Divorce in Wyoming, start to finish
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Wyoming gives you the forms for free. What it doesn’t give you is the order, the 90-day clock that can get your case dismissed before it really starts, or anyone to tell you whether you’re the one filing or the one who’s already been served. That’s this.
Put in the day you filed and this page works out every deadline in your case, then hands you a calendar file that reminds you a week before each one and again the day before. It opens in the calendar you already use. Free, no account, nothing stored.
Which forms do you actually need?
Your route and its conditions, the forms grouped by route, how filing actually works in Wyoming, and the sequence with its costs.
First, which route you are on. Each one opens to the conditions the rule actually sets.
Which packet applies
Self-help forms published by the Wyoming Judicial Branch
The rule the packets follow:
- DIVCP — Plaintiff, divorce with children. The spouse starting the case, where there are minor children.
- DIVNoCP — Plaintiff, divorce with no children.
- DIVCD — Defendant, divorce with children. The spouse who has already been served with a Complaint for Divorce.
- DIVNoCD — Defendant, divorce with no children.
The Defendant’s deadlines
20 days if served in Wyoming; 30 days if served outside Wyoming
The rule:
- 20 days to file an Answer where service happened inside Wyoming.
- 30 days where service happened outside Wyoming.
Agreed and uncontested
Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance of Parties (DIVCP-18 / DIVNoCP-14)
This is the branch where all of these are true:
- The parties agree on everything.
- The Defendant’s Answer deadline has passed.
- Initial Disclosures have been exchanged.
Default
Application for Entry of Default (DIVCP-15 / DIVNoCP-11)
This is the branch where this is true:
- The Defendant has not filed an Answer by their deadline — 20 or 30 days after service, depending on where they were served.
Contested
Order Setting Divorce Trial; Pretrial Disclosures due 30 days before trial
This is the branch where this is true:
- The parties do not agree on some or all of the property, debts, or (where there are children) custody and support.
Grouped exactly as Wyoming labels them. Every number links to the official PDF.
Defendant · no children 14 forms
- DIVNoCD-00 — Cover Sheet
- DIVNoCD-01 — List of Forms — Defendant
- DIVNoCD-02 — Overview: Divorce with No Children
- DIVNoCD-03 — Defendant’s Family Law Information & Instructions
- DIVNoCD-04 — Checklist for Defendant
- DIVNoCD-05 — Answer to Complaint for Divorce with No Children (where the Defendant agrees with the Complaint)
- DIVNoCD-06 — Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint for Divorce with No Children
- DIVNoCD-07 — Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court)
- DIVNoCD-08 — Request for Setting (where the District Court requires a hearing, or a trial is needed)
- DIVNoCD-09 — Order Setting Hearing
- DIVNoCD-10 — Order Setting Divorce Trial (if contested)
- DIVNoCD-11 — Pretrial Disclosures (if contested — due 30 days before trial)
- DIVNoCD-12 — Decree of Divorce with No Children
- DIVNoCD-13 — List of District Court Clerk Addresses
Defendant · with children 15 forms
- DIVCD-00 — Cover Sheet
- DIVCD-01 — List of Forms — Defendant
- DIVCD-02 — Overview: Divorce with Children
- DIVCD-03 — Defendant’s Family Law Information & Instructions
- DIVCD-04 — Checklist for Defendant
- DIVCD-05 — Answer to Complaint for Divorce with Children (where the Defendant agrees with the Complaint)
- DIVCD-06 — Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint for Divorce with Children (where the Defendant wants the Court to order something the Complaint did not ask for)
- DIVCD-07 — Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court)
- DIVCD-08 — Confidential Financial Affidavit
- DIVCD-09 — Request for Setting (where the District Court requires a hearing, or a trial is needed)
- DIVCD-10 — Order Setting Hearing
- DIVCD-11 — Order Setting Divorce Trial (if contested)
- DIVCD-12 — Pretrial Disclosures (if contested — due 30 days before trial)
- DIVCD-13 — Decree of Divorce with Children
- DIVCD-14 — List of District Court Clerk Addresses
Plaintiff · no children 13 forms
- DIVNoCP-00 — Cover Sheet
- DIVNoCP-01 — List of Forms — Plaintiff
- DIVNoCP-02 — Overview: Divorce with No Children
- DIVNoCP-03 — Plaintiff’s Family Law Information & Instructions
- DIVNoCP-04 — Checklist for Plaintiff
- DIVNoCP-05 — Vital Statistics Form
- DIVNoCP-06 — Complaint for Divorce with No Children
- DIVNoCP-07 — Summons
- DIVNoCP-08 — Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service (where the Defendant agrees to sign instead of Sheriff service)
- DIVNoCP-09 — Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court)
- DIVNoCP-15 — Request for Setting (only where the District Court requires a hearing; on a contested case it is marked “trial”)
- DIVNoCP-19 — Decree of Divorce with No Children (on a default, the “Default” box is checked)
- DIVNoCP-20 — List of District Court Clerk Addresses
Plaintiff · no children · agreed or default 2 forms
- DIVNoCP-14 — Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance of Parties
- DIVNoCP-16 — Order Setting Hearing (only where the District Court requires a hearing)
