Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: Wyoming charges $110.00 to file for probate, plus a $40.00 court automation fee and a $10.00 indigent legal services fee, for $160.00 total.
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What Wyoming charges to open probate
This is a flat fee in Wyoming: $110.00 is what it costs whether the estate is worth $40,000 or $4,000,000.
| Original filing fee | $110.00 |
| Court automation fee | $40.00 |
| Indigent civil legal services fee | $10.00 |
| Total to open the estate | $160.00 |
Where this money goes and who sets it
The authority for this figure is Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-401(a). In the source’s own words: “Original filing fee $110.00 … a court automation fee in the amount of forty dollars ($40.00)… an indigent civil legal services fee in the amount of ten dollars ($10.00)”
What this fee doesn’t cover
Because Wyoming’s fee is flat, it doesn’t rise as the estate grows, but it also doesn’t shrink for a small, simple estate the way a percentage-based state’s fee would. Either way, this is the court’s own charge just to open the file and issue letters, separate from what an attorney charges to actually handle the estate and separate from any state estate or inheritance tax the estate itself might owe.
Sources
Source: Wyo. Stat. § 2-2-401(a).