(a) As used in this article, "distributee" means as defined in W.S. 2-1-301(a)(xiii) and includes any person who is a successor in interest to the decedent:
(i) As an heir;
(ii) As a beneficiary;
(iii) Through the intervening estates of the decedent's heirs, beneficiaries, successors or assigns; or (iv) Through an established record of ownership.