2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Community Property Rights
Article 20 - Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death
§ 15-20-107. Purchaser for value or lender
(1) If a surviving spouse has apparent title to property to which this article applies, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent.
(2) If a personal representative or an heir or devisee of the decedent has apparent title to property to which this article applies, a purchaser for value or a lender taking a security interest in the property takes his interest in the property free of any rights of the surviving spouse.
(3) A purchaser for value or a lender need not inquire whether a vendor or borrower acted properly.
(4) The proceeds of a sale or creation of a security interest shall be treated in the same manner as the property transferred to the purchaser for value or a lender.