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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-10-303 (2024)

Venue - multiple proceedings - transfer

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(1) Where a proceeding under this code could be maintained in more than one place in this state, the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.

(2) If proceedings concerning the same estate, protected person, ward, or trust are commenced in more than one court of this state, the court in which the proceeding was first commenced shall continue to hear the matter, and the other courts shall hold the matter in abeyance until the question of venue is decided, and if the ruling court determines that venue is properly in another court, it shall transfer the proceeding to the other court.

(3) If a court finds that in the interest of justice a proceeding or a file should be located in another court of this state, the court making the finding may transfer the proceeding or file to the other court.

Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1545, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-1-303.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: In re Donald C. Taylor & Margaret Ann Taylor Trust, 2016 COA 100, 381 P.3d 428.
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In re Donald C. Taylor & Margaret Ann Taylor Trust, 2016 COA 100, 381 P.3d 428. · cites it 3× “The trial court was authorized to consolidate the breach of fiduciary duty action with the probate proceeding under section 15-10-303, C.R.S. 2015. The section provides, in pertinent part, that proceedings involving "the same estate, protected person, ward, or trust” may be…”
Matter of Judith A McGraw, No. 23CA1510 (Colo. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2025). · cites it 2× “See § 15-10-303(1), C.R.S. 2024 (“Where a proceeding under [the probate code] could be maintained in more than one place in [Colorado], the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-10-303(1): 1 case
Matter of Judith A McGraw, No. 23CA1510 (Colo. Ct. App. Aug. 7, 2025). “See § 15-10-303(1), C.R.S. 2024 (“Where a proceeding under [the probate code] could be maintained in more than one place in [Colorado], the court in which the proceeding is first commenced has the exclusive right to proceed.”
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