Probate of Wills and Administration
C.R.S. tit. 15, art. 12
in effectContents
section15-12-101. Devolution of estate at death; restrictionssection15-12-102. Necessity of order of probate for willsection15-12-103. Necessity of appointment for administrationsection15-12-104. Claims against decedentsection15-12-105. Proceedings affecting devolution and administration - jurisdiction of subject mattersection15-12-106. Proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of court - service - jurisdiction over personssection15-12-107. Scope of proceedings - proceedings independent - exceptionsection15-12-108. Probate, testacy, and appointment proceedings - ultimate time limitsection15-12-109. Statutes of limitations on decedent's cause of actionsection15-12-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings - location of propertysection15-12-203. Priority among persons seeking appointment as personal representativesection15-12-204. Demand for notice of order or filing concerning decedent's estatesection15-12-301. Informal probate or appointment proceedings - application - contentssection15-12-302. Informal probate - duty of registrar - effect of informal probatesection15-12-303. Informal probate - proof and findings requiredsection15-12-304. Informal probate - unavailable in certain casessection15-12-305. Informal probate - registrar not satisfiedsection15-12-306. Informal probate - notice and information requirementssection15-12-307. Informal appointment proceedings - delay in order - duty of registrar - effect of appointmentsection15-12-308. Informal appointment proceedings - proof and findings requiredsection15-12-309. Informal appointment proceedings - registrar not satisfiedsection15-12-310. Informal appointment proceedings - notice requirementssection15-12-311. Informal appointment unavailable in certain casessection15-12-401. Formal testacy proceedings - nature - when commencedsection15-12-402. Formal testacy or appointment proceedings - petition - contentssection15-12-403. Formal testacy proceedings - notice of hearing on petitionsection15-12-404. Formal testacy proceedings - written objections to probatesection15-12-405. Formal testacy proceedings - uncontested cases - hearings and proofsection15-12-406. Formal testacy proceedings - contested casessection15-12-407. Formal testacy proceedings - burdens in contested casessection15-12-408. Formal testacy proceedings - will construction - effect of final order in another jurisdictionsection15-12-409. Formal testacy proceedings - order - foreign willsection15-12-410. Formal testacy proceedings - probate of more than one instrumentsection15-12-411. Formal testacy proceedings - partial intestacysection15-12-412. Formal testacy proceedings - effect of order - vacationsection15-12-413. Formal testacy proceedings - vacation of order for other causesection15-12-414. Formal proceedings concerning appointment of personal representativesection15-12-501. Supervised administration - nature of proceedingssection15-12-502. Supervised administration - petition - ordersection15-12-503. Supervised administration - effect on other proceedingssection15-12-504. Supervised administration - powers of personal representativesection15-12-505. Supervised administration - interim orders - distribution and closing orderssection15-12-601. Qualificationsection15-12-602. Acceptance of appointment - consent to jurisdictionsection15-12-603. Bond not required without court order - exceptionssection15-12-604. Bond amount - security - procedure - reductionsection15-12-605. Demand for bond by interested personsection15-12-606. Terms and conditions of bondssection15-12-607. Order restraining personal representativesection15-12-608. Termination of appointment - generalsection15-12-609. Termination of appointment - death or disabilitysection15-12-610. Termination of appointment - voluntarysection15-12-611. Termination of appointment by removal - cause - proceduresection15-12-612. Termination of appointment - change of testacy statussection15-12-613. Successor personal representativesection15-12-614. Special administrator - appointmentsection15-12-615. Special administrator - who may be appointedsection15-12-616. Special administrator - appointed informally - powers and dutiessection15-12-617. Special administrator - formal proceedings - power and dutiessection15-12-618. Termination of appointment - special administratorsection15-12-619. Public administrator - appointment - oath - bond - deputysection15-12-620. Public administrator - responsibility for protecting decedent's estate - duty of persons holding propertysection15-12-621. Public administrator - decedents' estates - areas of responsibilitysection15-12-622. Public administrator - acting as conservator or trusteesection15-12-623. Public administrator - administration - reports - feessection15-12-701. Time of accrual of duties and powerssection15-12-702. Priority among different letterssection15-12-703. General duties - relation and liability to persons interested in estate - duty to search for a designated beneficiary agreement - standing to suesection15-12-704. Personal representative to proceed without court order - exceptionsection15-12-705. Duty of personal representative - information to heirs and deviseessection15-12-706. Duty of personal representative - inventory