Do I Need a Vehicle Transfer on Death Designation in Wyoming?
Wyoming allows a transfer-on-death beneficiary designation on a vehicle titleWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1Verified Aug 26, 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.
Yes. Wyoming allows a beneficiary designation form (automatic transfer of a vehicle title upon death) on a vehicle titleWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1Verified Aug 26, 2026View source. It passes the vehicle to the named beneficiary at death without probate.
Wyoming allows a beneficiary designation form (automatic transfer of a vehicle title upon death) on motor vehicle, motorcycle, trailer, and multipurpose or off-road recreational vehicleWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1Verified Aug 26, 2026View source. W.S. 31-2-104.1 applies to a "vehicle" — under W.S. 31-1-101(a)(xxvi) a device by which persons or property are transported or drawn upon a highway — so it reaches trailers and multipurpose or off-road recreational vehicles as well as cars. Snowmobiles and watercraft also receive Wyoming certificates of title, but W.S. 31-2-101(b) titles them only "for the purpose of titling under this section," and the beneficiary designation statute does not name them.
Add the designation through the County Clerk (Wyoming vehicle titles are issued by county clerks; WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services provides the forms)Wyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1View source using Wyoming Automatic Transfer of a Vehicle Title Upon Death to Beneficiary Designation Form (Form MV-308)Wyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1View source. The designation must be notarizedWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1View source.
Yes. The designation can be changed or cancelled at any time during the owner's life; in Wyoming: Transfer ownership of the vehicle with proper assignment and delivery of the certificate of title to another person; Properly execute a subsequent beneficiary designation form (MV-308) designating a new beneficiary. Wyoming allows more than one beneficiaryWyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1Verified Aug 26, 2026View source.
The beneficiary retitles the vehicle with the County Clerk (Wyoming vehicle titles are issued by county clerks; WYDOT Motor Vehicle Services provides the forms)Wyo. Stat. 31-2-104.1View source by submitting: The recorded beneficiary designation form (MV-308) or a copy of the form; A certified copy of the death certificate of the owner or the last surviving owner; The certificate-of-title application fee under W.S. 31-3-102(a)(vii). The designation covers that vehicle alone; a revocable trust set up with SimplyTrust keeps the home, the accounts and everything else out of probate in one document.
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Free forms for planning your estate in Wyoming: a will, living trust, pour-over will, both powers of attorney, living will, and TOD deed.
Healthcare Power of Attorney
Wyoming allows a choice for a healthcare power of attorney: 2Wyo. Stat. § 35-22-405 (repealed 2007 Ch. 61, § 2)Verified Oct 15, 2026View source witnesses or a notary.
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 Sep 20, 2026View source.
Transfer on Death Deed
In Wyoming, a transfer on death deed is signed before a notaryWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Aug 24, 2026, then recorded with the county before the owner's deathWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Aug 24, 2026.
Vehicle Transfer on Death
Name a beneficiary to inherit your vehicle at death without probate. Available in 26 states and the District of Columbia.
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.
Last Will and Testament
In Wyoming, a will is signed before 2Wyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Sep 16, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyWyo. Stat. § 2-6-112Verified Sep 16, 2026View source.
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Do I Need a TOD Deed?
Wyoming authorizes transfer on death deedsWyo. Stat. 2-18-101 to 2-18-106Verified Jul 15, 2026: a recorded, revocable deed that passes real property at death outside probate.
What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?
An attorney-prepared revocable 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 and a simple will $831Estimate: 3 hours at $277, Clio's Wyoming Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source to $1,662Estimate: 6 hours at $277, Clio's Wyoming Wills and Estates rate; Compare Lawyer Rates, 2025 dataVerified Oct 15, 2026View source, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.
How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?
In Wyoming, four years at a public university cost about $60,976NCES Digest of Education Statistics 2023, Table 330.20, public 4-year in-state tuition, fees, room and board, academic year 2022-23Verified Oct 3, 2026View source and the cost of living is 7% below the U.S. averageBEA Regional Price Parities, all items, by state, 2024Verified Oct 3, 2026View source; no state estate or inheritance tax appliesNo state estate or inheritance tax is payable. Wyoming never repealed its death tax: Wyo. Stat. § 39-19-103(a) still imposes "a tax... on the transfer of property constituting the Wyoming gross estate of every decedent," but § 39-19-103(b) sets the amount at "the maximum state death tax credit allowed to a Wyoming estate as a credit against federal estate taxes under the laws of the United States." That federal credit (former IRC § 2011) was phased out by EGTRRA 2001 and terminated for deaths after Dec 31, 2004 (IRC § 2011(g)), so the Wyoming tax computes to $0 for every death on or after January 1, 2005. Despite the chapter caption "Inheritance Taxes," Chapter 19 is a pick-up estate tax — Wyoming has no relationship-class inheritance tax and no state gift or generation-skipping transfer tax.Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?
Wyoming automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorceWyo. Stat. § 2-6-125 (§ 2-6-118 repealed by Laws 2023, ch. 140, § 2)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.
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How Much Does Probate Cost?
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Wyoming costs an estimated $21,210Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-804 (10% of first $1K, 5% of next $4K, 3% of next $15K, 2% thereafter)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source. Attorney fees are statutory (set by law)Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-804 (10% of first $1K, 5% of next $4K, 3% of next $15K, 2% thereafter)Verified Sep 9, 2026View source.
Who Inherits Without a Will?
Without a will in Wyoming, a surviving spouse takes half of the estateWyo. Stat. § 2-4-101Verified Sep 10, 2026View source when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per stirpesWyo. Stat. § 2-4-101Verified Sep 10, 2026View source.
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