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Colorado Probate Law (2016)

Subjects
Courts & Judicial
Financial Services & Commerce
Published
04/07/2016

Probate is a general term referring to a court procedure by which a person's estate is transferred to others. In current usage, "probate" has been expanded to generally include all matters pertaining to administration of estates, including trust administration, guardianships, and conservatorships. This issue brief provides an overview of probate terminology and probate courts, and discusses probate procedures used in different situations.

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