Table of Contents
Wade Parks - Colorado Law of Wills, Trusts, and Fiduciary Administration, 8th Edition
Chapter 1 Probate Jurisdiction
Chapter 2 Organization and Functioning of Courts of Probate - Venue
Chapter 3 Probate of Wills and Steps to Securing Letters Testamentary
Chapter 4 Will Contests - Revocation
Chapter 5 Delayed Probate of Will
Chapter 6 Missing, Lost, or Destroyed Wills
Chapter 7 Contracts to Make or not to Make Wills
Chapter 8 Effect of Determination of Testacy or Intestacy
Chapter 9 Foreign Wills and Foreign Representatives
Chapter 10 Securing Letters in Intestate Proceedings
Chapter 11 Grounds for Refusal to Appoint or for Removal
Chapter 12 Descent and Distribution - Determination of Heirship
Chapter 13 Elections (Including Spouse's Augmented Estate Election)
Chapter 14 Pretermitted Child - Omitted Spouse
Chapter 15 Actions by and Against Representatives
Chapter 16 Claims Against Estate
Chapter 17 Exempt Property, Family Allowances, and Homestead Exemption
Chapter 18 Inventory, Discovery, and Appraisal of Assets
Chapter 19 Non-Probate Interests
Chapter 20 Management of Assets
Chapter 21 Post-Mortem Estate Planning
Chapter 22 Income Tax Returns for Decedent and Estate
Chapter 23 Fees of Fiduciaries and Attorneys
Chapter 24 Federal Estate Tax
Chapter 25 Colorado Estate Tax
Chapter 26 Income Taxation of Trusts and Trust Beneficiaries
Chapter 27 Sale and Mortgage of Property
Chapter 28 Intermediate Report
Chapter 29 Types of Devises
Chapter 30 Lapsed, Void, Adeemed, and Abated Devises
Chapter 31 Partial Distributions
Chapter 32 Will and Trust Construction
Chapter 33 Notice during Administration
Chapter 34 Preparation for Final Settlement of Decedent's Estate Accounting Issues
Chapter 35 Final Settlement and Subsequent Procedure
Chapter 36 Finality of Final Settlement
Chapter 37 Reopening Estate
Chapter 38 Transfers of Property
Chapter 39 Successor Representatives - Procedure and Liabilities
Chapter 40 Fiduciary and Attorney Misconduct
Chapter 41 Public Administrators
Chapter 42 Witnesses in Probate Matters
Chapter 43 Avoidance of Administration - Small Estates Act
Chapter 44 Guardians and Conservators
Chapter 45 Absentees
Chapter 46 Trusts
Table of Authorities
Subject Index