Estates, wills & trusts

Even if you don’t have lots of assets, there are reasons to consider having a Will. Some of those reasons are: You can leave something[…]

What do I do first? The Denver Bar Association has brochures available online for the public which give basic information about Colorado probate, wills, what[…]

On May 18 Governor Hickenlooper signed into law a bill which allows an attending physician to designate another willing physician to make health care treatment[…]

The first thing to do, always, in evaluating a Colorado trustee’s duty is to read the trust itself.  The trust document is more important than[…]

Colorado statutes say a divorce or annulment revokes beneficiary designations to the former spouse.  The life insurance policy is treated as if the former spouse[…]

The Colorado Bar Association publishes an annual booklet called the Senior Law Handbook.  In the 2015 edition there is a useful chapter by Aaron L.[…]

Assume these or similar scenarios: Years ago your ancestor created a trust, and named the local bank as trustee.  The local bank has been sold[…]

Stutheit & Gartland has a client whose elderly mother lives in a retirement community.  Our client just discovered that Mom gave a power of attorney[…]

In this blog, Stutheit & Gartland summarizes the legal duty of a Colorado trustee when managing investments. Colorado follows what is called the “Prudent Man[…]

The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act passed in December 2014. Law allows people with disabilities to have savings  funded by tax-deferred money. 1.[…]