C.R.S. § 13-9-103 - Jurisdiction

• Cite as: C.R.S. § 13-9-103

(1) The probate court of the city and county of Denver has original and exclusive jurisdiction in said city and county of:

(a) The administration, settlement, and distribution of estates of decedents, wards, and absentees;

(b) Property vested in any person under a legal disability but paid to or held by another for such person's use or benefit as authorized by court order or as authorized by a power contained in a will or trust instrument;

(c) Property vested in any minor pursuant to the "Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", or any predecessor act thereto, or any act having a substantially similar legal effect;

(d) The probate of wills;

(e) The granting of letters testamentary, of administration, of guardianship, and of conservatorship;

(f) The administration of guardianships of minors and of persons declared mentally incompetent and of conservatorships of persons with mental health disorders or persons with an intellectual and developmental disability and of absentees;

(g) Proceedings under article 23 of title 17 and articles 10 to 15 of title 27, C.R.S.;

(h) The determination of heirship in probate proceedings and the devolution of title to property in probate proceedings;

(i) Actions on the official bonds of fiduciaries appointed by it;

(j) The construction of wills;

(k) The administration of testamentary trusts, except as provided in subsection (2) of this section; and

(l) All other probate matters.

(2) If a testamentary trust is established by the will of the decedent and if it appears that it was not the intention of the testator that the court should continue the administration of the estate after the payment in full of all debts and legacies except the trust property, the court shall proceed to final settlement of such estate as in other cases, order the trust fund or property to be turned over to the trustee as such, and shall not require the filing of inventories and accounts, or supervise the administration of the trust; except that any party in interest of such trust, including the trustee thereof, may invoke the jurisdiction of the probate court with respect to any matters pertaining to the administration or distribution of such trust or to construe the will under which it was established.

(3) The court has jurisdiction to determine every legal and equitable question arising in connection with decedents', wards', and absentees' estates, so far as the question concerns any person who is before the court by reason of any asserted right in any of the property of the estate or by reason of any asserted obligation to the estate, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the jurisdiction: