Applications for informal probate or informal appointment shall be directed to the registrar and verified by the applicant to be accurate and complete to the best of his knowledge and belief as to the information required by this section. Every application for informal probate of a will or for informal appointment of a personal representative, […]
Upon receipt of an application requesting informal probate of a will, the registrar, upon making the findings required by section 15-12-303, shall issue a written statement of informal probate. Informal probate is conclusive as to all persons until superseded by an order in a formal testacy proceeding. No defect in the application or procedure relating […]
In an informal proceeding for original probate of a will, the registrar shall determine that: The application is complete; The applicant has made oath or affirmation that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; The applicant appears from the application to be an interested person as […]
[ Editor’s note: This version of this section is effective until January 1, 2023. ] Applications for informal probate which relate to one or more of a known series of testamentary instruments (other than a will and one or more codicils thereto), the latest of which does not expressly revoke the earlier, shall be declined.
If the registrar is not satisfied that a will is entitled to be probated in informal proceedings because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 15-12-303 and 15-12-304 or any other reason, he may decline the application. A declination of informal probate is not an adjudication and does not preclude formal probate proceedings. Source: […]
The moving party must give notice as described by section 15-10-401 of his application for informal probate to any person demanding it pursuant to section 15-12-204 and to any personal representative of the decedent whose appointment has not been terminated. If a personal representative has not been appointed, then not later than thirty days after […]
Upon receipt of an application for informal appointment of a personal representative other than a special administrator as provided in section 15-12-614, the registrar, after making the findings required by section 15-12-308, shall appoint the applicant subject to qualification and acceptance; except that, if the decedent was a nonresident, the registrar shall delay the order […]
In informal appointment proceedings, the registrar must determine that: The application for informal appointment of a personal representative is complete; The applicant has made oath or affirmation that the statements contained in the application are true to the best of his knowledge and belief; The applicant appears from the application to be an interested person […]
If the registrar is not satisfied that a requested informal appointment of a personal representative should be made because of failure to meet the requirements of sections 15-12-307 and 15-12-308 or for any other reason, he may decline the application. A declination of informal appointment is not an adjudication and does not preclude appointment in […]
The moving party must give notice as described by section 15-10-401 of his intention to seek an appointment informally: To any person demanding it pursuant to section 15-12-204; and To any person having a prior or equal right to appointment not waived in writing and filed with the court. No other notice of an informal […]
If an application for informal appointment indicates the existence of a possible unrevoked will which may relate to property subject to the laws of this state and which is not filed for probate in this court, the registrar shall decline the application. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1573, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-311.
