Forms for Estate Executors in Colorado

In Colorado, the petition asks the District Court of the county where the decedent lived to appoint the personal representative, whose authority is proved by Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration; an informal (registrar) track is available.

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EIN Application

Get the tax ID number (EIN) banks require to open an estate account or trust account after someone dies.

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Petition for Probate and Letters

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Notice to Creditors

In Colorado, the notice to creditors is published for 3 weeks in a local newspaper, and creditors have 4 months from first publication to present claims.

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Renunciation of Executor

In Colorado, a person named as personal representative may renounce the right to serve before anyone is appointed.

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Estate Inventory

In Colorado, the personal representative files the estate inventory within 90 days of appointment.

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Estate Closing

In Colorado, the personal representative is discharged automatically once the statutory period runs, and a final accounting is required.

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Letter of Instruction

Prepare the letter a bank or insurer requests during estate settlement, addressed to its claims department.

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Digital Assets Recovery Letter

Prepare a letter requesting a deceased person's online accounts, points, and balances from the program that holds them.

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Yes. Colorado publishes Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative (JDF 920) (JDF 920), filed with the District Court of the county where the decedent lived. Colorado's e-filing is attorneys only, so a self-represented filer files on paper.

The creditor claim period of 4 months runs from the first publication of the creditor notice, which follows the executor's appointment. Every claim is barred 12 months after the date of death, whether or not notice was given.

Within 90 days of the personal representative's appointment.

The personal representative closes an informally administered estate by filing a verified Statement of Personal Representative Closing Administration (JDF 965) under C.R.S. § 15-12-1003, certifying the estate has been fully administered (all claims, expenses, and estate/inheritance/death taxes paid or otherwise disposed of, assets distributed to those entitled) and that a copy of the statement plus a full written account have been sent to all distributees and unpaid, unbarred creditors; no hearing or court order is required.

A person named as personal representative who will not serve renounces the appointment before anyone is appointed; the instrument is a written renunciation filed with the court. A notary is not required.

Forms for Estate Executors in Colorado

Probate forms are the documents an executor or administrator files with the probate court from the first day to the last. The petition for probate and letters opens the estate and asks the court for letters testamentary or letters of administration; a named executor who does not want the role files a renunciation instead. Where the estate is small enough, a small estate affidavit collects the property with no court process at all, and an affidavit of heirship records who the heirs are when no estate was administered. Once appointed, the executor publishes and mails the notice to creditors, files the estate inventory at date of death values, and closes the estate with the state's closing statement, final account, or petition for discharge.

In Colorado, creditors have 4 months to present claims after notice, the inventory is due within 90 days of appointment, and the personal representative is discharged automatically once the statutory period runs. Colorado pays executors reasonable compensation, typically 2.2% to 3.8% of the estate.

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 22, 2026

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