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Wyoming court costs
Wyoming probate filing cost: $160
The district-court clerk charges a $160 original filing fee for civil matters, including $40 for court automation and $10 for indigent civil legal services.
$160 is the amount the statute states. Sources reviewed August 9, 2026. Latest primary-source re-fetch September 15, 2026.
What the statute charges
Every line below is computed from the statutory schedule quoted at the end of this page. These are court charges only. They are not an estimate of the total cost of settling an estate.
Original District Court civil filing
| Charge | $25,000 estate | $100,000 estate | $400,000 estate | $1,000,000 estate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original filing fee | $160 | $160 | $160 | $160 |
| Total from this schedule | $160 | $160 | $160 | $160 |
Not included in this total
- Publication
- Certified copies beyond the included certified order/decree/judgment copy
- Service
Confirm the probate filing classification with the District Court clerk; § 5-3-206 states the general civil original-filing charge.
Source: Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206(a)(i), Wyoming Legislature. Edition/currentness: Publisher edition or effective date not stated. Verified September 15, 2026.
What the $160 is made of
Wyoming’s $160 figure is a single statutory charge, not a total assembled from parts. It is shown here with its own provision named, and with the neighbouring charges the Wyoming schedule prices separately — the ones a filer is most likely to add to it by mistake, or to be quoted alongside it.
- $160District-court original civil filing fee
Added together, these come to $160 — the figure this page headlines. If any component changed in the source, the sum would no longer match, and the build withholds the total rather than publishing a number whose parts no longer add up.
Charges the $160 figure leaves out
These amounts appear in or beside the same Wyoming schedule, so a reader can easily mistake one for part of the fee. Each is held out of the figure above for the specific reason given, which is the difference between an honest total and an inflated one.
Money already inside the total
- Court automation allocation
- of the $160 fee, $40 is earmarked for court automation; the remaining $120 stays with the general fee — an allocation within the $160, not an addition.
- Indigent civil legal services allocation
- of the $160 fee, $10 is earmarked for indigent civil legal services; the remaining $150 stays with the general fee — an allocation within the $160, not an addition.
Costs no statute prices
These are the costs executors most often meet after the filing fee. None of them has a statewide statutory amount, so this site does not estimate them.
Bond
Premiums depend on the bond amount, the estate, and the applicant.
Copies and local charges
Certified copies, recording, inventory, accounting, and county surcharges are billed separately.
Professional fees
Attorney, accountant, and appraiser fees are negotiated or court-reviewed.
State-specific limits
- No official judiciary resource URL passed the required HTTP 200 check.
- Outer creditor nonclaim limit was not located.
Use this as a starting point.
This is general information, not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it does not create an attorney-client relationship. Probate law varies by state and county and changes over time. Verify the current rule with the court or a licensed attorney in the relevant state.
How to verify the amount for this case
Name the proceeding before asking for a total. A small-estate affidavit, an application for letters, formal administration, a later inventory or account, and a certified copy can each carry a different charge. Asking only “what does probate cost?” invites an answer for the wrong filing.
- Identify the county where the proceeding will be filed.
- Identify the exact route or petition you expect to use.
- State the value basis the schedule uses; it is not always the gross estate value.
- Ask the clerk to separate the opening fee, mandatory surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings.
- Record the schedule date or rule cited.
- Record whether payment is due at filing.
Keep that clerk quote with the estate record and compare it with the itemised statutory lines above. For the broader budget, use the probate cost-line guide; court filing is only one category.
Wyoming filing-cost map
Separate the Wyoming filing charge from the estate budget
The Wyoming filing record prices a proceeding, not every cost of settling an estate. This map connects the published amount or schedule to its value basis and identifies the local items that still need a clerk or court schedule.
| Question | Recorded Wyoming answer | Carry into the case |
|---|---|---|
| What route is being screened? | Summary procedure for distribution of personal or real property | Confirm that the will, prior appointment, family facts, and asset titles fit this route. |
| What property and basis count? | probate property within the rule's stated scope; net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. | Keep real property, liens, beneficiary transfers, and survivorship transfers classified separately. |
| What is the amount screen? | $400,000 | Use the counted property, not a bank-balance shortcut. |
| What is the time or deadline record? | 30 days after death; Wyoming has separate publication and mailed-notice deadlines. Published claims generally run three months from first publication; a mailed claimant receives the later of that date or 30 days after mailing. Multiple triggers make one days value misleading. | Keep the event that starts each clock with the date; do not combine separate periods into one number. |
| What does the cost record establish? | $160 is the recorded statewide amount. | Ask the District Court about local surcharges, copies, publication, bond, and later filings. |
| What does compensation use? | Ordinary fees apply to the amount of the decedent’s probate estate accounted for: 10% of the first $1,000, 5% through $5,000, 3% through $20,000, and 2% above. The court may adjust for unusual circumstances and allow just and reasonable extraordinary-service fees. The relevant base is the estate accounting. | Keep the will, task log, receipts, and accounting base together; extraordinary work is separate. |
Filing record
What the Wyoming cost record can answer
Original District Court civil filing
Basis: estate-value. Status: operative. Confirm the probate filing classification with the District Court clerk; § 5-3-206 states the general civil original-filing charge.
