, Wyo- ming, of the intention to admit to record in this Court the certified and authenticated copies of the probate proceedings of the Estate of James G. White, Jr., from La Plata County Court Probate Docket No. 13PR27, to be considered and treated as original pro- ceedings in this Court. 8. The Court held a hearing on April 4, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. and no party ap- peared to object to the Petition. 9. Ancillary administration is proper in this case pursuant to Wyoming Stat- ute 2 -11 -201. 10. The Order for Informal Probate of Will and Informal Appointment of Personal Representative in La Plata County Court, Probate Docket No. 13PR27, admitted the Will of James G. White, Jr. dated September 9, 2002 to informal probate and qualified Susan H. White to serve as Personal Representative. As a result, the Will may be allowed and recorded in this Court pursuant to Wyoming Statute 2 -11 -102 through -104. 11. According to Article 2.3 of the Will of James G. White, Jr., Susan H. White is entitled to delivery of the property passing pursuant to the will valued less than or equal to $250,000.00. 12. Susan H. White is therefore now entitled to delivery of the Lincoln and Sublette County, Wyoming property described above. Page 2 of 3 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the certified and authenticated records of the probate proceedings of the Estate of James G. White, Jr. from La Plata County Court, Probate Docket No. 13PR27 attached as Exhibit "A" to the Petition are hereby admitted to record in this Court, they shall be considered and treated as original proceedings in this Court, and shall be conclusive evidence of the facts therein shown. It is further or- dered that a certified copy of this Order of Ancillary Administration shall be filed in the County Clerk's office and shall operate to distribute the real property listed above and any other oil, gas, mineral or other real property interests not now known but later dis- covered in Wyoming owned by the Estate of James G. White, Jr. according to the terms of the Will of James G. White, Jr. dated September 9, 2002. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Estate of James G. White, Jr. has been fully distributed in the State of Wyoming and is now closed. DATED this day of THE STATE OF WYOMING COUNTY OF SUBLETTE JANET K. MONTGOMERY CLERK OF THE NINTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN AND FOR SAID COUNTY AND IN THE STATE AFORESAID DO HEREBY CERTIFY THE r:OR TO BE A FULL, TRUE AND COMPLETE COPY District Cou« Judge 2014.