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Using the affidavit is simple. Once you've completed it, you don't need to file it with the court. You just give a copy of it to the companies or people holding the property you are seeking to transfer. This will notify them that they can release the property to you.

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.

How to File (7 steps) Obtain Death Certificate. Wait Thirty (30) Days. Prepare Affidavit. Give Notice. Get Affidavit Notarized. File with County Clerk. Collect the Assets.

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.

Simplified Probate: Summary Procedure You can use summary procedure in Wyoming if the value of the entire estate, including real estate and mineral interests, less liens and encumbrances, is $200,000 or less. You must wait 30 days after the death before using this procedure.

Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship Ownership by two or more persons with a right of survivorship. When one joint tenant dies, the other joint tenants automatically receive the deceased owner's share of the property.