Any part of a decedent’s estate not effectively disposed of by will or otherwise passes by intestate succession to the decedent’s heirs as prescribed in this code, except as modified by the decedent’s will. A decedent by will may expressly exclude or limit the right of an individual or class to succeed to property of […]
The various possible circumstances describing the decedent, his or her surviving spouse, and their surviving descendants, if any, are set forth in this section to be utilized in determining the intestate share of the decedent’s surviving spouse. If more than one circumstance is applicable, the circumstance that produces the largest share for the surviving spouse […]
If the decedent is survived by a person with the right to inherit real or personal property from the decedent in a designated beneficiary agreement executed pursuant to article 22 of this title, the intestate share of the decedent’s designated beneficiary is: The entire estate if no descendent of the decedent survives the decedent; or […]
Any part of the intestate estate not passing to the decedent’s surviving spouse under section 15-11-102, or to the decedent’s surviving designated beneficiary under section 15-11-102.5, or the entire intestate estate if there is no surviving spouse and no surviving designated beneficiary with the right to inherit real or personal property from the decedent through […]
For purposes of intestate succession and exempt property, and except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection (1), the following rules apply: An individual born before a decedent’s death who fails to survive the decedent by one hundred twenty hours is deemed to have predeceased the decedent. If it is not established by […]
If there is no taker under the provisions of this article, the intestate estate passes to the state of Colorado, subject to the provisions of section 15-12-914. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 978, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 15-11-105 as it existed prior […]
Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Deceased descendant”, “deceased parent”, or “deceased grandparent” means a descendant, parent, or grandparent who either predeceased the decedent or is deemed to have predeceased the decedent under section 15-11-104. “Surviving descendant” means a descendant who neither predeceased the decedent nor is deemed to have […]
Relatives of half blood inherit the same share they would inherit if they were of whole blood. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 979, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 15-11-107 as it existed prior to 1995.
If an individual dies intestate as to all or a portion of his or her estate, property the decedent gave during the decedent’s lifetime to an individual who, at the decedent’s death, is an heir is treated as an advancement against the heir’s intestate share only if (i) the decedent declared in a contemporaneous writing […]
A debt owed to a decedent is not charged against the intestate share of any individual except the debtor. If the debtor fails to survive the decedent, the debt is not taken into account in computing the intestate share of the debtor’s descendants. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 979, § 3, effective July […]
No individual is disqualified to take as an heir, devisee, grantee, lessee, mortgagee, assignee, or other transferee because the individual or an individual through whom he or she claims is or has been an alien. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 980, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar […]
The estates of dower and courtesy are abolished. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 980, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to former § 15-11-113 as it existed prior to 1995.
An individual who is related to the decedent through two blood lines of relationship is entitled to only a single share based upon the relationship which would entitle the individual to the larger share. Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 980, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. Editor’s note: This section is similar to […]
A parent is barred from inheriting from or through a child of the parent if: The parent’s parental rights were terminated and the parent-child relationship was not judicially reestablished; or The child died before reaching eighteen years of age and there is clear and convincing evidence that immediately before the child’s death the parental rights […]
In this subpart 2: “Adoptee” means an individual who is adopted. “Assisted reproduction” means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. “Divorce” includes an annulment, dissolution of marriage, and declaration of invalidity of a marriage. “Functioned as a parent of the child” means behaving toward a child in a manner consistent with being […]
Except as otherwise provided in section 15-11-119, if a parent-child relationship exists or is established under this subpart 2, the parent is a parent of the child and the child is a child of the parent for the purpose of intestate succession. Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1287), ch. 310, p. 1676, § […]
Except as otherwise provided in section 15-11-114, 15-11-119, 15-11-120, or 15-11-121, a parent-child relationship exists between a child and the child’s genetic parents, regardless of the parents’ marital status. Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1287), ch. 310, p. 1676, § 8, effective July 1, 2010. Cross references: For another provision on marital status, […]
Parent-child relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent or parents. A parent-child relationship exists between an adoptee and the adoptee’s adoptive parent or parents. Individual in process of being adopted by married couple – stepchild in process of being adopted by stepparent. For purposes of subsection (1) of this section: An individual who is in the […]
Parent-child relationship between adoptee and genetic parents. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a parent-child relationship does not exist between an adoptee and the adoptee’s genetic parents. Stepchild adopted by stepparent. A parent-child relationship exists between an individual who is adopted by the spouse of either genetic parent and: The genetic parent whose spouse […]
Definitions. In this section: “Birth mother” means a woman, other than a gestational carrier under section 15-11-121, who gives birth to a child of assisted reproduction. The term is not limited to a woman who is the child’s genetic mother. “Child of assisted reproduction” means a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction by a […]
