Transfer on Death Deed Wyoming

Updated August 3, 2026. Quick answer: Wyoming’s Act is unusually practical: it publishes a statutory form for the deed and a second form for revoking it, so both halves of the decision have a template in the statute itself.

The revocation form, in the statute

Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed. The undersigned hereby revokes the transfer on death deed recorded on …. (date), in deed book …. on page …., in the office of the clerk of …. county, Wyoming, concerning the following described real property: (Legal Description)

— Wyo. Stat. 2-18-101 et seq. (Nontestamentary Transfer of Real Property on Death Act)

Note what the form asks for: the date, deed book and page of the original recording. If you record one of these, keep that information somewhere findable — revoking is harder if nobody can locate what was recorded.

Successor beneficiaries are contemplated

Wyoming defines a successor grantee beneficiary: the person who takes if the primary beneficiary does not survive the owner. Many states leave predecease to a default rule; Wyoming lets you name the fallback in the deed, which is worth doing.

A beneficiary can refuse

A grantee beneficiary may refuse to accept all or any part of the real property interest conveyed by a transfer on death deed. If a grantee beneficiary refuses to accept or disclaims any real property interest, the grantee beneficiary shall have no liability under this chapter by reason of being designated.

— Wyo. Stat. 2-18-101 et seq. (Nontestamentary Transfer of Real Property on Death Act)

This matters where the property is worth less than what is secured against it, or carries obligations the beneficiary does not want. Being named creates no liability if they disclaim.

What a transfer on death deed does not do

• It moves one parcel, not an estate. It avoids probate on that property; everything else is untouched, so it is not a substitute for a will.
• It does not take effect until death — the owner keeps full control and can sell, mortgage or revoke without the beneficiary’s agreement.
• It does not clear debts. A mortgage, lien or judgment passes with the property.
• It does not override how the property is titled. Joint ownership and survivorship rights generally come first.

Honest gaps

We have quoted the revocation form and the disclaimer provision from Wyoming’s title 2 chapter 18 and read its definitions and 2-18-103. The deed form itself, the recording requirements and the creditor provisions are not reproduced in full here. This is the statute, not legal advice. Deed drafting, title and recording practice vary by county, and a property with a mortgage, co-owners or a disputed title is one to take to a lawyer in the state.

Source note. Read from https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title02.pdf on 2026-08-04.

Related: transfer on death deeds by state · how it compares with a living trust · what it actually avoids.

General information drawn from state statutes and official state or court forms, not legal advice. These instruments are governed by the law of the state where the property sits or the document is signed, and formalities differ from state to state — execution, witnessing and recording requirements are the parts that void a document when they are missed. Your own state’s current statute governs.