Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in Wyoming

After a death in Wyoming, the estate either qualifies for the simplified procedure for estates under $400,000 or goes through probate, where creditors have 3 months to file claims after notice.

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How Much Does Probate Cost?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Wyoming costs an estimated $21,210. Attorney fees are statutory (set by law).

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How Much Can an Executor Charge?

Wyoming sets executor compensation by statute — about $10,350 on a $500,000 estate, roughly 2.1%.

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Who Inherits Without a Will?

Without a will in Wyoming, a surviving spouse takes half of the estate when every child of either spouse is a child of both, and descendants divide what passes to them per stirpes.

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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?

In Wyoming, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent) unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.

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How Much Are Estate & Inheritance Taxes?

Wyoming levies no estate or inheritance tax; only the federal estate tax applies above $15,000,000.

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How Many Death Certificates Do I Need?

In Wyoming, certified death certificates come from the Wyoming Department of Health - Vital Records Services; the first copy costs $25, additional copies $20 each.

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Do I Need Probate?

In Wyoming, estates valued at $400,000 or less use the Affidavit for Distribution of Personal Property, 30 days after death, a court filing short of full probate.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in Wyoming runs $3,070 to $4,605 and a simple will $831 to $1,662, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in Wyoming runs $3,070 to $4,605 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Does a Will Cost?

An attorney-prepared will in Wyoming runs $831 to $1,662, against $0 to $299 up front with an online service, and probate on a $500,000 estate adds about $21,210.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In Wyoming, four years at a public university cost about $60,976 and the cost of living is 7% below the U.S. average; no state estate or inheritance tax applies.

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What Taxes Apply to My Inheritance?

Wyoming imposes no inheritance or estate tax; probate assets arrive when the estate closes, 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate.

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How Does Step-Up in Basis Work?

Inherited assets in Wyoming take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death, and the gain on a later sale faces no state capital gains tax.

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Are My Beneficiary Designations Protected?

Wyoming automatically revokes an ex-spouse as beneficiary at divorce; employer plans under ERISA follow federal rules either way, so a 401(k) beneficiary changes only by a new designation.

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What Are the Estate Laws in My State?

Probate on a $500,000 estate in Wyoming costs an estimated $21,210 and takes 4 months to 6 months for a simple estate, with attorney fees set by statute as a percentage of the gross estate. Estates under $400,000 can use a small-estate procedure instead.

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How Does SimplyTrust Compare to LegalZoom, Trust & Will, and Other Services?

Compare what it costs to make a trust official across SimplyTrust, LegalZoom, Trust & Will, Rocket Lawyer, and Quicken WillMaker.

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How Do I Name a Guardian for My Minor Children?

In Wyoming, a parent names a guardian for a minor child in a will, and the nomination covers the child until the age of majority, 18.

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What Are the Burial and Cremation Laws in My State?

Wyoming allows you to name your own agent in a signed, written document, and that designation takes priority over the statutory order of next of kin who otherwise control disposition of the remains.

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How Do I Sign Estate Documents?

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Will My Estate Documents Transfer?

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Wyoming allows estates valued at $400,000 or less to use the Affidavit for Distribution of Personal Property, which avoids full probate administration. In Wyoming the affidavit is filed with the Office of the County Clerk, and holders honor the court's certified copy — but no letters testamentary or of administration issue. The waiting period is 30 days after death.

Probate costs in Wyoming typically include attorney fees set by statute as a percentage of the gross estate, executor fees, court filing fees, and publication costs. On a $500,000 estate, total costs run about $21,210, roughly 4% of estate value, varying with complexity. Estimate executor compensation separately with the Wyoming executor fee calculator.

Wyoming intestacy law decides. Wyoming follows separate property rules: the surviving spouse's share depends on whether children survive and whose children they are. The estate passes to the closest surviving relatives, in most cases the spouse and children first, then in order: Parents and siblings; Grandparents, uncles and aunts; The state of Wyoming.

No. Wyoming imposes no state estate tax and no inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax applies, on an estate above $15,000,000, an exemption the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21 §70106) set permanently from 2026 and indexes for inflation.

A will in Wyoming costs what the provider charges. An online service runs $0 to $299 up front. An attorney in Wyoming charges around $277 an hour for wills and estates work, which puts a simple will at $831 to $1,662. The document is only part of the cost: probate adds about $21,210 on a $500,000 estate in fees the heirs pay later.