Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-12-614
Special administrator - appointment
Colorado · Colorado Revised Statutes Title 15 — Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries · Status: effective
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- Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-12-614, Special administrator - appointment, Colorado, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2294074
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(1) A special administrator may be appointed:
(a) Informally by the registrar on the application of any interested person when necessary to protect the estate of a decedent prior to the appointment of a general personal representative, or if a prior appointment has been terminated as provided in section 15-12-609;
(b) In a formal proceeding by order of the court on the petition of any interested person, or by the court on the court's own motion, and finding, after notice and hearing, that appointment is necessary to preserve the estate or to secure its proper administration including its administration in circumstances where a general personal representative cannot or should not act. If it appears to the court that an emergency exists, appointment may be ordered without notice.