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Colorado probate law may entitle a disinherited spouse to an elective share of your estate, even if your will says otherwise. It is a reality of life that some people elect to separate, without getting legally divorced. After leaving, they often create (or alter) probate documents such as wills to reflect that they do not want their still-legal spouse to inherit anything. At the time of death, they may be long-separated from that spouse, but still legally married — and the di

No one wants to imagine a situation in which a will contest is necessary, but unfortunately, sometimes there’s no avoiding it. A will contest allows someone to challenge the way in which a will distributes the assets of a person who has died. Like all states, Colorado has special rules regarding will contests, including who can bring them and how. Colorado allows will contests only from an “interested party,” someone who is in a position to inherit from the will, who has val

The Colorado legislature recently passed the Colorado Uniform Trust Decanting Act (the “Act”). The Act, which went into effect on August...

If you are an interested party, meaning that you are receiving or could receive an inheritance from a will, you may obtain the services...