Plaintiff · no children · contested 3 forms
- DIVNoCP-10 — Reply to Counterclaim (only where the Defendant files an Answer AND Counterclaim — due within 20 days)
- DIVNoCP-17 — Order Setting Divorce Trial
- DIVNoCP-18 — Pretrial Disclosures — due 30 days before trial
Plaintiff · no children · default 3 forms
- DIVNoCP-11 — Application for Entry of Default
- DIVNoCP-12 — Affidavit of Plaintiff in Support of Default
- DIVNoCP-13 — Entry of Default
Plaintiff · with children 18 forms
- DIVCP-00 — Cover Sheet
- DIVCP-01 — List of Forms — Plaintiff
- DIVCP-02 — Overview: Divorce with Children
- DIVCP-03 — Plaintiff’s Family Law Information & Instructions
- DIVCP-04 — Checklist for Plaintiff
- DIVCP-05 — Vital Statistics Form
- DIVCP-06 — Complaint for Divorce with Children
- DIVCP-07 — Summons
- DIVCP-08 — Confidential Statement of Parties for Child Support Order
- DIVCP-09 — Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service (where the Defendant agrees to sign instead of Sheriff service)
- DIVCP-10 — Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court)
- DIVCP-11 — Confidential Financial Affidavit
- DIVCP-12 — Affidavit of Imputed Income (only where the Defendant never files their own financial affidavit)
- DIVCP-13 — Child Support Computation & Net Income Calculation
- DIVCP-19 — Request for Setting (only where the District Court requires a hearing; on a contested case it is marked “trial”)
- DIVCP-23 — Decree of Divorce with Children (on a default, the “Default” box is checked)
- DIVCP-24 — Order for Income Withholding
- DIVCP-25 — List of District Court Clerk Addresses
Plaintiff · with children · agreed or default 2 forms
Plaintiff · with children · contested 3 forms
Wyoming does not let you e-file this yourself
The checklist is not something you file. It is your worktable — what to do, in what order, and what it costs. The forms are what reaches the court, and this is how they get there in Wyoming.
- Portal
- Wyoming District Court eFiling (File & ServeXpress)
- Paper
- Required of you. File with the clerk of district court.
- What it costs
- Nothing to you, because you cannot use it for a divorce.
- Account
- Not available to you. The Wyoming e-filing rules effective April 2025 say at Rule 4(b)(2) that self-represented litigants in district or circuit court “may not eFile or eServe documents.”
- Worth knowing
- Wyoming used to say its system was “not presently available to pro se litigants.” The 2025 rules replaced that with a flat bar in district and circuit court, where divorces are heard. Self-represented filers may now e-file in chancery court, which does not hear divorces. A self-represented divorce filer in any Wyoming county files paper with the clerk of district court.
Each step with the forms it names and the money it costs. The full detail of every step is in the section below. Print this part.
| # | Step | Forms it names | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Confirm residency | None named | — |
| 2 | File your Complaint packet | None named | $160 |
| 3 | Get your spouse served within 90 days | None named | $50 |
| 4 | Wait for their Answer 20 or 30 days | None named | — |
| 5 | Exchange Initial Disclosures 30 days after their Answer is due | None named | — |
| 6 | Move your case forward | None named | — |
| 7 | Hearing, if your county requires one | None named | — |
| 8 | The Judge signs the Decree | None named | — |
Every figure here is this page’s own, from the costs section below. A fee waiver application is free to file and is listed with the forms above.
| Filing fee (Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206 — flat statewide, not set by county) | $160 |
| Sheriff service of process, per person (statutory ceiling at Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-608(a); your county’s commissioners set the actual fee) | up to $50 |
| Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service, if your spouse cooperates | $0 |
| Notary for the Complaint, Decree, and other sworn documents | $0–$25 |
| Parenting class, if your county requires one | check with the District Court clerk |
| Service by publication, if you can’t locate your spouse | check with the District Court clerk |
| Typical all-in, doing it yourselves, uncontested | ~$160–$235 |
The short version8 points · tap one to jump to it
- The four packets, and what the rule requires — Wyoming does not have a “simplified” track the way some states do — one set of statewide forms covers everyone.
- Every form Wyoming publishes for a divorce — Each row says which packet it belongs to, and where a form applies only on one branch inside a packet, the Route cell says which.
- Getting the forms and filling them in — Wyoming calls this being a "self-represented litigant" or "pro se litigant," and its own court packets are built assuming you are one.
- Your deadlines, calculated — Once you've filed, almost everything in a Wyoming divorce counts from either the date you filed or the date your spouse was served.
- The order it actually happens in
- The rejection-proofing checklist — Wyoming's own self-help packets say it directly: "The Court may also require these additional forms (or others) depending on the county where your case is filed." That covers whether you need a hearing at all, and whether either of you must complete a parenting class.
