Colorado § 15-12-409 Formal testacy proceedings - order - foreign will

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-12-409 — Formal testacy proceedings - order - foreign will

Colorado § 15-12-409

Title 15Probate,

Art.Probate of Wills and Administration

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-12-409 (2026).

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After the time
required for any notice has expired, upon proof of notice, and after any hearing that
may be necessary, if the court finds that the testator is dead, venue is proper, and
that the proceeding was commenced within the limitation prescribed by section 15-12-108, it shall determine the decedent's domicile at death, his heirs, and his state
of testacy. Any will found to be valid and unrevoked shall be formally probated.
Termination of any previous informal appointment of a personal representative,
which may be appropriate in view of the relief requested and findings, is governed
by section 15-12-612. The petition shall be dismissed or appropriate amendment
allowed if the court is not satisfied that the alleged decedent is dead. A will from a
place which does not provide 

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After the time
required for any notice has expired, upon proof of notice, and after any hearing that
may be necessary, if the court finds that the testator is dead, venue is proper, and
that the proceeding was commenced within the limitation prescribed by section 15-12-108, it shall determine the decedent's domicile at death, his heirs, and his state
of testacy. Any will found to be valid and unrevoked shall be formally probated.
Termination of any previous informal appointment of a personal representative,
which may be appropriate in view of the relief requested and findings, is governed
by section 15-12-612. The petition shall be dismissed or appropriate amendment
allowed if the court is not satisfied that the alleged decedent is dead. A will from a
place which does not provide for probate of a will after death may be proved for
probate in this state by a duly authenticated certificate of its legal custodian that
the copy introduced is a true copy and that the will has become effective under the
law of the other place.