Free Colorado forms for planning an estate or settling one: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed, and the probate forms an executor files.
Create a revocable living trust to avoid probate, protect privacy, and control asset distribution.
In Colorado, a pour-over will is signed before 2C.R.S. § 15-11-502Verified Oct 18, 2026View source witnesses and moves anything left outside the trust into it through probate.
Free calculators and checklists for planning or settling an estate in Colorado: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay, and inheritance taxes.
Settling a trust in Colorado happens outside court: the trustee acts under the state's Uniform Trust CodeC.R.S. § 15-5-101 et seq.Verified Oct 17, 2026View source, notifies the beneficiaries within 60 daysC.R.S. § 15-5-813Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, then pays the debts and distributes under the trust's terms.
In Colorado, trustee compensation follows "reasonable compensation" (UTC § 708 or equivalent)Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-5-708Verified Sep 18, 2026View source unless the trust instrument sets a different amount.
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.
Colorado requires a final state income tax return for the decedent alongside the federal Form 1040C.R.S. § 39-22-104(1.7)(c); § 39-22-627 (temporary TABOR rate reductions)Verified Sep 20, 2026View source; a federal estate tax return (Form 706) is required only for estates above $15,000,00026 USC 2001(c), 2010; P.L. 119-21 §70106Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
Inherited assets in Colorado take a basis reset to fair market value on the date of death26 USC § 1014Verified Sep 15, 2026View source, and the gain on a later sale faces ordinary income tax at the state's regular ratesC.R.S. § 39-22-518 — "Tax modification for net capital gains" (as narrowed by HB21-1311 § 8, eff. TY2022)Verified Sep 15, 2026View source.
45 trust administration firms in Colorado, by county and firm type.
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FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves Mesa County from Grand Junction. Its estate planning and probate attorneys prepare wills and trusts and administer trusts and decedents' estates. The firm traces its history to Vincent & Vincent, one of the first law partnerships in western Colorado around the turn of the century.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness Lawand 2 more
Solo PracticeCrested Butte, CO
Serves Western Slope communities including Crested Butte, Gunnison, Lake City, Montrose, and Telluride from Crested Butte. Counsels executors, administrators, and trustees through probate and estate administration, from inventorying property to settling debts and distributing assets, and handles trust administration, estate litigation, wills, and trusts. Attorney Aaron Huckstep is also a CPA.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
Solo PracticeColorado Springs, CO
Serves the Front Range, including Colorado Springs, Monument, Denver, and Pueblo, from Colorado Springs. Handles probate with or without a will, small estate transfers, and trust administration for trustees, and drafts wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbate
FirmLakewood, CO
Serves families throughout Colorado from offices in Lakewood and Denver, both by appointment. Handles probate and estate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and drafts wills and trusts with asset protection and tax planning. Attorneys Andrew R. Kroll and Tim Bounds offer free consultations and remote or virtual appointments.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
FirmBreckenridge, CO
Serves Summit County from Breckenridge, in practice since 1971, and works with out-of-state owners of property in the county. Its estate team, led by Felice Huntley for more than 25 years, administers estates and trusts after a death and drafts wills and revocable trusts.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateBusiness LawReal Estate
Solo PracticePueblo, CO
Serves clients statewide from Pueblo, including El Paso, Fremont, Huerfano, Otero, Crowley, and Las Animas counties. Guides personal representatives through probate and trustees through trust administration, handles guardianships, conservatorships, and will and trust disputes, and drafts wills, trusts, and Medicaid plans, alongside workers compensation and personal injury work.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 10 more
FirmEvergreen, CO
Serves Evergreen, Golden, Littleton, Boulder, and Denver, and estates throughout Colorado, from Evergreen. Attorney Tracy Jones supervises probate and trust administration for heirs, beneficiaries, and successor trustees, serves as a professional fiduciary in conservatorship and trustee roles, and drafts wills and trusts. The firm also handles family law, criminal defense, and personal injury.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 3 more
FirmBuena Vista, CO
Serves Chaffee, Pitkin, Garfield, Delta, and Grand counties from seven offices in Buena Vista, Salida, Aspen, Basalt, Glenwood Springs, Paonia, and Winter Park. Handles probate and trust administration and probate litigation for beneficiaries, personal representatives, and trustees, and builds wills, trusts, and succession plans. Managing partner Ann Jefferson leads the estate practice.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 4 more
