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Formal Probate The process will take at least three months. It will also cost at least $4,500 in court costs, advertising costs, and attorney fees. If the personal representative is paid, then their fee will be at least $4,000 as well.

Wyoming recognizes holographic (handwritten) wills so long as the document is entirely in the handwriting of the testator and signed by the hand of the testator himself. A Wyoming holographic will does not need to be witnessed.

A probate will be necessary to transfer the decedent's estate to the heir if the decedent owned assets there were: Located in Wyoming. Worth more than $200,000 (as of the writing of this article, not counting mortgages and other encumbrances) Held in the decedent's sole name, rather than in a trust or joint tenancy.

Wyoming probate follows this general flow: contact the court, get appointed as personal representative, submit will if it exists, inventory and submit valuations of all relevant assets, have the court and beneficiaries approve it, and then distribute the assets to beneficiaries.

In Wyoming, you can make a living trust to avoid probate for virtually any asset you own -- real estate, bank accounts, vehicles, and so on. You need to create a trust document (it's similar to a will), naming someone to take over as trustee after your death (called a successor trustee).

In Wyoming, a probate court will name an estate executor after a person passes without a will or a living trust. The executor must begin the probate process within 30 days of learning that the estate owner passed away. If they fail to file within 30 days, the court may establish a new executor.