- What has to go in your Initial Disclosures — Due 30 days after your spouse's Answer is due — sent to each other directly, never filed with the Court.
- What this costs — File Form MISC-11, the Affidavit of Indigency and Request for Waiver of Fees.
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1 · The four packets, and what the rule requires
The short version8 points · tap one to jump to it
- The four packets, and what the rule requires — Wyoming does not have a “simplified” track the way some states do — one set of statewide forms covers everyone.
- Every form Wyoming publishes for a divorce — Each row says which packet it belongs to, and where a form applies only on one branch inside a packet, the Route cell says which.
- Getting the forms and filling them in — Wyoming calls this being a "self-represented litigant" or "pro se litigant," and its own court packets are built assuming you are one.
- Your deadlines, calculated — Once you've filed, almost everything in a Wyoming divorce counts from either the date you filed or the date your spouse was served.
- The order it actually happens in
- The rejection-proofing checklist — Wyoming's own self-help packets say it directly: "The Court may also require these additional forms (or others) depending on the county where your case is filed." That covers whether you need a hearing at all, and whether either of you must complete a parenting class.
- What has to go in your Initial Disclosures — Due 30 days after your spouse's Answer is due — sent to each other directly, never filed with the Court.
- What this costs — File Form MISC-11, the Affidavit of Indigency and Request for Waiver of Fees.
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Wyoming does not have a “simplified” track the way some states do — one set of statewide forms covers everyone. What it does have is four separate packets, and which one applies is decided by two facts and nothing else: whether you are the spouse starting the case or the one who has been served, and whether there are minor children. Inside the two Plaintiff packets, three further branches change which forms are used at the end of the case.
Residency comes first. Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-107 requires one spouse to have lived in Wyoming for 60 days immediately before filing — or that the marriage took place in Wyoming with one spouse living here ever since.
Hearings and parenting classes are set locally. Wyoming does not publish a statewide list, so whether a hearing or a parenting class is required depends on the specific District Court. The Clerk of that court is the only reliable source, and it is worth confirming that answer still holds once a Decree is ready to sign.
Which packet applies
Self-help forms published by the Wyoming Judicial Branch
Four packets, decided by role and by children. There is no election to make.
The rule the packets follow:
- DIVCP — Plaintiff, divorce with children. The spouse starting the case, where there are minor children.
- DIVNoCP — Plaintiff, divorce with no children.
- DIVCD — Defendant, divorce with children. The spouse who has already been served with a Complaint for Divorce.
- DIVNoCD — Defendant, divorce with no children.
Every form in all four packets is in the table below, tagged with the packet it belongs to.
The Defendant’s deadlines
20 days if served in Wyoming; 30 days if served outside Wyoming
The response window for a spouse who has been served with a Complaint for Divorce. The clock runs from service.
The rule:
- 20 days to file an Answer where service happened inside Wyoming.
- 30 days where service happened outside Wyoming.
Where the parties agree on everything, an Answer alone usually finishes the Defendant’s part. Where the Defendant wants the Court to order something the Complaint did not ask for, that takes an Answer and Counterclaim instead — which the Plaintiff then has 20 days to reply to.
Agreed and uncontested
Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance of Parties (DIVCP-18 / DIVNoCP-14)
The branch inside the Plaintiff packets where the parties agree on the terms — property, debts, and, where there are children, custody and support.
This is the branch where all of these are true:
- The parties agree on everything.
- The Defendant’s Answer deadline has passed.
- Initial Disclosures have been exchanged.
In courts that allow it, the Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance lets the case finish without a hearing. Whether that court allows it is a local question for the Clerk.
Default
Application for Entry of Default (DIVCP-15 / DIVNoCP-11)
The branch where the Defendant does not file an Answer at all. The case moves forward without their participation.
This is the branch where this is true:
- The Defendant has not filed an Answer by their deadline — 20 or 30 days after service, depending on where they were served.
The full deadline has to pass first, even where the Defendant has said they will not respond. The Decree on this branch is the same form as on the agreed branch, with the “Default” box checked.
Contested
Order Setting Divorce Trial; Pretrial Disclosures due 30 days before trial
The branch where the parties do not agree on some or all of the terms. Once the Answer period runs, the case heads toward trial.
This is the branch where this is true:
- The parties do not agree on some or all of the property, debts, or (where there are children) custody and support.
Wyoming’s own instructions are direct here: “It is strongly recommended that you hire or find an attorney to represent you at trial.” Self-representation is permitted, but a self-represented party is held to the same rules and standards as a lawyer would be. Pretrial Disclosures are due 30 days before trial.
2 · Every form Wyoming publishes for a divorce
All four packets in full, not a shortlist — because which forms a case needs depends on facts only you and, if you need one, your lawyer can weigh. Each row says which packet it belongs to, and where a form applies only on one branch inside a packet, the Route cell says which. Every form here is free from the Wyoming Judicial Branch, pulled from the same self-help forms published at wyocourts.gov/self-help-forms.
