If it appears from the inventory and appraisal that the value of the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed the value of personal property held by or in the possession of the decedent as fiduciary or trustee, exempt property allowance, family allowance, costs and expenses of administration, reasonable funeral expenses, and reasonable and necessary medical and hospital expenses of the last illness of the decedent, the personal representative, without giving notice to creditors, may immediately disburse and distribute the estate to the persons entitled thereto and file a closing statement as provided in section 15-12-1204 .
C.R.S. § 15-12-1203
Small estates
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.