Colorado § 15-11-515 Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-11-515 — Deposit of will with court in testator's lifetime

Colorado § 15-11-515

Title 15Probate,

Art.Intestate Succession and Wills

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-515 (2026).

Text

A will may be
deposited by the testator or the testator's agent with any court for safekeeping,
under rules of the court. The will shall be sealed and kept confidential. During the
testator's lifetime, a deposited will shall be delivered only to the testator or to a
person authorized in writing signed by the testator to receive the will. A conservator
may be allowed to examine a deposited will of a protected testator under
procedures designed to maintain the confidential character of the document to the
extent possible and to ensure that it will be resealed and kept on deposit after the
examination.

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A will may be
deposited by the testator or the testator's agent with any court for safekeeping,
under rules of the court. The will shall be sealed and kept confidential. During the
testator's lifetime, a deposited will shall be delivered only to the testator or to a
person authorized in writing signed by the testator to receive the will. A conservator
may be allowed to examine a deposited will of a protected testator under
procedures designed to maintain the confidential character of the document to the
extent possible and to ensure that it will be resealed and kept on deposit after the
examination.