Estate Planning for Laramie County, Wyoming Property Owners

For most Laramie 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 Laramie 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 Laramie 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 Laramie County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Laramie 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 Oct 19, 2026View source. The deed takes effect only if it is recorded before the owner's deathWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Where to Record Property Documents

Deeds and other real property documents for Laramie County are recorded with the County Clerk at Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 West 20th Street, Suite 1600, Cheyenne, WY 82001. Phone: 1-307-633-4350. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

Documents submitted by mail go to P.O. Box 608, Cheyenne, WY 82003-0608.

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. No transfer tax applies to a transfer on death deed.

Laramie County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN and Indecomm.

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Laramie County

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Laramie County Governmental Complex, 309 West 20th Street, Suite 1600, Cheyenne, WY 82001

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P.O. Box 608 Cheyenne, WY 82003-0608

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Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Laramie County

FirmCheyenne, WY

Overstreet, Homar & Kuker

Since 2013 · Serves 1 county

Cheyenne firm on Central Avenue in Laramie County, formed in 2013. Administers estates through probate or the non-probate distribution options, and revises existing wills and trust documents; L. Cooper Overstreet's practice includes estate planning and probate matters. Its business and real estate side works with ranch families planning to expand their holdings.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness PlanningReal Estate

Office
2922 Central AvenueCheyenne, WY 82001

FirmCheyenne, WY

Hathaway & Kunz, LLP

Since 1975

Cheyenne firm founded in 1975 on Warren Avenue in Laramie County. Its estate administration team handles validating the will, appointing an executor or administrator, legal notices, estate taxes and will contests, plus trust administration and trust and estate litigation. Planning runs from revocable trusts and wills to Wyoming asset protection trusts and digital-asset planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 9 more

Office
2515 Warren Ave, Suite 500Cheyenne, WY 82001

Solo PracticeCheyenne, WY

Scott W. Meier, P.C.

Cheyenne solo practice on East Eighth Avenue in Laramie County, with a second office in Lander. Handles estate administration and probate and trust litigation, and settles real estate after a death by affidavit of survivorship and summary distribution. Scott W. Meier, a Lander native, has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1985 and brings that to the estate and tax side of a plan.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigationand 4 more

Office
200 E. Eighth Avenue, Suite 203Cheyenne, WY 82001

FirmCheyenne, WY

Walker Law LLP

Since 2023

Cheyenne firm founded in 2023 by father and son John and Robert Walker, with a combined fifty years of practice in Wyoming. Takes a personal representative from the petition for probate through creditor notice, inventory and the final decree of distribution, reopens closed estates when assets surface, and files guardian and conservator reports. Free initial consultation, by Zoom or phone.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipBusiness Planning

Office
114 E. 7th Avenue, Suite 200Cheyenne, WY 82001
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FirmCasper, WY

Long Reimer Winegar LLP

Serves 4 counties

Regional firm with Wyoming offices in Casper, Cheyenne, Evanston, and Jackson. It represents personal representatives, trustees, family members and beneficiaries in probate and trust administration, handles guardianships and conservatorships, and litigates trust and probate disputes. Also forms private trust companies and handles elder law and Medicaid planning.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more

Office
242 S. Park StreetCasper, WY 82601

FirmCasper, WY

Williams, Porter, Day & Neville, P.C.

Since 1936 · Serves 3 counties

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.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 4 more

Office
159 N Wolcott Street, Suite 400Casper, WY 82601
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Last Will and Testament

In Wyoming, a will is signed before 2Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyWyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Codicil to a Will

In Wyoming, a codicil is signed before 2Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, like a will, and the self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyWyo. Stat. § 2-6-114; Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-301(a)(xxxiv)Verified Oct 25, 2026View source.

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HIPAA Release

In Wyoming, a HIPAA release names who may receive your records and, as the state requires, names HIV/AIDS-related information and mental health recordsWyo. Stat. §§ 35-4-130(b), 35-4-132(d)(iii); Wyo. Stat. § 25-10-122(a)Verified Jun 19, 2026View source expressly before a provider releases them.

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Financial Power of Attorney

Wyoming treats a power of attorney as durable by defaultWyo. Stat. §§ 3-9-101 to 3-9-403 (Uniform Power of Attorney Act, eff. Jan 1, 2018; SF0105, 2017 session; repealed former §§ 3-5-101, 3-5-102)Verified Sep 20, 2026View source, and it is signed with no witness or notary requirementWyo. Stat. §§ 3-9-101 to 3-9-403 (Uniform Power of Attorney Act, eff. Jan 1, 2018; SF0105, 2017 session; repealed former §§ 3-5-101, 3-5-102)Verified Oct 21, 2026View source.

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Transfer on Death Deed

In Wyoming, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notaryWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Oct 19, 2026View source, then recorded with the county before the owner's deathWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Oct 19, 2026View source. Wyoming does not recognize a Lady Bird deed.

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Vehicle Transfer on Death

Wyoming allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle titleWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1Verified Oct 21, 2026View source, filed through the County Clerk (Wyoming vehicle titles are issued by county clerks; WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services provides the forms) using Form MV-308.

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Living Will

In Wyoming, the living will is the Advance Health Care DirectiveWyo. Stat. Title 35, Ch. 22, Art. 4 (Wyoming Health Care Decisions Act), §§ 35-22-401 to 35-22-416Verified Sep 27, 2026View source, a written instruction that is valid with no agent named.

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In Wyoming, a will is signed before 2Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and notarization is not requiredWyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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Wyoming recognizes a will signed under the law of the place where it was signedWyo. Stat. § 2-6-116Verified Oct 19, 2026View source; a will signed in Wyoming itself needs 2Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source witnesses, and notarization is not requiredWyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Oct 19, 2026View source.

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An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Wyoming runs $3,070Estimate: 10 hours at $307, Clio's Wyoming Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $4,605Estimate: 15 hours at $307, Clio's Wyoming Trusts rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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In Wyoming, a parent names a guardian for a minor child in a willWyo. Stat. § 3-2-107(d), (e)Verified Sep 16, 2026View source, and the nomination covers the child until the age of majority, 18Wyo. Stat. § 14-1-101(a)Verified Sep 16, 2026View source.

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