Casper firm with offices in Cheyenne and Jackson, tracing its roots to Bill Wehrli's Casper practice founded in 1936. Its Estate Planning, Wealth Security & Elder Law practice develops estate plans and provides legal assistance with the administration of estates and trusts after a death. The family-law side handles guardianships and conservatorships.
Casper is in Natrona County.
Probate in Natrona County
Probate Court Record
Natrona County District Court
Natrona County · 7th Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Office
115 North Center Street, Suite 100, Casper, WY 82601
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Allowed
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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How Do I Settle a Trust?
Settling a trust in Wyoming happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeWyo. Stat. § 4-10-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysW.S. §§ 4-10-813, 4-10-1005Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
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In Wyoming, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 4-10-708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Wyoming: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 120 daysW.S. §§ 2-7-403, 2-7-404, 2-7-410Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 3 monthsW.S. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-205, 2-7-701, 2-7-702, 2-7-703, 2-7-704Verified Oct 19, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
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Do I Have to File Tax Returns for Someone Who Died?
Wyoming has no state income tax, so only the federal final Form 1040 is due for the decedentWyo. Stat. § 39-12-101; Wyo. Const. art. 15, § 18Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?
Inherited assets in Wyoming take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces no state capital gains taxWyo. Stat. § 39-12-101 (Title 39, ch. 12 — Income Tax; Preemption by state) — "The state of Wyoming does hereby preempt for itself the field of imposing and levying income taxes, earning taxes, or any other form of tax based on wages or other income and no county, city, town or other political subdivision shall have the right to impose, levy or collect such taxes."Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
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