Estate Planning for Hot Springs County, Wyoming Property Owners

For most Hot Springs 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.

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For a Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Hot Springs 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.

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Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Hot Springs County are recorded with the County Clerk at 415 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, WY 82443. Phone: 307-864-3515.

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.

Recording Office Record

County Clerk

Hot Springs County

Address

415 Arapahoe StreetThermopolis, WY 82443
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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)

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Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Hot Springs County

FirmWorland, WY

APEX Legal, P.C.

Serves 3 counties

Three-attorney Worland firm (also trading as Clark King & Michel, P.C.) covering Washakie, Big Horn, and Hot Springs counties. Estate planning sits beside agriculture and water law — the pairing that matters when the estate is a ranch with water rights. Christopher J. King and James A. Michel, Jr. are named on the roster, and the firm's attorneys are licensed in Wyoming and Montana.

PracticesEstate PlanningAgricultural LawBusiness PlanningCivil LitigationWater Law

Office
1112 Robertson AvenueWorland, WY 82401

Solo PracticeThermopolis, WY

Keller Law Firm, PC

Since 2020 · Serves 1 county

Thermopolis practice covering Hot Springs County, founded in 2020, with estate planning — wills, trusts, and probate — alongside family law and criminal defense. Marshall Keller signs as attorney for the personal representative on Fifth Judicial District probates and is Town Attorney for Thermopolis. The firm works with veterans, ranchers, and older adults, including elder abuse matters.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateElder LawCivil Litigationand 2 more

Office
116 North 5th StreetThermopolis, WY 82443

Solo PracticeThermopolis, WY

Williams Law Office

Serves 1 county

Thermopolis practice serving Hot Springs County, two blocks from the Fifth Judicial District courthouse on Arapahoe Street where its probates are filed. Court-published notices this year name the office as the contact on estate applications under Wyoming's summary distribution statute — the route small estates take instead of full probate. Jerry D. Williams has practiced in Wyoming since 1988.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateReal EstateTrustsWills

Office
339 Arapahoe StreetThermopolis, WY 82443

FirmJackson, WY

Geittmann Larson Swift LLP

Jackson Hole firm serving Teton County and Wyoming clients for more than 45 years, with eight attorneys. Handles estate and tax planning, probate, asset protection, and business entity formation, plus real estate and land use — the combination that matters where the estate holds Teton County property.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset ProtectionBusiness Planning

Office
155 East Pearl AvenueJackson, WY 83001

FirmJackson, WY

Majors Law Firm, P.C.

Jackson Hole firm handling estate planning, trust planning, and asset protection — including Wyoming dynasty trusts and domestic asset protection trusts — plus the estate administration process. Located across from the Ninth Judicial District Court courthouse, where Teton County probate is filed.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateTax PlanningAsset Protectionand 2 more

Office
125 S King Street, Suite 2AJackson, WY 83001

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
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