Serves Larimer County from Loveland. Attorney Jill Gookin guides personal representatives and beneficiaries through probate and drafts wills, trusts, and estate plans, including trusts that provide for pets. Offers a free initial consultation, scheduled as a 15-minute phone call.
Fort Collins is in Larimer County.
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Serves Larimer and Weld counties from Loveland, including Fort Collins, Estes Park, Berthoud, Greeley, and Johnstown. Represents personal representatives and family members through probate, including creditor claims, will contests, breach of fiduciary duty claims, and challenges to a personal representative's appointment. Also drafts wills and trusts.
Serves northern Colorado from Loveland. Guides personal representatives and families through probate administration, including intestate estates, and represents executors, beneficiaries, and interested parties in will contests, estate and trust disputes, and guardianship and conservatorship disputes. In private practice since 1980 after serving as a deputy district attorney.
Serves Weld, Larimer, Morgan, and Logan counties from Loveland. Prepares simple and complex estate plans with wills, trust agreements, and powers of attorney, and helps clients with probate and asset protection planning. Also handles business, real estate, and collection matters.
Probate in Larimer County
Probate Court Record
Larimer County Combined Court
Larimer County · 8th Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
201 LaPorte Avenue, Suite 100, Fort Collins, CO 80521
Website
E-filing
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
Allowed
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In Colorado, a will is signed before 2C.R.S. § 15-11-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses, and a self-proving affidavit signed with it lets the court admit it without witness testimonyC.R.S. § 15-11-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source.
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How Much Does Probate Cost?
Probate on a $500,000 estate in Colorado costs an estimated $26,082C.R.S. § 15-10-602 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source. Attorney fees run 2%Modeled estimate under C.R.S. § 15-10-602 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.1%Modeled estimate under C.R.S. § 15-10-602 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage): the hours the statutory fee schedules imply, at the state's surveyed hourly rateVerified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate under a reasonable-compensation standard.
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How Do I Settle an Estate?
Settling an estate in Colorado: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 daysC.R.S. § 15-12-706Verified Sep 15, 2026View source of appointment; creditors have 4 monthsC.R.S. §§ 15-12-801, 15-12-803, 15-12-805, 15-12-806Verified Oct 18, 2026View source to present claims; a simple estate closes in 4 months to 6 months.
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How Much Can an Executor Charge?
Colorado pays executors reasonable compensationC.R.S. § 15-10-602 (reasonable compensation; no statutory percentage)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, typically 2.2%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source to 3.8%Estimated from the 16 state statutes that set an executor fee schedule (median and interquartile range at this estate value)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source of the estate.
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Do I Need Probate?
In Colorado, estates with personal property of $88,000C.R.S. § 15-12-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source or less skip probate with the Collection of Personal Property by AffidavitC.R.S. § 15-12-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, 10 daysC.R.S. § 15-12-1201Verified Sep 8, 2026View source after death.
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What Are the Creditor Claim Deadlines?
In Colorado, creditors have 4 monthsC.R.S. § 15-12-801(1) (4 months from first publication); § 15-12-803(1)(a)(III) (one-year-from-death outer bar)Verified Sep 8, 2026View source from first publication of the creditor notice to present claims; late claims are barred.
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Can I Self-File Probate?
In Colorado, informal probate is availableC.R.S. § 15-12-301Verified Sep 8, 2026View source, and a self-represented executor can usually handle it for a simple, uncontested estate.
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