2020 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, And Fiduciaries
Article 12. Probate of Wills and Administration
Section 15-12-201. Venue for first and subsequent estate proceedings - location of property.
(1) Venue for the first informal or formal testacy or appointment proceedings after a decedent's death is:
In the county where the decedent had his domicile or his residence at the time of hisdeath; or
If the decedent was not domiciled in nor a resident of this state, in any county whereproperty of the decedent was located at the time of his death.
Venue for all subsequent proceedings within the exclusive jurisdiction of the court isin the place where the initial proceeding occurred, unless the initial proceeding has been transferred as provided in section 15-10-303 or subsection (3) of this section.
If the first proceeding was informal, on application of an interested person and afternotice to the proponent in the first proceeding, the court, upon finding that venue is elsewhere, may transfer the proceeding and the file to the other court.
For the purpose of aiding determinations concerning location of assets which may berelevant in cases involving nondomiciliaries, a debt, other than one evidenced by investment or commercial paper or other instrument in favor of a nondomiciliary, is located where the debtor resides or, if the debtor is a person other than an individual, at the place where it has its principal office. Commercial paper, investment paper, and other instruments are located where the instrument is. An interest in property held in trust is located where the trustee may be sued.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1567, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-201. L. 77: (1)(a) amended, p. 833, § 15, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(b) amended, p. 659, § 10, effective July 1.
