§ 15-11-1011 — Filing of international will - certificate and deposit of will

(1) (a)
The authorized person may file, at the time the international will is made, a
completed copy of the certificate required by this part 10 with the clerk of the court
having probate jurisdiction in the county in which the testator is domiciled.

(b) If the testator is not domiciled in Colorado, the authorized person may file
the completed copy of the certificate with the clerk of the court having probate
jurisdiction in the county where the international will was executed.

(c) The failure of the authorized person to correctly file a properly completed
certificate with the appropriate court shall not in and of itself invalidate the
international will.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the
testator or the testator's agent to deposit an international will with any court for
safekeeping as authorized in section 15-11-515.

Legislative History

Source: L. 89: Entire part added, p. 814, � 1, effective April 17. L. 94: (2) amended, p. 1037, � 8, effective July 1, 1995.