How Do I File for Probate in Wyoming?
Wyoming permits self-represented probate filing, but publishes no petition form at all: the petition to probate a will (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-201) and the petition for letters of administration (§ 2-4-205) are typed pleadings drafted to the statute, and the clerk of the district court issues the letters on a statutory template — so there is nothing for this tool to complete. The only statewide probate forms Wyoming publishes are the small-estate packets, which bypass appointment entirely.
Opening an estate in Wyoming
Wyoming publishes NO statewide form of any kind for full/formal probate — the entire statewide probate self-help library is the small-estate PPP series (§ 2-1-201 personal-property affidavit) and the PRP series (§ 2-1-205 summary distribution of real property), and neither opens an estate or produces letters. The petition to probate a will (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-201) and the petition for letters of administration (§ 2-4-205) are statutory typed pleadings drafted to the statute, and the letters testamentary/of administration are statutory templates (§§ 2-6-210, 2-4-214) the clerk completes and signs after the court orders issuance — none is an official form, fillable or otherwise. Both small-estate packets are capped at a $400,000 estate and both BYPASS letters entirely; both are also flat print-only PDFs. Self-represented filers may file, but on PAPER at the clerk's office (e-filing is attorney-only). For the appointment/letters use case a form-fill product is not viable; the realistic product surface is the small-estate affidavit path, which avoids appointment altogether.
A simpler path may apply
Wyoming offers a small-estate or summary procedure that can transfer property without a full grant of Letters when the estate qualifies. This is often the honest self-service path where full administration is not.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Wyoming permits a self-represented person to open an estate and apply for Letters. What we do not do is produce the document for you here: wyoming permits self-represented probate filing, but publishes no petition form at all: the petition to probate a will (Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 2-6-201) and the petition for letters of administration (§ 2-4-205) are typed pleadings drafted to the statute, and the clerk of the district court issues the letters on a statutory template — so there is nothing for this tool to complete. The only statewide probate forms Wyoming publishes are the small-estate packets, which bypass appointment entirely.
Wyoming offers a small-estate or summary procedure that can transfer property without a full grant of Letters when the estate qualifies. Wyoming's small-estate threshold is $400,000 (Wyo. Stat. Ann. §§ 2-1-201(a)(i), 2-1-205(a)), among the highest in the country, so a large share of estates can avoid full administration and letters entirely via the affidavit (personal property) or summary-distribution decree (real property) tracks; the $400,000 figure replaced $200,000 effective July 1, 2025 (2025 Wyo. Sess. Laws, Enrolled Act No. 85 (SF0104), § 2: "This act is effective July 1, 2025."). Both tracks require that 30 days have elapsed since death and that no application for appointment of a personal representative is pending or granted (§ 2-1-201(a)(ii), (iii)). Governmental-creditor collection by affidavit uses a separate $400,000 / 90-day affidavit (§ 2-1-204). District judges sitting 'in probate' handle these matters as part of general district-court jurisdiction; there is no separate probate court or registrar. In full administration the personal representative must return an inventory within 120 days of appointment (§ 2-7-403(a)) and then file a report of appraisal within 120 days of the inventory, employing disinterested persons to value any asset without a readily determinable market value (§ 2-7-404(a)(ii)) — Wyoming is one of the few states where an appraiser is not optional.
District Court handles decedents' estates in Wyoming. Clerk of the district court, under the seal of the court, after the court orders issuance issues the Letters after the court grants the petition.
Letters Testamentary are issued when there is a will (to the executor); Letters of Administration are issued when there is no will (to an administrator). They give the personal representative authority to act for the estate.