The Cusp is not a law firm and cannot tell you which forms are right for your case. Everything here is general information about how Wyoming handles divorce, and every form below is published free by Wyoming itself — you do not have to buy anything from anyone to get them. If your situation is not straightforward, a consultation with a Wyoming family lawyer costs far less than fixing a filing that went wrong.
| Form | What it is | Route | Rev. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIVCP-00 | Cover Sheet | Plaintiff · with children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-01 | List of Forms — Plaintiff | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-02 | Overview: Divorce with Children | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-03 | Plaintiff’s Family Law Information & Instructions | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-04 | Checklist for Plaintiff | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-05 | Vital Statistics Form | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-06 | Complaint for Divorce with Children | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-07 | Summons | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-08 | Confidential Statement of Parties for Child Support Order | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-09 | Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service (where the Defendant agrees to sign instead of Sheriff service) | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-10 | Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court) | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-11 | Confidential Financial Affidavit | Plaintiff · with children | 10/26 | Download |
| DIVCP-12 | Affidavit of Imputed Income (only where the Defendant never files their own financial affidavit) | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-13 | Child Support Computation & Net Income Calculation | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-14 | Reply to Counterclaim (only where the Defendant files an Answer AND Counterclaim — due within 20 days) | Plaintiff · with children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-15 | Application for Entry of Default | Plaintiff · with children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-16 | Affidavit of Plaintiff in Support of Default | Plaintiff · with children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-17 | Entry of Default | Plaintiff · with children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-18 | Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance of Parties | Plaintiff · with children · agreed or default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-19 | Request for Setting (only where the District Court requires a hearing; on a contested case it is marked “trial”) | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-20 | Order Setting Hearing (only where the District Court requires a hearing) | Plaintiff · with children · agreed or default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-21 | Order Setting Divorce Trial | Plaintiff · with children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-22 | Pretrial Disclosures — due 30 days before trial | Plaintiff · with children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-23 | Decree of Divorce with Children (on a default, the “Default” box is checked) | Plaintiff · with children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-24 | Order for Income Withholding | Plaintiff · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCP-25 | List of District Court Clerk Addresses | Plaintiff · with children | 09/26 | Download |
| DIVCD-00 | Cover Sheet | Defendant · with children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-01 | List of Forms — Defendant | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-02 | Overview: Divorce with Children | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-03 | Defendant’s Family Law Information & Instructions | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-04 | Checklist for Defendant | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-05 | Answer to Complaint for Divorce with Children (where the Defendant agrees with the Complaint) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-06 | Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint for Divorce with Children (where the Defendant wants the Court to order something the Complaint did not ask for) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-07 | Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-08 | Confidential Financial Affidavit | Defendant · with children | 10/26 | Download |
| DIVCD-09 | Request for Setting (where the District Court requires a hearing, or a trial is needed) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-10 | Order Setting Hearing | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-11 | Order Setting Divorce Trial (if contested) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-12 | Pretrial Disclosures (if contested — due 30 days before trial) | Defendant · with children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-13 | Decree of Divorce with Children | Defendant · with children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVCD-14 | List of District Court Clerk Addresses | Defendant · with children | 09/26 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-00 | Cover Sheet | Plaintiff · no children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-01 | List of Forms — Plaintiff | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-02 | Overview: Divorce with No Children | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-03 | Plaintiff’s Family Law Information & Instructions | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-04 | Checklist for Plaintiff | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-05 | Vital Statistics Form | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-06 | Complaint for Divorce with No Children | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-07 | Summons | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-08 | Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service (where the Defendant agrees to sign instead of Sheriff service) | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-09 | Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court) | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-10 | Reply to Counterclaim (only where the Defendant files an Answer AND Counterclaim — due within 20 days) | Plaintiff · no children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-11 | Application for Entry of Default | Plaintiff · no children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-12 | Affidavit of Plaintiff in Support of Default | Plaintiff · no children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-13 | Entry of Default | Plaintiff · no children · default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-14 | Affidavit for Divorce Without Appearance of Parties | Plaintiff · no children · agreed or default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-15 | Request for Setting (only where the District Court requires a hearing; on a contested case it is marked “trial”) | Plaintiff · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-16 | Order Setting Hearing (only where the District Court requires a hearing) | Plaintiff · no children · agreed or default | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-17 | Order Setting Divorce Trial | Plaintiff · no children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-18 | Pretrial Disclosures — due 30 days before trial | Plaintiff · no children · contested | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-19 | Decree of Divorce with No Children (on a default, the “Default” box is checked) | Plaintiff · no children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCP-20 | List of District Court Clerk Addresses | Plaintiff · no children | 09/26 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-00 | Cover Sheet | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-01 | List of Forms — Defendant | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-02 | Overview: Divorce with No Children | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-03 | Defendant’s Family Law Information & Instructions | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-04 | Checklist for Defendant | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-05 | Answer to Complaint for Divorce with No Children (where the Defendant agrees with the Complaint) | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-06 | Answer and Counterclaim to Complaint for Divorce with No Children | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-07 | Initial Disclosures (exchanged between the parties — never filed with the Court) | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-08 | Request for Setting (where the District Court requires a hearing, or a trial is needed) | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-09 | Order Setting Hearing | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-10 | Order Setting Divorce Trial (if contested) | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-11 | Pretrial Disclosures (if contested — due 30 days before trial) | Defendant · no children | 05/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-12 | Decree of Divorce with No Children | Defendant · no children | 10/25 | Download |
| DIVNoCD-13 | List of District Court Clerk Addresses | Defendant · no children | 09/26 | Download |
Every one of these is free. Download fresh each time — the Cover Sheet and Decree were both revised again in October 2025. Full catalog: wyocourts.gov/self-help-forms.
