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[…]
+ moreScott v. Scott. (February 2018) Roseann’s marriage to Melvin Scott was dissolved. Their separation agreement provided that Melvin’s life insurance policies payable to Roseann were[…]
+ moreWhat do I do first? The Denver Bar Association has brochures available online for the public which give basic information about Colorado probate, wills, what[…]
+ moreOn May 18 Governor Hickenlooper signed into law a bill which allows an attending physician to designate another willing physician to make health care treatment[…]
+ moreThe 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[…]
+ moreColorado probate law refers to an executor as the “personal representative” of the estate. The personal representative is generally entitled to get involved in probate[…]
+ moreColorado statutes say a divorce or annulment revokes beneficiary designations to the former spouse. The life insurance policy is treated as if the former spouse[…]
+ moreThe Colorado Bar Association publishes an annual booklet called the Senior Law Handbook. In the 2015 edition there is a useful chapter by Aaron L.[…]
+ moreIn this blog, Stutheit & Gartland summarizes the legal duty of a Colorado trustee when managing investments. Colorado follows what is called the “Prudent Man[…]
+ moreWhere death is by natural causes, and the person was under medical care, the family can make arrangements for a mortuary to take the person[…]
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