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Use This County Probate Reference Before You File

This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, District Court contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Big Horn County.

Local Fee Schedule

Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.

Court Rules and Orders

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Clerk and Filing Logistics

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Big Horn County District Court Guide

Settled Estate records a $160+ court filing fee, a 10-day deadline to deposit the will and a 3-month creditor claim period for the Big Horn County District Court, read from 14 linked sources and last verified September 28, 2026.

By Settled Estate Editorial Team

5th Judicial District of Wyoming (Big Horn, Hot Springs, Park and Washakie counties) · District Court information · Updated September 2026

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Filing & Fees

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Probate Filing Fees

Filing TypeFee
Petition for Probate
Standard probate filing fee
$160
Small Estate Affidavit
For estates under threshold (no court filing needed)
$0

Note: Wyoming has NO probate tax and no per-county filing fee. The clerk of district court collects $110 original filing fee plus a $40 court automation fee and a $10 indigent civil legal services fee, each "in addition to the original filing fee" (W.S. 2-2-401(a)(i), (iii), (iv)): $160 to open. A value-based fee is added when the inventory is filed (W.S. 2-2-401(a)(ii)). Do not cite the civil fee statute W.S. 5-3-206(a)(i) for probate: its $160 already includes the $40 and $10. The court may assess additional fees for particular matters (W.S. 2-2-401(c)). The Supreme Court's Rules for Fees and Costs for District Courts, Rule 6, points probate fees to W.S. 2-2-401. The Big Horn County clerk of district court's own fee page (https://www.bighorncountywy.gov/departments/clerk-of-district-court/filing-fees, read 2026-09-28; _sources key county_codc_fees) lists the same $160 probate total.

Required Documents

  • Certified Death Certificate

    $25 for the first copy and $20 for each additional copy in the same request. Wyoming is a closed-record state: only immediate family, their lawyer, or a person such as an executor, bank or insurer who shows the need may order.

  • Original Will

    The custodian must deliver it to the clerk of district court or the named executor within 10 days of learning of the death.

  • Petition for Probate of Will and Letters Testamentary, or Petition for Letters of Administration

    Filed with the clerk of district court in the county of residence; $160 to open (W.S. 2-2-401).

  • Notice of Probate (with notice to creditors)

    Statutory form printed in W.S. 2-7-201; published once a week for 3 consecutive weeks and mailed under W.S. 2-7-205.

  • Inventory

    Sworn inventory due within 120 days of appointment (75 days after admission of the will where the elective share applies).

  • Final Report and Accounting and Petition for Distribution

    Filed under oath with the clerk and set for hearing; notice under W.S. 2-7-204 and 2-7-205.

E-Filing & Filing Methods

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Records portal

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Filing Methods: in person

Timelines & Proceedings

Deadlines & Creditor Claims

Key Deadlines

Will Deposit
10 days
Creditor Claims
3 months
Known Creditor Notice
30 days

Creditor Claims

Period Starts
first publication of the notice of probate and notice to creditors
Publication
A daily or weekly newspaper of general circulation in Big Horn County, once a week for 3 consecutive weeks (the qualifying newspaper was not confirmed in this pass)
Statute
W.S. 2-7-201 and 2-7-703

Related Proceedings

Property Recording

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Recording Fees

First Page
$12.00
Additional Pages
$3.00

Documentary Stamps

Deed Rate