3 · Getting the forms and filling them in
Wyoming calls this being a “self-represented litigant” or “pro se litigant,” and its own court packets are built assuming you are one. Here’s what the official instructions don’t make obvious on first read.
Wyoming does not let you e-file this yourself You file on paper
- Who may e-file
- Attorneys and a short list of court-designated filers. Wyoming Rules for Electronic Filing and Service Rule 4(b)(2): self-represented litigants in district or circuit court who are not Wyoming licensed attorneys ‘may not eFile or eServe documents.’
- Portal
- Wyoming District Court eFiling (File & ServeXpress)
- Paper
- Required of you. File with the Clerk of District Court for your county.
- What it costs
- No portal fee published.
- Account
- A self-represented party cannot register for district court filing. The rules do now permit self-represented e-filing in chancery court, which does not hear divorces.
- With a fee waiver
- Not confirmed. The electronic filing rules address payment information but say nothing about indigency.
- Worth knowing
- Wyoming changed this rule recently and in a way worth knowing about. The 2022 rules said the system was ‘not presently available to pro se litigants’ — soft language that read as temporary. The rules effective April 2025 replaced that with a flat prohibition, while also opening chancery court to self-represented e-filers. If you find a guide quoting the older wording, it is quoting a superseded rule.
Step one — download them free
All Wyoming divorce self-help packets live here, at no cost:
Most of the packet was last revised May 2025, but the Cover Sheet and the Decree of Divorce forms were revised again in October 2025. Don’t mix a saved May copy of the Decree with the rest of a fresh packet — download the whole thing together, every time.
Step two — never sign until you’re in front of a Clerk or Notary
Wyoming’s own instructions are blunt about this: “Do not sign the Complaint for Divorce until you are in front of the Clerk of Court or a Notary.” The Clerk or the Notary has to actually witness you signing it. Since each Clerk’s office sets its own rules about whether they’ll notarize for you, call and ask before you go looking for a notary public elsewhere.
The Decree of Divorce works the same way: both signatures have to be notarized, and you should initial every page of the Decree to confirm it contains the terms you actually agreed to.
Step three — file, and pay or waive the fee
Bring the original and two copies of every document to the Clerk of District Court in the county where either you or your spouse lives. The Clerk keeps the original, you keep one copy, and the other copy is what gets served on your spouse. The filing fee is set by state statute — $160 under Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206, the same everywhere in Wyoming (unlike states where filing fees vary by county). If you can’t afford it, file Form MISC-11, the Affidavit of Indigency, instead — there’s no fee to file that.
Step four — serve your spouse, and start the clock
You have two real options: a Sheriff serves the papers in the county where your spouse lives (typically around $50 — confirm the exact amount with that county’s Sheriff’s office), or, if your spouse is cooperative, they sign an Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service in front of a notary instead, and you skip the Sheriff’s fee entirely.
You must have your spouse served within 90 days of the date you filed the Complaint. Miss it, and the court may dismiss your case — meaning you refile and pay the $160 fee again. This is the single most avoidable way a Wyoming self-represented case falls apart, and it’s easy to lose track of if you’re waiting on a Sheriff’s schedule or a spouse who keeps putting off signing the Acknowledgment.
4 · Your deadlines, calculated
Once you’ve filed, almost everything in a Wyoming divorce counts from either the date you filed or the date your spouse was served. Put those in and we’ll turn Wyoming’s rules into actual dates on your calendar — then add all of them to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar or Outlook in one click.
There is a second twenty-day clock, and it is not your spouse’s answer window. Wyo. Stat. § 20-2-108 provides that a divorce decree shall not be entered less than twenty (20) days from the date the complaint is filed. The Defendant’s deadline to answer also runs twenty days — but from service, not from filing, and thirty days where service happened outside Wyoming. Two clocks, two starting events, and the same number on one of them. Count the decree floor from the day you filed.
5 · The order it actually happens in
6 · The rejection-proofing checklist
This is the part that’s genuinely worth paying attention to. These are the specific things that get Wyoming filings bounced, defaulted against, or dismissed outright — every one of them costs weeks.
Signing and notarizing
Forms people forget
Timing
Wyoming’s own self-help packets say it directly: “The Court may also require these additional forms (or others) depending on the county where your case is filed.” That covers whether you need a hearing at all, and whether either of you must complete a parenting class. There’s no statewide list — the only way to know is to ask your specific Clerk of District Court before you assume you’re done.