- Original filing fee $160
Case-file context
Keep the Wyoming answer with its neighboring conditions
A route answer is easier to use when the facts that can change it stay in the same record. These are the reviewed Wyoming descriptions adjacent to this page\'s main question; they are not a substitute for the source quotations or the receiving court\'s instructions.
Route context
Wyoming’s District Court may summarily distribute both personal and real property, including mineral interests, under a $400,000 net-of-liens ceiling.
After 30 days, distributees may apply in District Court for summary distribution when the entire estate, including personal and real property and mineral interests, does not exceed $400,000 less liens and encumbrances.
Compensation context
Ordinary fees apply to the amount of the decedent’s probate estate accounted for: 10% of the first $1,000, 5% through $5,000, 3% through $20,000, and 2% above. The court may adjust for unusual circumstances and allow just and reasonable extraordinary-service fees.
Ordinary fees apply to the amount of the decedent’s probate estate accounted for: 10% of the first $1,000, 5% through $5,000, 3% through $20,000, and 2% above. The court may adjust for unusual circumstances and allow just and reasonable extraordinary-service fees. The relevant base is the estate accounting.
Deadline context
Wyoming has separate publication and mailed-notice deadlines. Published claims generally run three months from first publication; a mailed claimant receives the later of that date or 30 days after mailing. Multiple triggers make one days value misleading.
- No official judiciary resource URL passed the required HTTP 200 check.
- Outer creditor nonclaim limit was not located.
Court-material note: Wyoming Judicial Branch probate-help and court-locator URLs returned HTTP 403 during verification, so no nonresolving resource is published. 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 returned HTTP 403 to automated requests during this review, so no court link is published here rather than one this site could not prove reachable. Ask the District Court clerk in the county of residence for local requirements.
Arithmetic illustration
See the Wyoming amount screen without mistaking it for a result
The recorded Wyoming ceiling is $400,000, and it is tested against probate property within the rule's stated scope, on a basis this site records as net of enforceable liens and encumbrances. Counted that way, $300,000 sits below the Wyoming figure and $500,000 sits above it. Both are comparisons to a published number rather than legal outcomes: two estates holding the same total can land on opposite sides of this line, because what Wyoming counts and how it values it are decided before the comparison is made.
| Illustrative counted amount | Comparison to the Wyoming ceiling | What it does not decide |
|---|---|---|
| $300,000 | Below $400,000 | Title, liens, waiting period, appointment, or creditor duties |
| $500,000 | Above $400,000 | Whether another statutory route or court process applies |
Next evidence to collect
Name the proceeding and ask for mandatory surcharges, copies, publication, and later filings separately.
- Record the date of death, the county, and the exact proceeding or affidavit being considered.
- Classify each asset by title, beneficiary, trust, real-property status, and the value basis shown above.
- Open the official court material below and keep its form or schedule with the estate record.
- Do not distribute property until the route, creditor position, and required approvals are resolved.
Official material
Wyoming publishes no court artifact in this registry. Wyoming Judicial Branch probate-help and court-locator URLs returned HTTP 403 during verification, so no nonresolving resource is published.
Wyoming Judicial Branch probate-help and court-locator URLs returned HTTP 403 during verification, so no nonresolving resource is published.
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 returned HTTP 403 to automated requests during this review, so no court link is published here rather than one this site could not prove reachable. Ask the District Court clerk in the county of residence for local requirements.
Source trail
Records used by this Wyoming map
- Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-205Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Wyo. Stat. § 2-7-803Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-703Wyoming Statutes Title 2 — Wills, Decedents’ Estates and Probate Code; reviewed August 9, 2026
- Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206(a)(i)Wyoming Statutes Title 5 — District Court Clerk Fees; reviewed August 9, 2026
Filing-cost source
Each legal input links to the government source reviewed for this page. Source text can change; confirm the current rule before acting.
Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206(a)(i)
Reviewed source note: 5-3-206. Fees. (a) For all civil matters filed or commenced, the clerk of each district court shall charge the following fees: (i) For filing instruments or documents in each civil action and certifying one (1) copy of any order, decree or judgment at the time of its filing for each party, an original filing fee of one hundred sixty dollars ($160.00), which shall be paid by the plaintiff. This fee shall apply to original actions commenced and to actions that are reopened after a final decree previously has been entered. Forty dollars ($40.00) of the filing fee shall be for court automation, ten dollars ($10.00) shall be for indigent civil legal services and both shall be remitted as provided in W.S. 5-3-205;