Wyoming Small Estates: the distribution by affidavit
The short answer
Wyoming calls its simplified route the distribution by affidavit, and it is set out in Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-201 (real property: § 2-1-205). This limit took effect in 2025. You have to wait a set number of days after the death before using it. Real estate has its own separate route in this state, with its own limit and its own wait. The card above states both. The current limit and the date we last read the statute are on the card below.
Wyoming’s distribution by affidavit
Wyoming sets this out in Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-201 (real property: § 2-1-205). This limit took effect in 2025. The figure itself, and the date we last read that statute, are on the card below.[1]
Wyoming
- Procedure:
- distribution by affidavit
- Limit:
- $400,000
- Wait:
- 30 days
- Real estate:
- separate procedure
This limit took effect in 2025.
Real estate uses a separate court order with the same limit.
Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-201 (real property: § 2-1-205) — official page read September 18, 2026
Real estate has its own separate route in this state, with its own limit and its own wait. The card above states both. Real estate uses a separate court order with the same limit.[1]
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Creditor claims under Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-205, 2-7-703
Above the limit it is a regular Wyoming probate case, and whoever the court appoints has to publish a notice to creditors in a local newspaper. The window for claims is 3 months after the notice is first published.. Paying anyone out before that window closes can leave the person who paid personally liable.[2]
Wyoming
- Published notice:
- required
- Claim window:
- 3 months after the notice is first published.
Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-205, 2-7-703 — official page read September 18, 2026
Sources
- Wyo. Stat. § 2-1-201 (real property: § 2-1-205) (distribution by affidavit) — Wyoming — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
- Wyo. Stat. §§ 2-7-201, 2-7-205, 2-7-703 (notice to creditors) — Wyoming — official statute or court self-help page. Read September 18, 2026.
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