Colorado § 15-2.5-603 Application to existing relationships

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-2.5-603 — Application to existing relationships

Colorado § 15-2.5-603

Title 15Probate,

Art.Uniform Powers of Appointment Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-2.5-603 (2026).

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(1)Except as otherwise provided in this article, on July 1, 2015, or on the effective date of any amendment to this article:

(a)This article or any amendment to this article applies to a power of appointment created before, on, or after July 1, 2015, or any amendment to this article;

(b)This article or any amendment to this article applies to any proceedings in court then pending or thereafter commenced concerning a power of appointment, except to the extent that in the opinion of the court the former procedure should be made applicable in a particular case in the interest of justice or because of infeasibility of application of the procedure of this article or any amendment to this article, in which case the particular provision of this article does not apply and the supers

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(1) Except as otherwise
provided in this article, on July 1, 2015, or on the effective date of any amendment to
this article:

(a) This article or any amendment to this article applies to a power of
appointment created before, on, or after July 1, 2015, or any amendment to this
article;

(b) This article or any amendment to this article applies to any proceedings in
court then pending or thereafter commenced concerning a power of appointment,
except to the extent that in the opinion of the court the former procedure should be
made applicable in a particular case in the interest of justice or because of
infeasibility of application of the procedure of this article or any amendment to this
article, in which case the particular provision of this article does not apply and the
superseded law applies;

(c) A rule of construction or presumption provided in this article or any
amendment to this article applies to an instrument executed before July 1, 2015,
unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the instrument;

(d) Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subsection
(1), an action done before July 1, 2015, is not affected by this article or any
amendment to this article; and

(e) No provision of this article or of any amendment to this article shall apply
retroactively if the court determines that such application would cause the
provision to be retrospective in its operation in violation of section 11 of article II of
the state constitution.

(2) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred on the expiration of a
prescribed period that commenced under law of this state other than this article or
any amendment to this article before July 1, 2015, the law continues to apply to the
right.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2014: Entire article added, (HB 14-1353), ch. 209, p. 782, � 1, effective July 1, 2015. L. 2016: IP(1) amended, (SB 16-189), ch. 210, p. 758, � 24, effective June 6.