7 · What has to go in your Initial Disclosures
Due 30 days after your spouse’s Answer is due — sent to each other directly, never filed with the Court. This is separate from the Confidential Financial Affidavit, which is filed.
Wyoming’s instructions are explicit: “You cannot wait to provide your disclosures because you think the other party’s information is incomplete or because they haven’t provided their information yet.” Send yours on time regardless of what they do.
8 · What this costs
| Item | Cost |
|---|---|
| Filing fee (Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206 — flat statewide, not set by county) | $160 |
| Sheriff service of process, per person (statutory ceiling at Wyo. Stat. § 18-3-608(a) — “not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first three (3) attempts”; your county’s commissioners set the actual fee, and the court may waive it on an adequate showing of indigency) | up to $50 |
| Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Service, if your spouse cooperates | $0 |
| Notary for the Complaint, Decree, and other sworn documents | $0–$25 |
| Parenting class, if your county requires one | check with the District Court clerk |
| Service by publication, if you can’t locate your spouse | check with the District Court clerk |
| Typical all-in, doing it yourselves, uncontested | ~$160–$235 |
File Form MISC-11, the Affidavit of Indigency and Request for Waiver of Fees. There’s no fee to file it, but it’s long, sworn under oath, and reviewed by a judge who doesn’t have to explain a denial. If it’s granted, it typically covers your filing fee and Sheriff’s service costs — but not costs like service by publication.
What attorneys report charging (illustrative only)
The figures below are member-reported, illustrative demo data from three of Wyoming’s more populous judicial districts — not quotes, not averages from any official source, and not something to rely on for budgeting. Ask any attorney for a written fee agreement before you hire them.
| County (District Court) | Uncontested, agreed | Contested |
|---|---|---|
| Laramie County — 1st Judicial District (Cheyenne) | $900–$1,800* | $4,000–$9,000+* |
| Natrona County — 7th Judicial District (Casper) | $800–$1,600* | $3,500–$8,000+* |
| Campbell County — 6th Judicial District (Gillette) | $750–$1,500* | $3,000–$7,500+* |
*Illustrative demo figures for this guide — member-reported, not verified pricing data. Get an actual quote before assuming any of this applies to you.
Does cheating change the money in Wyoming?
The statute says nothing either way, which is not the same as permission. What we read: § 20-2-114(a) keys only to “the other’s ability to pay”. How all fifty states answer this.
Reconciled, and it did not work? No fault ground survives in Wyoming, so forgiving an affair cannot cost you the divorce — which is an answer rather than a gap: condonation, state by state. If the decision itself is what you are sitting with rather than the law, start here.
What this is. A guide to Wyoming’s own process, built from Wyoming Statutes Title 20, Chapter 2 (including §§ 20-2-104, 20-2-107, and 20-2-114), Wyo. Stat. § 5-3-206, and the official divorce self-help packets and instructions published by the Wyoming Judicial Branch at wyocourts.gov/self-help-forms. The forms themselves are free and this guide links you to them rather than reselling them.
What this is not. The Cusp is not a law firm and does not practice law. Nothing here is legal advice, and nothing here tells you which choice is right for your particular situation — only what Wyoming requires of each path. Court staff, including the Clerk of District Court, cannot give legal advice either. If your case involves contested custody, a business, hidden assets, domestic violence, or a spouse with a lawyer, talk to an attorney — Wyoming’s own court instructions say the same thing about trial. Free help is available from Legal Aid of Wyoming (1-877-432-9955), Equal Justice Wyoming (wyocourts.gov/legal-help), and the Wyoming Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault (844-264-8080) for anyone with safety concerns.
Confirm current numbers with the clerk. Filing fees, service costs, and whether your specific county requires a hearing or a parenting class are all things this guide could not verify down to your courthouse. Where it couldn’t confirm an exact figure or requirement, it says so and points you to your District Court clerk rather than guessing.
Four things can happen to the house in a Wyoming divorce
Wyoming is not one of the twenty states where filing freezes both spouses automatically. That is not permission to sell: either of you can still ask a court for an order, and one may already exist in your case. But the automatic-order trap is not one you fall into here.
One of you buys the other out, you sell later, you sell now, or the court decides. For a great many people the right answer is not to sell at all – and three of the four routes earn us nothing.
The four routes, compared · Keeping it: the buyout and the carrying cost · Selling: capital gains, basis and timing · Finding an agent who has done a divorce sale · What two households cost
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Everything we have written about Wyoming specifically. Every figure on these pages is quoted from Wyoming’s own statute or its courts’ own published schedule, and carries the date we last checked it.
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The most expensive mistakes in a divorce are made in the year after it, by people who thought the case was over. After the divorce is the checklist for that year — the health-coverage clock, the retirement order a decree cannot replace, and the beneficiary form that outranks your will.
Filing is one household becoming two, and the second one starts empty. The two-household list is what to send the people who keep asking how they can help — the second of everything, and the half of it that costs nothing. Some people call it a divorce registry.
