Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Source ↗Probate Filing Fees
| Filing Type | Fee |
|---|---|
Petition for Probate Standard probate filing fee | $160 |
Small Estate Affidavit For estates under threshold (no court filing needed) | $0 |
Note: Wyoming has NO probate tax and no per-county filing fee. The clerk of district court collects $110 original filing fee plus a $40 court automation fee and a $10 indigent civil legal services fee, each "in addition to the original filing fee" (W.S. 2-2-401(a)(i), (iii), (iv)): $160 to open. A value-based fee is added when the inventory is filed (W.S. 2-2-401(a)(ii)). Do not cite the civil fee statute W.S. 5-3-206(a)(i) for probate: its $160 already includes the $40 and $10. The court may assess additional fees for particular matters (W.S. 2-2-401(c)). The Supreme Court's Rules for Fees and Costs for District Courts, Rule 6, points probate fees to W.S. 2-2-401.
Required Documents
- Original Will
The custodian must deliver it to the clerk of district court or the named executor within 10 days of learning of the death.
- Petition for Probate of Will and Letters Testamentary, or Petition for Letters of Administration
Filed with the clerk of district court in the county of residence; $160 to open (W.S. 2-2-401).
- Notice of Probate (with notice to creditors)
Statutory form printed in W.S. 2-7-201; published once a week for 3 consecutive weeks and mailed under W.S. 2-7-205.
- Inventory
Sworn inventory due within 120 days of appointment (75 days after admission of the will where the elective share applies).
- Final Report and Accounting and Petition for Distribution
Filed under oath with the clerk and set for hearing; notice under W.S. 2-7-204 and 2-7-205.
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Source ↗Records portal
Check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- 10 days
- Creditor Claims
- 3 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 30 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- first publication of the notice of probate and notice to creditors
- Publication
- A daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in Converse County, once a week for 3 consecutive weeks (the qualifying newspaper was not confirmed in this pass)
- Statute
- W.S. 2-7-201 and 2-7-703
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Recording Fees
- First Page
- $12.00
- Additional Pages
- $3.00
Documentary Stamps
- Deed Rate
Sources for this page (14)
The facts above come from these official sources. Verify current details with the office before filing.
- conversecountywy.govhttps://www.conversecountywy.gov/197/Clerk-of-District-Court
- conversecountywy.govhttps://www.conversecountywy.gov/m/directory/department?did=20
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/01/Rules-for-Fees-and-Costs-for-District-Courts-Aug-2025.pdf
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/12/PPP-01-Intestate-Intstructions-Distrib-Personal-Prop-06-26.pdf
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/PRP-01-Intestate-Intstructions-Application-Distrib-Real-Prop-06-26.pdf
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/court/district-court-8th-judicial-district-converse-county/
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/efiling/
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/efiling/efiling-district-court/
- wyocourts.govhttps://www.wyocourts.gov/self-help-forms/
- wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/2025/Enroll/SF0104.pdf
- wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title02.pdf
- wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title05.pdf
- wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title18.pdf
- wyoleg.govhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title42.pdf