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.
Fort Collins is in Larimer County.
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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
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Walk-ins accepted
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Allowed
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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in Colorado
Free Colorado forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for Colorado.
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Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in Colorado: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for Colorado.
How Do I Settle a Trust?
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.
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What's Fair Trustee Compensation?
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.
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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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