All 76 Wyoming divorce forms, listed by the number the clerk will ask for — 76 with an official form number, 76 linked straight to the state’s own file, each with its revision date where the state publishes one. Open the Wyoming form list →
Common questions about filing for divorce in Wyoming
Short answers to what people ask most before they start. Each one points at the part of this page that covers it in full.
How do I file for divorce in Wyoming?
This page sets out the order it happens in for Wyoming: which form opens the case, what has to be served on the other person and when, and what the court needs before it will finish. It is written to be followed in sequence rather than read through.
What forms do I need to file for divorce in Wyoming?
The form list on this page gives the official Wyoming form numbers, each one’s revision date, and a link to the copy on the court’s own site rather than a copy hosted here. Using a superseded revision is one of the most common reasons a filing comes back, which is why the dates are shown.
How much does it cost to file for divorce in Wyoming?
$160 to open the case, and that is only the filing fee — it does not cover service, copies, any required class, or a lawyer. The full breakdown for Wyoming, with every figure traced to the court’s own published schedule and dated, is at what it costs to file in Wyoming.
What gets a Wyoming divorce filing rejected?
This page has a section on exactly that — the specific mistakes that get a filing returned in Wyoming rather than a general list. Most of them are procedural and cost weeks rather than money: the wrong form revision, a missing signature or notarization, service done in a way the state does not accept, or filing before a residency requirement is met.
How long does a divorce take in Wyoming?
There is a timeline on this page built from Wyoming’s own statutory day-counts, not from averages. The honest short answer is that the waiting period is a floor and not a prediction: an uncontested case can finish close to it, and a contested one is governed by the court’s calendar rather than the statute.
Where does the information on this page come from?
Wyoming’s own courts and statutes. Every form links to the court’s site, every fee is quoted from the published schedule with the date it was last checked, and where something could not be confirmed from an official source this site says so instead of estimating. It is free, with no account and no paywall.
Does cheating change the money in Wyoming?
Probably not, but for a different reason than you might think: Wyoming’s support statute contains no misconduct factor at all. Silence is not permission and it is not a prohibition — seventeen states are in this position, and in them the written rule simply does not address it. The fifty-state table sets out the section this comes from, and the card higher up this page quotes your state’s own words.
Choosing an agent for a divorce sale is a different problem from choosing one for an ordinary sale: who the agent is allowed to talk to, who has to sign, what happens when one of you will not, and the three separate conflicts of interest that come up when one spouse found the agent first. How to choose a real estate agent for a divorce sale sets out what to ask, and how to check a credential yourself — no divorce credential is official with the National Association of Realtors.
The Cusp receives a referral fee from agents it vets and trains to handle divorce clients.
Key deadlines at a glance
These are the same deadlines the calculator above works out, shown as days counted from the day you file or the day your spouse is served. Use the calculator for your exact dates.
Was your spouse served inside Wyoming or outside Wyoming? Inside Wyoming
| Step | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Complaint filed | The day you file | The 90-day service clock and, once served, everything else counts from here or from the date of service. |
| Spouse served | The day your spouse is served (or signs a waiver) | Their response clock starts now. |
| Spouse’s Answer is due | 20 days after service | 20 days from service — served inside Wyoming. If no Answer is filed by this date, you can apply for Entry of Default. |
| Initial Disclosures exchange deadline | 50 days after service | Due 30 days after the Defendant’s Answer was due — not 30 days after they actually answered. Sent directly to each other, never filed with the Court. |
| Deadline to complete service on your spouse | 90 days after filing | Wyoming’s self-help instructions are direct: you must have your spouse served within 90 days of filing. |
Was your spouse served inside Wyoming or outside Wyoming? Outside Wyoming
| Step | When | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Complaint filed | The day you file | The 90-day service clock and, once served, everything else counts from here or from the date of service. |
| Spouse served | The day your spouse is served (or signs a waiver) | Their response clock starts now. |
| Spouse’s Answer is due | 30 days after service | 30 days from service — served outside Wyoming. If no Answer is filed by this date, you can apply for Entry of Default. |
| Initial Disclosures exchange deadline | 60 days after service | Due 30 days after the Defendant’s Answer was due — not 30 days after they actually answered. Sent directly to each other, never filed with the Court. |
| Deadline to complete service on your spouse | 90 days after filing | Wyoming’s self-help instructions are direct: you must have your spouse served within 90 days of filing. |
Your county
Divorce rules are set by the state, but each county or court has its own forms, deadlines, classes and filing habits. Choose yours.
Or go straight to your county or court:
Albany County (call to confirm)Campbell County (call to confirm)Laramie County (call to confirm)Natrona County (call to confirm)StatewideSweetwater County (call to confirm)Albany County Call or check the court website to confirm
Only the clerk’s address and phone from the statewide clerk list were confirmed. Local procedures and fees were not confirmed, so check with the clerk.
