Except as provided in sections 15-12-901 , 15-12-1201 , 15-13-204 , and 15-13-205 and in part 13 of this article, to be effective to prove the transfer of any property or to nominate a personal representative, a will must be declared to be valid by an order of informal probate by the registrar, or an adjudication of probate by the court.
C.R.S. § 15-12-102
Necessity of order of probate for will
Known as the Colorado Uniform Estate Tax Apportionment Act
The act spans §§ 15-12-1001 to 15-12-916 (155 sections).
Digitized from: Public.Law — Colorado Revised Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Colorado statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.