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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-517 (2026)

Penalty clause for contest

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A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.

Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 1003, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. PART 6

RULES OF CONSTRUCTION APPLICABLE ONLY TO WILLS

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2018–2018 · leading case: Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls, 812 S.E.2d 647 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018).
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Jenifer Duncan v. Olga Rawls, 812 S.E.2d 647 (Ga. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “]” 8 The majority of states appear to recognize a good faith or probable cause exception to the enforcement of in terrorem provisions.”
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