and appraisementsection15-12-707. Employment of appraiserssection15-12-708. Duty of personal representative - supplementary inventorysection15-12-709. Duty of personal representative - possession of estatesection15-12-710. Power to avoid transferssection15-12-711. Powers of personal representatives - in generalsection15-12-712. Improper exercise of power - breach of fiduciary dutysection15-12-713. Sale, encumbrance, or transaction involving conflict of interest - voidable - exceptionssection15-12-714. Persons dealing with personal representative - protectionsection15-12-715. Transactions authorized for personal representatives - exceptionssection15-12-716. Powers and duties of successor personal representativesection15-12-717. Corepresentatives - when joint action requiredsection15-12-718. Powers of surviving personal representativesection15-12-719. Compensation of personal representativesection15-12-720. Expenses in estate litigationsection15-12-721. Proceedings for review of employment of agents and compensation of personal representatives and employees of estatesection15-12-722. Failure to comply with court orders - penaltysection15-12-723. Assets concealed or embezzledsection15-12-801. Notice to creditorssection15-12-802. Statutes of limitationssection15-12-803. Limitations on presentation of claimssection15-12-804. Manner of presentation of claimssection15-12-805. Classification of claimssection15-12-806. Allowance of claimssection15-12-807. Payment of claimssection15-12-808. Individual liability of personal representativesection15-12-809. Secured claimssection15-12-810. Claims not due and contingent or unliquidated claimssection15-12-811. Counterclaimssection15-12-812. Execution and levies prohibitedsection15-12-813. Compromise of claimssection15-12-814. Encumbered assetssection15-12-815. Administration in more than one state - duty of personal representativesection15-12-816. Final distribution to domiciliary representativesection15-12-901. Successors' rights if no administrationsection15-12-902. Distribution - order in which assets appropriated - abatementsection15-12-903. Right of retainersection15-12-904. Interest on general pecuniary devisesection15-12-905. Penalty clause for contestsection15-12-906. Distribution in kind - valuation - methodsection15-12-907. Distribution in kind - evidencesection15-12-908. Distribution - right or title of distributeesection15-12-909. Improper distribution - liability of distributeesection15-12-910. Purchasers from distributees protectedsection15-12-911. Partition for purpose of distributionsection15-12-912. Private agreements among successors to decedent binding on personal representativesection15-12-913. Distributions to trusteesection15-12-914. Disposition of unclaimed assetssection15-12-915. Distribution to person under disabilitysection15-12-916. Apportionment of estate taxessection15-12-1001. Formal proceedings terminating administration - testate or intestate - order of general protectionsection15-12-1002. Formal proceedings terminating testate administration - order construing will without adjudicating testacysection15-12-1003. Closing estates - by sworn statement of personal representativesection15-12-1004. Liability of distributees to claimantssection15-12-1005. Limitations on proceedings against personal representativesection15-12-1006. Limitations on actions and proceedings against distributeessection15-12-1007. Certificate discharging liens securing fiduciary performancesection15-12-1008. Subsequent administrationsection15-12-1009. Estates not closed after three years or moresection15-12-1101. Effect of approval of agreements involving trusts, inalienable interests, or interests of third personssection15-12-1102. Procedure for securing court approval of compromisesection15-12-1201. Collection of personal property by affidavitsection15-12-1202. Effect of affidavitsection15-12-1203. Small estates - summary administrative proceduresection15-12-1204. Small estates - closing by sworn statement of personal representativesection15-12-1205. Time of taking effect - provisions for transitionsection15-12-1301. Definitionssection15-12-1302. Petition to determine heirship - devisees - interests in propertysection15-12-1303. Hearing - notice - servicesection15-12-1304. Appearance - hearingsection15-12-1305. Judgmentsection15-12-1306. Decree - conclusive and when - reopeningsection15-12-1307. Title of proceedingssection15-12-1308. Proceedings under the rules of civil proceduresection15-12-1309. Effective date - applicabilitysection15-12-1401. Short titlesection15-12-1402. Definitionssection15-12-1403. Apportionment by will or other dispositive instrumentsection15-12-1404. Statutory apportionment of estate taxessection15-12-1405. Credits and deferralssection15-12-1406. Insulated property, advancement of tax - definitionssection15-12-1407. Apportionment and recapture of special elective benefitssection15-12-1408. Securing payment of estate tax from property in possession of fiduciarysection15-12-1409. Collection of estate tax by fiduciarysection15-12-1410. Right of reimbursementsection15-12-1411. Action to determine or enforce partsection15-12-1412. Uniformity of application and constructionsection15-12-1413. Severabilitysection15-12-1414. Delayed application
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