A house or land without probate in Wyoming

An owner can sign a deed that expressly says it takes effect at the owner's death, naming a beneficiary. It must be signed and recorded with the county clerk where the property is before the owner dies.

Checked against official sources: October 30, 2026.

Transfer-on-death (TOD) and payable-on-death (POD) in Wyoming

Real estate (TOD deed)

Yes · Transfer on death deed

An owner can sign a deed that expressly says it takes effect at the owner's death, naming a beneficiary. It must be signed and recorded with the county clerk where the property is before the owner dies. The owner can revoke it by recording a revocation. The beneficiary takes the property subject to mortgages and liens. The county clerk reports recorded TOD deeds to the Wyoming Department of Health.

Law: Wyo. Stat. secs. 2-18-103, 34-1-119(b)

Source: Official page

Does real estate count toward the small estate limit?

Kind of propertyHow it is treatedDetails
Real estate in Wyoming
Counts

Wyoming real estate and mineral interests subject to probate count toward the limit. The affidavit does not transfer real estate; use the decree of summary distribution.

Law: W.S. 2-1-201(a)(i), 2-1-205

Main home (primary residence)
Counts

The home counts as Wyoming real estate unless it passes outside probate (joint tenancy or a transfer on death deed).

Law: W.S. 2-1-201(a)(i), 2-18-103

Surviving spouse in Wyoming

In a probate case, the court sets over to the surviving spouse (or, if none, the minor children) all property exempt from execution, including the homestead, as their own property, not subject to the person's debts except administration and funeral costs if nothing else is available; the homestead exemption is $30,000. The court can also allow money for family support. Wyoming has no separate spouse-only small estate procedure.

Who inherits with no will in Wyoming

If there is no will and the person leaves a spouse and children (or descendants of children), the spouse gets one-half and the children share the other half. With a spouse and no children or descendants, the spouse gets everything. With no spouse, everything goes to the children and descendants of deceased children; if none, to the father, mother, brothers and sisters (and descendants of deceased brothers and sisters) in equal parts; then to more distant relatives.

Law: Wyo. Stat. sec. 2-4-101

Source: Official page

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Free help in Wyoming

A court self-help center or a legal aid office can check whether the estate qualifies, free of charge or at low cost.