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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide14 min read

Wyoming Family Allowance

The Wyoming family allowance is court-ordered support for a spouse and minor children during probate. W.S. 2-7-502 sets no dollar cap.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide29 min read

How Wyoming guardianship and conservatorship work under Title 3: who may petition, the proof a court needs, and the papers that avoid a case.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingPillar Guide14 min read

Who inherits without a will in Wyoming: under W.S. 2-4-101 the spouse takes half when children survive and everything when none do.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide12 min read

A Wyoming pet trust is valid under W.S. 4-10-409. It lasts until your last covered animal dies, and a person you name, or the court, can enforce it.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide23 min read

A Wyoming power of attorney is durable by default and valid with your signature alone. Notarize it anyway: banks must accept only a notarized one.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide18 min read

Wyoming probate accounting: a sworn inventory is due within 120 days of appointment, and a final report and accounting closes the estate.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide15 min read

A Wyoming probate bond is due before letters issue under W.S. 2-3-102, unless the will, a statute or the distributees in writing waive it.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingPillar Guide17 min read

How Wyoming probate works: the district court, the $400,000 affidavit and summary decree, the $160 opening fee, and the one-year rule.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide16 min read

Wyoming probate runs on fixed clocks: 3 weeks of notice, a 3-month claim bar, a 120-day inventory, and 1 year to finish unless the court extends it.

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Sep 28, 2026GuideWyomingSupport Guide20 min read

No Wyoming statute makes you hire a lawyer for probate. The courts post free forms for both small-estate routes, but none for full probate.

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