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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-10-101 (2026)
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Articles 10 to 17 of this title shall be known and may be cited as the "Colorado Probate Code" and is referred to in said articles as "this code" or "code".
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1538, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-1-101.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1977–2022 · leading case: Hill v. DeWitt, 54 P.3d 849 (Colo. 2002).
Hill v. DeWitt, 54 P.3d 849 (Colo. 2002). “See Editor's Note, § 15-10-101, 5 C.R.S. (2001). We thus agree with the distinction articulated by the JEB.”
Beren v. Beren, 2015 CO 29 (Colo. 2015). “The Probate Code grants a surviving spouse the right to elect against the decedent's will and claim an elective share. §$ 15-11-202.”
O.R.L. v. Smith, 996 P.2d 788 (Colo. Ct. App. 2000). “The purpose of the General Assembly must have been to provide for the case where a guardian's services are necessary temporarily even though a parent has not abandoned a child.”
Denver Water Dep't Credit Union v. Est. of Ongaro, 998 P.2d 1097 (Colo. 2000). “” § 15-10-102(2)(c). Allowing creditors to toll claims against estates would frustrate the speedy and efficient settlement of estates and distribution of assets.”
of Colby, 2021 COA 31 (Colo. Ct. App. 2021). “¶ 14 This case requires us to consider sections of the Colorado Probate Code, §§ 15-10-101 to 15-17-103, C.R.S. 2020, which must be construed liberally to promote a speedy and efficient system for settling a decedent’s estate and making distribution to their successors.”
Matter of Est. of Painter, 567 P.2d 820 (Colo. Ct. App. 1977). “Subsequent to this review, the legislature sought to simplify estate administration procedures and reduce probate costs through the enactment of the Colorado Probate Code § 15-10-101 et seq.”
Napper v. Schmeh, 773 P.2d 531 (Colo. 1989). “Under the Colorado Probate Code, sections 15-10-101 to 15-17-101, 6B C.R.S.”
Price v. Sommermeyer, 584 P.2d 1220 (Colo. Ct. App. 1978). “NOTES [1] These sections were repealed in 1973, and replaced by portions of the Colorado Probate Code, § 15-10-101, et seq., C.R.S.1973, 1973 Colo.”
Est. of Westfall v. Westfall, 942 P.2d 1227 (Colo. Ct. App. 1996). “Prior to the adoption of the present probate code in 1973, § 15-10-101, et seq., C.R.S. (1987 RephVol.”
Est. of Milstein v. Ayers, 955 P.2d 78 (Colo. Ct. App. 1998). “Further, under the Colorado Probate Code, § 15-10-101, et seq., C.R.S. 1997, the son is an interested person.”
Christensen v. Sabad, 773 P.2d 538 (Colo. 1989). “§§ 15-10-101 to 15-17-101, 6B C.R.S. (1987 & 1988 Supp.”
Mountain States Bank v. Irvin, 809 P.2d 1113 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “Upon defendant’s death, defendant’s rights in the Routt County partnership property vested with the surviving partner or partners pursuant to § 7-60-125, and his personal partnership interest became a part of defendant’s estate, subject to administration under the Colorado…”
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