Who to contact: 525 Grand Avenue, Ste. 305, Laramie WY 82070; 307-721-2508
Where this comes from
Last checked 2026-11-10. Tell us if this is out of date
Campbell County Call or check the court website to confirm
Only the clerk’s address and phone from the statewide clerk list were confirmed. Local procedures and fees were not confirmed, so check with the clerk.
Who to contact: P.O. Box 817, Gillette WY 82716; 307-682-3424
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Laramie County Call or check the court website to confirm
The Laramie County clerk page lists its office address, phone, email and hours, sells a pro se packet for $10 (free from the state site), and links its own pro se guidelines, fee schedule and e-filing notice. Fee amounts and local rules were not confirmed, so check with the clerk.
Who to contact: Clerk of District Court, 309 W 20th St, Suite 3205, Cheyenne WY; 307-633-4270; districtcourtlc@laramiecountywy.gov; M-F 8am-5pm
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Natrona County Call or check the court website to confirm
The Natrona County clerk page says eFiling has been mandatory for Wyoming-licensed attorneys since October 1, 2024, and describes a permission-based email filing option at $1 per page. The state divorce page lists Natrona as one of two counties with Court Navigator help for certain forms. No county forms or local rules were confirmed, so check with the clerk.
Who to contact: Clerk of District Court, 115 N. Center St., Room 100, Casper WY 82601; 307-235-9243
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Statewide
Wyoming’s Judicial Branch publishes statewide divorce packets (with or without minor children, for plaintiff or defendant) and says a divorce is filed with the District Court Clerk in either spouse’s county, after 60 days of Wyoming residency, with a 20-day minimum wait. The page says a judge may order mediation and does not mention a parenting class. Court Navigator help for certain forms is listed for Natrona and Uinta counties only. The Judicial Branch says it does not currently offer remote public access to circuit or district court filings.
Who to contact: Statewide list of district court clerk addresses: https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2025/12/CCMR-12-List-of-Addresses-District-Court-Clerks-12-25.pdf
Where this comes from
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Sweetwater County Call or check the court website to confirm
Only the clerk’s address and phone from the statewide clerk list were confirmed. Local procedures and fees were not confirmed, so check with the clerk.
Who to contact: P.O. Box 430, Green River WY 82935; 307-872-3820
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Not listed? Your county clerk of court can tell you the local rules. These are general information from court and clerk pages, last checked 2026-11-10, not legal advice.
Serving the papers in Wyoming? Any adult 18 or older who is not a party, or the sheriff; not you (one court packet says a sheriff must serve). Deadline: 90 days. (As we read the rules on 29 October 2026.) See who can serve a divorce summons and whether you can do it yourself, and find Wyoming in our state-by-state serving table.
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How we can help
Understand the house first. Then talk to someone who gets it.
The house is usually the largest decision in a divorce, and the one people are least ready for. Here is what we do, in the order that makes sense.
1. Start with the facts, free
22 states have automatic orders that freeze both spouses the moment a divorce is filed, barring either one from selling or borrowing against the property. Is yours one of them?
Plain-English guides on what can happen to the house, what an automatic order stops you doing, and how the tax rules decide what a sale is worth. No account and nothing to buy.
- The four things that can happen to the house
- Selling the house: who signs, and the tax rules
- Keeping the house: the buyout and the carrying cost
2. Know when not to call an agent
Often the right answer is to wait, or to talk to your lawyer or an accountant first. We say so plainly. An agent is the wrong first call if nothing is filed, or if an order restricts what either of you can do with the property.
3. Talk to someone who gets it
When you do need an agent, we introduce you to a local agent who has completed our divorce real estate training and passed its 20-question exam. Before any introduction we check the license with the state regulator (any unresolved disciplinary action is a no), the agent’s closed sales, and a review rating of 4.7 or better. The introduction is free, and you are free to say no.
Ask for an introductionHow we are paid
You pay us nothing. Agents are not charged for the training, the exam or the free resources. If an introduction leads to a closed sale, the agent’s brokerage pays a referral fee out of its own commission, not out of your proceeds. A place on the panel cannot be bought.
General information, not legal or tax advice. The Cusp is not a law firm.
Selling a home in a divorce: what to ask a local listing agent
Selling the house is often the largest single decision in a divorce. These questions help you judge whether an agent has done it before. They do not replace your lawyer, who should approve the plan before anything is listed.
- Have you sold homes where both spouses had to sign, or where a court had to approve the sale? How many, and how recently?
- Does filing already restrain a sale in my state? Check the 50-state table and ask my lawyer before we sign anything.
- Who decides on price changes and which offers to accept when we disagree, and how will that be written down?
- Who pays the mortgage, taxes and insurance until closing, and what does the listing agreement say about it?
- Where will the sale proceeds be held until the decree says who gets what?
- How will you handle showings, access and lockboxes if we are not speaking?
- Will you give both spouses and both lawyers the same information at the same time?
- What happens to the listing agreement if we settle, reconcile or the case is delayed? What are the cancellation terms?
- Can I have your fee terms in writing and the names of past clients who sold during a divorce?