C.R.S. Section 15-10-401
Notice

  • method and time of giving

(1)

If notice of a hearing on any petition is required, and except for specific notice requirements as otherwise provided, the petitioner shall cause notice of the time and place of hearing on any petition to be given to any interested person or to the interested person’s attorney of record or the interested person’s designee. Notice shall be given:

(a)

By mailing a copy thereof at least fourteen days before the time set for the hearing by certified, registered, or ordinary first-class mail addressed to the person being notified at the post-office address given in any demand for notice, or at the person’s office or place of residence, if known; or

(b)

By delivering a copy thereof to the person being notified personally at least fourteen days before the time set for the hearing; or

(c)

If the address or identity of any person is not known and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence, by publishing once a week for three consecutive weeks, a copy thereof in a newspaper having general circulation published in the county where the hearing is to be held, the last publication of which is to be at least fourteen days before the time set for the hearing. In case there is no newspaper of general circulation published in the county of appointment, said publication shall be made in such a newspaper in an adjoining county. A motion for court permission to publish the notice of any hearing shall not be required unless otherwise directed by the court.

(2)

The court for good cause shown may provide for a different method or time of giving notice for any hearing.

(3)

Proof of the giving of notice shall be made on or before the hearing and filed in the proceeding. If notice is given by publication, at the time the party who issued the notice by publication files proof of publication, that party shall also file an affidavit verified by the oath of such party or by someone on his or her behalf stating the facts that warranted the use of publication for service of the notice of the hearing and stating the efforts, if any, that have been made to obtain personal service or service by mail. The affidavit shall also state the address, or last known address, of each person served by publication or shall state that the person’s address or identity is unknown and cannot be ascertained with reasonable diligence.

(4)

“Publication once a week for three consecutive weeks” means publication once during each week of three consecutive calendar weeks with at least twelve days elapsing between the first and last publications.

Source: Section 15-10-401 — Notice - method and time of giving, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-15.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

15‑10‑101
Short title 15‑10‑102
Purposes - rule of construction 15‑10‑103
Supplementary general principles of law applicable 15‑10‑104
Severability 15‑10‑105
Construction against implied repeal 15‑10‑106
Effect of fraud and evasion 15‑10‑106.5
Petition to determine cause and date of death resulting from disaster - body unidentifiable or missing 15‑10‑107
Evidence of death or status 15‑10‑108
Acts by holder of general power 15‑10‑109
Remarriage of absentee’s spouse 15‑10‑110
Insurance and other contracts - surrender value - effect of contract provisions - suit on claim of death 15‑10‑111
Entry into safe deposit box of decedent - definitions 15‑10‑112
Cost of living adjustment of certain dollar amounts 15‑10‑201
General definitions 15‑10‑301
Territorial application 15‑10‑302
Subject matter jurisdiction 15‑10‑303
Venue - multiple proceedings - transfer 15‑10‑304
Practice in court 15‑10‑305
Records and certified copies 15‑10‑306
Jury trial 15‑10‑307
Registrar - powers 15‑10‑308
Appeals 15‑10‑310
Oath or affirmation on filed document 15‑10‑401
Notice - method and time of giving 15‑10‑402
Notice - waiver 15‑10‑403
Pleadings - when parties bound by others - notice 15‑10‑501
Court powers - definitions - application 15‑10‑502
Initial investigation 15‑10‑503
Power of a court to address the conduct of a fiduciary - emergencies - nonemergencies 15‑10‑504
Surcharge - contempt - sanctions against fiduciaries 15‑10‑505
Notice to fiduciary - current address on file 15‑10‑601
Definitions 15‑10‑602
Recovery of reasonable compensation and costs 15‑10‑603
Factors in determining the reasonableness of compensation and costs 15‑10‑604
Fee disputes - process and procedure 15‑10‑605
Compensation and costs - assessment - limitations 15‑10‑606
Applicability
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 15-10-401’s source at colorado​.gov