Serves clients statewide from a Denver office. Handles probate administration, determination of heirs, will contests and estate and trust litigation, trust administration, and guardianships and conservatorships, plus estate planning and elder law. The first call is at no cost, by phone or Zoom.
Probate in La Plata County
Probate Court Record
La Plata County Combined Court
La Plata County · 6th Judicial District
Phone
Hours
Monday-Friday 7:30 AM-4:30 PM
Office
1060 East Second Avenue, Suite 106, Durango, CO 81301
Website
E-filing
Filing in person
Walk-ins accepted
Self-represented filing
Allowed
Self-help forms
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Verified October 15, 2026 · Source
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Trust Litigation Firms Serving La Plata County
Serves clients throughout Colorado from a Denver office. Practice is limited to elder law, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and probate litigation, including will contests, breach of fiduciary duty, and contested guardianships and conservatorships. Schedules phone appointments for out-of-state clients dealing with a Colorado estate.
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.
Represents clients throughout Colorado from offices in the Denver area (Greenwood Village) and Glenwood Springs. Handles probate and trust administration, guardianships and conservatorships, and the mediation, litigation, and appeal of trust and estate disputes. Also does estate and gift tax planning and business succession planning.
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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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