Wyoming probate & fiduciary bonds.
We size, underwrite & quote it.

Before the district court issues letters, most fiduciaries have to file a bond.
It guarantees you’ll administer the estate faithfully, according to law.
The court sets the amount to the size of the estate — and we underwrite it.
A surety specialist reviews your file and returns a quote, usually within one business day.

Required of executors, administrators, and guardians under W.S. 2-3-102 before letters issue
Penalty is not less than the value of the personal property plus probable annual rents and profits of real property
Underwritten on personal credit and financials; collateral may apply to a large estate
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How it works

Built for the grant of letters.

In Wyoming the district court won’t issue letters until the bond is executed and approved, so the bond is usually the last step before you can act. Here is the whole process:

TODAY · 10 MINUTES

Send us the file

Apply online with the petition or order setting the bond, the estate’s value, and the fiduciary’s details. The value of the personal property plus probable rents and profits drives the penalty.

WITHIN 1 BUSINESS DAY

A surety specialist underwrites it

A specialist reviews the file, a personal credit check, and any financials, then returns a quote. The amount is set by the court — underwriting decides approval and any collateral on a large estate.

ON APPROVAL

Execute & file

Once you bind, we issue the executed bond on the court’s required form, conditioned on faithful performance of duties, ready for the court to approve so letters can issue.

About this bond

What it is and who needs it.

What a fiduciary bond protects

When the Wyoming district court appoints you to handle someone else’s money — as the executor or administrator of an estate, or a guardian or conservator for a minor or incapacitated person — it usually requires a bond before issuing letters.

The fiduciary bond guarantees that you perform all your duties according to law: that you inventory the assets, account honestly, obey the court’s orders, and don’t misuse the estate. If you breach those duties, the bond makes the estate or beneficiaries whole — and the surety looks to you to repay it.

Because the surety stands behind the estate, the bond is underwritten on your personal credit and finances, and a large estate can require collateral. We tell you what your file needs before you commit.

Wyoming AuthorityW.S. 2-3-102 (Bond required; sureties; form; amount; ascertaining value of property) provides that every person to whom letters testamentary or of administration are issued shall, before receiving them, execute a bond to the State of Wyoming with two or more sufficient individual sureties or one sufficient corporate surety approved by the court. The penalty of the bond shall not be less than the value of the personal property, plus the probable value of the annual rents, profits, and issues of the real property belonging to the estate, with the value ascertained by the court. W.S. 2-3-105 allows the court to require an additional bond when a sale of real estate is ordered.

You need this bond if you’re

An executor or administrator appointed to administer a Wyoming estate
A guardian of the person or property of a minor under the probate code
A conservator of the estate of an incapacitated or protected person
Counsel or a family member arranging the bond so the court can issue letters and you can begin administering

The application takes about ten minutes.

These are the actual underwriting fields — the estate, the bond amount the court set, the fiduciary, and your finances. Submit once and a surety specialist returns a quote, typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.

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FAQs

Common questions.

If yours isn't here, the bond team can usually answer within the hour.

What is a Wyoming probate or fiduciary bond? +
It is the bond the district court requires before issuing letters to a fiduciary — an executor, administrator, guardian, or conservator. Under W.S. 2-3-102 it is conditioned on faithful performance of the fiduciary’s duties, protecting the estate or ward from mismanagement or fraud.
How much does it cost? +
It is underwritten, not flat-rated. The court sets the penalty to the size of the estate under W.S. 2-3-102 — not less than the value of the personal property plus the probable annual rents and profits of real property. A surety specialist then reviews the fiduciary’s personal credit and finances and returns a premium quote, usually within one business day.
Who decides the bond amount? +
The district court does. Under W.S. 2-3-102 it ascertains the value and sets the penalty at not less than the value of the personal property plus the probable annual rents and profits of real property. We size and underwrite the bond to whatever amount the court sets.
Can the bond be waived? +
Sometimes. A will can direct that an executor serve without bond, and the court may dispense with or reduce it where the circumstances allow. Where it isn’t waived, the personal representative must execute a bond before letters issue, and the court may require an additional bond if real estate is sold.
How fast can the bond be issued? +
A specialist typically returns a quote within one business day of a complete application. Once you bind and any collateral is in place, the executed bond issues on the court’s form, conditioned on faithful performance, ready for the court to approve so letters can issue.
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Get bonded so the court can issue letters.

Send us the estate details and the amount the court set, and a surety specialist sizes, underwrites, and quotes the bond — typically within one business day. Free until your bond is issued.

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