FirmLimon, CO
Serves Lincoln, Logan, and Phillips counties from offices in Limon, Sterling, and Haxtun, with further offices in Fort Morgan, Craig, and Steamboat Springs. Handles probate and trust administration and drafts wills, trusts, and powers of attorney, including farm and ranch planning. Attorney Jenna H. Keller grew up on a wheat farm in northeastern Colorado.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 3 more
FirmAurora, CO
Serves Arapahoe, Denver, and Douglas counties from Aurora, with location pages for Aurora, Centennial, Parker, and Denver. Supports executors and administrators through probate inventories, notices, and petitions, and guides trustees through trust administration, conservatorships, and guardianships. Plans for blended families, unmarried partners, and families with special-needs children.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planningand 6 more
Solo PracticeDurango, CO
Serves La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores, San Juan, Mineral, Alamosa, and San Miguel counties from Durango. Handles probate, ancillary probate for out-of-state estates with Colorado assets, small estate administration, trust administration, will contests, and trust and probate administration disputes. Lynne Bruzzese brings three decades of litigation experience.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
FirmLongmont, CO
Serves Colorado statewide from offices in Longmont, Louisville, Littleton, and Fort Collins. Administers probate estates and trusts after death, assists with federal estate tax filings, and represents families in estate and probate disputes. Founded in Longmont in 1972, the firm also handles guardianships and conservatorships.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
FirmDurango, CO
Serves La Plata and Denver counties from offices in Durango and Denver, with more than fifty years of practice in Colorado and the Four Corners region. Handles probate and trust administration, estate and trust litigation, guardianships and conservatorships, and estate, gift, and income tax advice. Also prepares Indian wills.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 9 more
FirmDenver, CO
Serves Denver from an office on South Cherry Street; renamed from Ambler Keenan Mitchell Johnson on January 1, 2026. Handles trust administration and probate, with free one-hour consultations for anyone carrying out a loved one's plan after a death. Also plans for special needs, blended families, and LGBTQ clients.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateConservatorshipand 2 more
FirmDenver, CO
Serves Denver, Centennial, Highlands Ranch, Thornton and the rest of Colorado from an office on East Jewell Avenue. Guides personal representatives through formal, informal and small-estate probate, including inventories, accountings and creditor claims, and advises trustees on trust administration and fiduciary tax returns. Founded in 1982; meets in person or by secure video.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax Planning
FirmColorado Springs, CO
Serves El Paso, Pueblo, Teller, Park, and Fremont counties from Colorado Springs. Represents professional fiduciaries and family members serving as personal representatives, handles creditor claims, trust administration, conservatorships and guardianships, and litigates will contests and inheritance disputes. Formerly Patterson Weaver Law, LLC; offers free, confidential consultations.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 8 more
FirmDenver, CO
Serves Denver from a downtown office. Handles probate administration and litigation, estate and trust administration, fiduciary representation, will contests, guardianships, and conservatorships, in contested and uncontested matters. Attorneys will meet clients at home, in the hospital, or after hours by appointment.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 3 more
FirmGrand Junction, CO
Serves Mesa County and the Western Slope from Grand Junction. Handles estate and trust administration, will contests and estate litigation, determinations of heirship, conservatorships and guardianships, and accepts appointments as trustee or personal representative. Acts as the Office of the Public Administrator of the 21st Judicial District; established 1955.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate Litigationand 5 more
Solo PracticeColorado Springs, CO
Serves El Paso County from a Colorado Springs office. Attorney Ron Williams handles probate and estate administration, trust administration, and adult guardianships and conservatorships, along with wills and trusts. A retired Air Force judge advocate, he offers free initial consultations and evening or weekend appointments on request.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder Lawand 2 more
FirmAvon, CO
Serves the Vail and Roaring Fork valleys from offices in Avon and Glenwood Springs. Opens probate administrations, including ancillary probate for non-residents who own Colorado property, notifies creditors, and transfers estate and trust assets to beneficiaries. Founder Chris Silversmith concentrates on federal tax and prepares estate and gift tax returns.
PracticesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateTax PlanningAsset Protection