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2021 Colorado Code
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Article 12 - Probate of Wills and Administration
Part 8 - Creditors' Claims
§ 15-12-812. Execution and Levies Prohibited
Universal Citation: CO Code § 15-12-812 (2021)
No execution may issue upon nor may any levy be made against any property of the estate under any judgment against a decedent or a personal representative, but this section shall not be construed to prevent the enforcement of mortgages, pledges, or liens upon real or personal property in an appropriate proceeding.
History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1596, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-812. History. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1596, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-812.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, “Creditors' Rights in Probate Part I”, see 44 Colo. Law. 55 (May 2015).
A judgment creditor of a deceased person has no right or power to attach property after death by an execution lien. Great W. Exch., Inc. v. Walters, 819 P.2d 1093 (Colo. App. 1991).
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