Colorado § 15-12-614 Special administrator - appointment

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-12-614 — Special administrator - appointment

Colorado § 15-12-614

Title 15Probate,

Art.Probate of Wills and Administration

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-12-614 (2026).

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(1)A special administrator may be appointed:

(a)Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative, or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in section 15-12-609;

(b)In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person, or by the court on the court's own motion, and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.

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(1) A special administrator
may be appointed:

(a) Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person
when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a
general personal representative, or if a prior appointment has been terminated as
provided in section 15-12-609;

(b) In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any
interested person, or by the court on the court's own motion, and finding, after
notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to
secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where
a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court
that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.