Simplified route
$400,000
Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real property; usable 30 days after death.
Eligibility and caveatsWyoming estate administration
Wyoming probate: rules, process, costs, executor fees and deadlines
Small-estate limit: $400,000
In Wyoming, estates up to $400,000 can use the small-estate route; executor fees run 10% down to 2% on a sliding scale (Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-803); and claims are due three months after first publication, or 30 days after mailed notice if later. Wyoming’s District Court may summarily distribute both personal and real property, including mineral interests, under a $400,000 net-of-liens ceiling.
Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Sources rechecked October 3, 2026. This page last revised .
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Wyoming simplified probate route
Up to $400,000; usable 30 days after death. Source: Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-205.
Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real propertyWyoming probate fees fixed by statute, by estate size
Wyoming fixes two probate charges statewide: the District Court filing charge (Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206(a)(i)) and the commission (Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-803, unless the personal representative waives it in writing; the court may allow more in unusual circumstances). Together, at three estate sizes:
| Estate | Filing | Commission | Together | Share of estate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $160 | $1,350 | $1,510 | 3.02% |
| $250,000 | $160 | $5,350 | $5,510 | 2.20% |
| $750,000 | $160 | $15,350 | $15,510 | 2.07% |
Commission worked on the amount of the decedent's probate estate accounted for, taken as the estate size; lawyer, bond, notice and appraisal costs are extra. Each side in detail: Wyoming probate filing cost and Wyoming executor fee calculator.
Screen a specific Wyoming estate with the calculators on the small-estate page and the executor-fee page, or compare states in the full estate navigator.
What the reviewed rules establish
Court cost
$160
1 published schedule, itemised on the filing-cost page.
Filing-cost detailExecutor compensation
Statutory schedule
A statutory percentage schedule applies. Source: Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-803.
Compensation detailCreditor deadline
Multiple triggers
Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-703 (Wyoming Legislature; reviewed August 9, 2026)
Timeline and creditor detailsWyoming decision map
The four facts that change the Wyoming route
Each Wyoming answer below links to the page that sets out its source.
| Question | Recorded Wyoming answer |
|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real property |
| What property and basis count? | probate property within the rule's stated scope; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. |
| What is the amount screen? | $400,000 |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 30 days after death; creditor deadlines: separate clocks by triggering event |
| What does the cost record establish? | $160 is the recorded statewide amount. |
| What does compensation use? | Statutory percentage schedule, measured on the estate accounting. |
Limits and unresolved costs
- No official Wyoming judiciary page is linked: none had been confirmed as current as of August 9, 2026.
- No outer time limit for creditor claims is given for Wyoming: none appears in the sections cited here.
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What Wyoming courts publish
Each link goes to the court’s own page and is checked before every release.
No Wyoming court document is linked here. The notes below state why, rather than leaving the absence unexplained.
Limits on court material
- Wyoming Judicial Branch probate-help and court-locator pages are not listed as resources.
- Wyoming's summary-distribution route under Wyo. Stat. 2-1-205 is started by an application the applicant drafts, so there is no official statewide small-estate form to download. The Wyoming Judicial Branch probate-help and court-locator pages are not linked because this site had not confirmed them as of August 9, 2026. Ask the District Court clerk in the county of residence for local requirements.
Wyoming primary sources
Each rule on the Wyoming pages comes from one of these 4 sources; the citation opens the publisher’s own text. All were last rechecked October 3, 2026.
Simplified-procedure rule
Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-205, Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code.
Executor compensation rule
Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-803, Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code.
Creditor deadline rule
Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-703, Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code.
Court cost rule
Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206(a)(i), Wyoming Statutes Title 5 — District Court Clerk Fees.
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