Estate Planning for Park County, Wyoming Property Owners

For most Park 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 Park 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 Park 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.

Without a recorded beneficiary designation or a trust, Park County property passes through the District Court — even simple Wyoming probates run 4+ months and start with $160 in 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 Park County

A transfer on death deed names a beneficiary who receives Park 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 Park County are recorded with the County Clerk at 1002 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414. Phone: 1-307-527-8600. Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM.

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.

Park County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile.

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County Clerk

Park County

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Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM

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1002 Sheridan Avenue, Cody, WY 82414

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Recording fees

Base fee (first page)$12
Each additional page$3
Transfer tax on a TOD deedNo transfer tax applies to TOD deeds

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

Verified October 17, 2026 · Source

Estate Planning Attorneys Serving Park County

FirmCody, WY

Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

Serves 1 county

National firm with a Cody office serving Park County, where "Probate, Trust, & Estate Planning" and "Guardianships and Conservatorships" are named practice areas. Walks families through Wyoming's three probate tracks and represents both beneficiaries and fiduciaries in estate disputes. Offers a free case evaluation.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more

Office
1135 14th StreetCody, WY 82414
Free consultation

FirmPowell, WY

Copenhaver, Kitchen & Kolpitcke, LLC

Since 1949 · Serves 1 county

Powell firm founded in 1949 by Ross Copenhaver and Jack Lewis, with attorneys also available for appointments in Cody. Its listed services include probate, estate planning, guardianships, and guardian ad litem work, alongside education, municipal, and labor law.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateGuardianshipBusiness PlanningReal Estate

Office
224 North Clark StreetPowell, WY 82435

FirmCody, WY

Meinecke & Sitz Law LLC

Since 2005 · Serves 2 counties

Cody partnership on Beck Avenue, founded in 2005 by M. Jalie Meinecke and Alex H. Sitz III. Its probate work covers collecting the decedent's property, paying the estate's debts, claims and taxes, and settling disputes, and Meinecke represents beneficiaries protecting their rights under a will. She drafts wills, living, irrevocable, testamentary and special needs trusts.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateConservatorshipGuardianshipand 6 more

Office
1513 Beck AvenueCody, WY 82414

Solo PracticeCody, WY

Thompson Law LLC

Since 2006 · Serves 1 county

Cody solo practice serving Park County with estate planning and probate alongside real estate, corporate, and family law. Marc Thompson has been a Wyoming State Bar member since 1994 and practiced in Cody since 1995; he also sits part-time as a Circuit Court Magistrate and District Court Commissioner in Park County. Offers a free initial consultation, and prepares wills for veterans at no charge.

PracticesEstate PlanningProbateBusiness PlanningFamily LawReal Estate

Office
1438 Sheridan Ave, Suite 105Cody, WY 82414
Free consultation

FirmJackson, WY

Geittmann Larson Swift LLP

Jackson firm on East Pearl Avenue whose partners have practiced for more than 45 years. Its estate attorneys work with successor fiduciaries and families to administer estate plans when they mature, inside or outside probate, and the litigation group handles probate and estate administration disputes. Estate, tax and situs planning sit beside real estate and land use work.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 2 more

Office
155 East Pearl AvenueJackson, WY 83001

FirmCheyenne, WY

Davis & Johnson Law Office

Serves the whole state

Cheyenne office filing probates mostly in the First Judicial District for Laramie County, with appearances in district courts statewide. Handles probate petitions, notices to creditors and final accountings, guides successor trustees through inventories, accountings and distributions, and takes on will contests. Kelly S. Davis has practiced since 1979.

PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 10 more

Office
1807 Capitol Ave, Suite 200Cheyenne, WY 82001
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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

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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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