Estate Planning for Carbon County, Wyoming Property Owners

For most Carbon County homeowners, the house is what drags an estate into probate. A transfer-on-death deed or a living trust keeps it out—here is how to set up either one and record it locally.

For a Carbon County property owner, the biggest probate risk is the home itself. Real estate is what forces most families into the District Court. The two tools that keep a Carbon County home out of probate are a transfer-on-death deed recorded with the County Clerk, and a revocable living trust that holds title to the property.

Skipping this planning step means the District Court decides who receives the property: a simple Wyoming probate takes 4+ months and opens with $160 in court filing fees. Wyoming also lets owners name a transfer-on-death beneficiary on vehicle titles, which keeps cars out of the same process.

Record a Transfer-on-Death Deed in Carbon County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Carbon County property automatically at the owner's death, without probate. It is recorded with the County Clerk during the owner's lifetime and can be revoked at any time.

Before recording, a Wyoming transfer on death deed is signed with notary acknowledgmentWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Aug 24, 2026View source. The deed takes effect only if it is recorded before the owner's deathWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Aug 24, 2026View source.

Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Carbon County are recorded with the County Clerk at 215 West Buffalo Street, Suite 217, Rawlins, WY 82301. Phone: 307-328-2677.

Documents submitted by mail go to P.O. Box 6, Rawlins, WY 82301-0006.

The County Clerk charges $12 for the first page plus $3 for each additional page. A 2-page transfer on death deed is $15 in recording fees, before any required forms the office charges for. A transfer on death deed is exempt from transfer tax.

Carbon County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm.

Recording Office Record

County Clerk

Carbon County

Address

215 West Buffalo Street, Suite 217Rawlins, WY 82301Mailing: P.O. Box 6, Rawlins, WY 82301-0006

E-recording

Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, IndecommE-recording info →
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Recording fees

Base fee (first page)$12
Each additional page$3
Transfer tax on a TOD deedExempt

Wyo. Stat. 18-3-402(a)(xvi)(A) (statewide recording fees collected by county clerks)

Verified September 9, 2026 · Source

Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Carbon County

Denver-headquartered Rocky Mountain firm with a full-service Casper office serving Natrona County. Patrick Tolley has practiced from the Casper office since 2009; his trusts and estates work covers drafting estate plans, probating estates, and related advice. Estate Planning & Probate is one of the firm's named practice groups across its 36 attorneys.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness PlanningEnergy Law

Office
159 N. Wolcott Street, Suite 220Casper, WY 82601

Casper firm serving Natrona County, with "Probate & Estate Planning" as a named practice area. Stephen R. Winship is the attorney of record. Also handles business organizations, real estate, contracts, insurance, litigation, and bankruptcy.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBankruptcyBusiness Planningand 2 more

Office
145 S. Durbin Street, Suite 201Casper, WY 82601

FirmLaramie, WY

Brown & Hiser LLC

Serves 3 counties

Nine-attorney Laramie firm covering Albany, Carbon, and Platte counties from offices serving Laramie, Rawlins, and Wheatland. Its estate practice runs from wills and powers of attorney through living, testamentary, charitable, and special needs trusts to probate itself. Strong coverage of the I-80 corridor in southeastern Wyoming.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness PlanningHealthcare Directivesand 4 more

Office
163 North 4th StreetLaramie, WY 82073

FirmCheyenne, WY

Hathaway & Kunz, LLP

Since 1975 · Serves the whole state

Cheyenne firm established in 1975, serving Laramie County and statewide. Handles probate and trust administration, will- and trust-centered estate plans built to avoid probate, taxable estate mitigation, and asset protection and digital asset planning. Dedicated trusts and estates attorneys on staff.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 4 more

Office
2515 Warren Ave, Suite 500Cheyenne, WY 82001

FirmCheyenne, WY

Bailey | Stock | Harmon | Cottam | Lopez LLP

Serves the whole state

Cheyenne firm (with a Star Valley office in Afton) serving Laramie County and western Wyoming, with over 175 years of combined experience. Handles probate administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, will drafting, powers of attorney, gift and estate tax planning, and Medicaid and long-term care planning. Attorneys coordinate with financial advisors and accountants on settlement-side matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationTax PlanningMedicaid Planningand 4 more

Office
6234 Yellowstone RoadCheyenne, WY 82009

FirmCheyenne, WY

Woodhouse Roden Ames & Brennan, LLC

Serves the whole state

Cheyenne firm serving Laramie County and clients throughout Wyoming, with eight attorneys and over eighty years of combined experience. Handles wills and probate, trusts and estates, and guardianship and conservatorship petitions, alongside civil litigation and business representation. Offers a free consultation.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 4 more

Office
1912 Capitol Avenue, Suite 500Cheyenne, WY 82001
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