Colorado § 15-11-503 Writings intended as wills

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-11-503 — Writings intended as wills

Colorado § 15-11-503

Title 15Probate,

Art.Intestate Succession and Wills

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-503 (2026).

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(1)Although a document, or writing added upon a document, was not executed in compliance with section 15-11-502, the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to constitute:

(a)The decedent's will;

(b)A partial or complete revocation of the will;

(c)An addition to or an alteration of the will; or

(d)A partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or a formerly revoked portion of the will.

(2)Subsection (1) of this section shall apply only if the document is signed or acknowledged by the decedent as his or her will or if it is established by clear and convincing evi

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(1) Although a document, or writing
added upon a document, was not executed in compliance with section 15-11-502,
the document or writing is treated as if it had been executed in compliance with
that section if the proponent of the document or writing establishes by clear and
convincing evidence that the decedent intended the document or writing to
constitute:

(a) The decedent's will;

(b) A partial or complete revocation of the will;

(c) An addition to or an alteration of the will; or

(d) A partial or complete revival of the decedent's formerly revoked will or a
formerly revoked portion of the will.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall apply only if the document is signed or
acknowledged by the decedent as his or her will or if it is established by clear and
convincing evidence that the decedent erroneously signed a document intended to
be the will of the decedent's spouse.

(3) Whether a document or writing is treated under this section as if it had
been executed in compliance with section 15-11-502 is a question of law to be
decided by the court, in formal proceedings, and is not a question of fact for a jury
to decide.

(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to a designated beneficiary
agreement under article 22 of this title.

Legislative History

Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 998, � 3, effective July 1, 1995. L. 2001: Entire section amended, p. 886, � 2, effective June 1. L. 2010: (4) added, (SB 10-199), ch. 374, p. 1750, � 10, effective July 1.