The Estate Planning Guide Est. 2026

How Much Does a Living Trust Cost in Wyoming?

By The Estate Planning Guide Editorial Team Researched against primary sources

Published June 11, 2026 Updated September 23, 2026 8 min read

Quick answer

No Wyoming law sets what a living trust costs, and we found no published source for Wyoming trust-drafting prices as of September 2026 that is not a law firm, an online document seller, or a site paid to refer customers to one. Wyoming sets probate fees by statute: Wyo. Stat. §2-7-803 for the personal representative and §2-7-804 for the attorney for the estate set the same percentages, and each is allowed separately. Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205(a) provides summary distribution where the decedent's entire estate, including personal property, does not exceed $400,000 less liens and encumbrances, on application no earlier than thirty days after the death. Above that figure the full procedure applies.

⚠️ Educational information only — not legal, tax, or financial advice.

The figures on this page are the ones a statute or a named, dated publisher sets. Laws, fees, thresholds, and prices differ by state and change often, and your own situation may change the result. Before you act, confirm the current numbers and rules for Wyoming with a licensed professional — an attorney, tax advisor, or licensed agent as appropriate. Reading this page does not create a professional relationship.

What a living trust actually costs in Wyoming

There are three ways to set up a revocable living trust in Wyoming. What each includes differs; what each costs is not set by law and is not published by any independent source we could find:

How it’s prepared Price in Wyoming What the engagement or the service’s terms state
Attorney-drafted Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 Whatever the written engagement letter lists. It is the engagement, not a market convention, that fixes the scope.
Online service Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 Whatever the service’s own published terms list.
DIY template Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026 The document alone. Drafting and funding are the purchaser’s to do.

We found no published source for this figure as of September 2026. The Wyoming trust prices that are published come from law firms, online document sellers, or sites paid to refer customers to them. None is an independent publisher, so none is cited here.

No Wyoming statute sets what a living trust costs. Wyoming trust law governs how a trust is created and administered; it fixes no drafting charge. What is fixed by law is the probate side of the comparison, below. A trust holds assets outside probate only to the extent those assets are retitled into it, and deed preparation — the step that retitles real estate — is a separate charge wherever the trust is drafted.

What drives the price within Wyoming

No Wyoming statute sets any of these, and we found no independent published source for how much each moves the price as of September 2026. They are the items a drafting engagement is made of:

  • A joint trust for a married couple, against a single-person trust, against two separate trusts.
  • A new deed drafted and recorded for every property retitled into the trust, and a separate one in each other state where property is held.
  • A blended family, a special-needs beneficiary, a business interest, or estate-tax exposure.
  • Whether the price covers the trust document alone or a package with a pour-over will and powers of attorney.

What probate costs in Wyoming by comparison

A funded living trust holds assets outside probate. The figure it is measured against is therefore the cost of Wyoming probate itself.

Wyoming's statutory fee schedule (Wyo. Stat. §2-7-803 for the personal representative and §2-7-804 for the attorney for the estate) sets the same percentages for each: 10% of the first $1,000, 5% over $1,000 to $5,000, 3% over $5,000 to $20,000, and 2% of all sums over $20,000 of the probate estate accounted for. Summary distribution is a different section: Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205(a) applies where the decedent's entire estate, including personal property, does not exceed $400,000 less liens and encumbrances, on application no earlier than thirty days after the death.

On a $200,000 Wyoming estate in the full procedure, the Wyo. Stat. §2-7-803 schedule comes to $4,350: 10% of the first $1,000 = $100, 5% over $1,000 to $5,000 = $200, 3% over $5,000 to $20,000 = $450, and 2% of the remaining $180,000 = $3,600. §2-7-804 allows the attorney for the estate the same schedule separately, so the two together come to $8,700. An estate of that size falls under the $400,000 summary-distribution figure in §2-1-205(a).

For the full breakdown, see How Much Does Probate Cost in Wyoming?.

How Wyoming probate cost compares to trust cost

Wyoming provides summary distribution under Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205(a) where the decedent's entire estate, including personal property, does not exceed $400,000 less liens and encumbrances, plus a TOD deed and beneficiary designations. Above that figure the full procedure applies.

A living trust operates on two things: assets retitled into it pass outside probate, and the trust document governs management if the grantor becomes incapacitated. Those are the documented functions; the figures above are what each costs in Wyoming.

Wyoming-specific things to know

Wyoming has adopted the Uniform Trust Code (Wyo. Stat. §4-10-101 et seq.) and is one of the most trust-friendly states — no state income tax, strong self-settled asset-protection trusts (§4-10-510), and long-term dynasty trusts. It is a common-law (separate property) state.

Funding. A trust only avoids probate for assets you retitle into it — record a trust-transfer deed with the county clerk for real estate and change the owner on accounts. Wyoming charges no real-estate transfer tax on funding real property into a trust. A trust holds outside probate only the assets actually retitled into it; assets left in the grantor’s own name pass through probate whether or not a trust exists.

What affects the price in Wyoming

We found no published source for Wyoming trust pricing as of September 2026, so this page states no range and no price drivers beyond what the work itself consists of, above. The one price on this page that is fixed by law is the probate court’s, in the section above, with the statute that fixes it cited there.

What determines whether a trust applies in Wyoming

In Wyoming the operative factor is an estate above the $400,000 summary-distribution figure in Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205(a), alongside out-of-state real property, privacy, and asset-protection planning.

The circumstances in which a living trust has a documented effect:

  • Real estate, particularly in more than one state — property in another state otherwise requires a separate ancillary probate there.
  • Privacy — a probated will becomes a public court record; a trust does not.
  • Incapacity — a trust governs management during life; a will takes effect only at death.
  • Staged distributions — a trust can direct payment over time; a will distributes at closing.

Where an estate consists of assets that already pass by beneficiary designation or joint ownership, those assets bypass probate without a trust. For the documented differences between the two instruments, see Will vs. Trust: How They Differ.

What the record shows

Item Wyoming
Price of a living trust Not set by law; no independent published source found as of September 2026
Governing statutes Wyo. Stat. §2-7-803 (PR fees); Wyo. Stat. §2-7-804 (attorney fees); Wyo. Stat. §4-10-101 et seq. (Uniform Trust Code); Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205 (summary distribution)
State authority Wyoming Judicial Branch Self-Help (wyocourts.gov); Wyoming State Bar

A trust holds outside probate only the assets actually retitled into it; an unfunded trust leaves those assets in probate. The Wyoming probate figures this is measured against are set out above with their citations. No figure is published here for what a trust costs to draft: we found no independent published source as of September 2026.

Living trust costs in other states

Compare Wyoming with living trust pricing in other states:

This page sets out what Wyoming law fixes about a living trust and the probate it is measured against, as of September 2026. It is not legal or financial advice; statutes and thresholds change and depend on your situation. Confirm current figures and rules with a licensed Wyoming attorney. It states no drafting price, because we found no independent published source for one. Sources: Wyoming Judicial Branch Self-Help (wyocourts.gov); Wyoming State Bar; Wyo. Stat. §2-7-803 (PR fees), Wyo. Stat. §2-7-804 (attorney fees), Wyo. Stat. §4-10-101 et seq. (Uniform Trust Code), Wyo. Stat. §2-1-205 (summary distribution).

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