CO · rules
C.R.P.P. 1
Scope of Rules - How Known and Cited
(a) Procedure Governed. These rules govern the procedure in the probate court for
the city and county of Denver and district courts when sitting in probate. In case of conflict
between these rules and the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure (C.R.C.P.), or between
these rules and any local rules of probate procedure, these rules will control.
(b) How Known and Cited. These rules will be known and cited as the Colorado
Rules of Probate Procedure, or C.R.P .P.
(c) In General. ‘‘Colorado Probate Code’’ means Articles 10 to 17 of Title 15 of the
Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.). Except as otherwise provided, terms used in these
rules are defined in the applicable sections of Title 15, C.R.S., as amended.
History
Source: Entire chapter amended and adopted June 28, 2018, effective September 1, 2018. ANNOTATION Law reviews. For article, ‘‘A Potpourri of Probate Practice Aids’’, see 11 Colo. Law. 1850 (1982). For article, ‘‘Will Contests — Some Procedural Aspects’’, see 15 Colo. Law. 787 (1986). When magistrates act in probate matters. The powers of magistrates and appellate review of their orders are governed, in the first in- stance, by the Colorado Rules for Magistrates. When magistrates are acting in probate matters, their powers are additionally controlled by these rules. Estate of Jordan v. Estate of Jordan, 899 P.2d 350 (Colo. App. 1995) (decided prior to 1996 amendment).
Provenance
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- content.leg.colorado.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-15
- Edition
- 2026-09-15
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