District Court Denver Probate Court _________________________________________ County, Colorado Court Address: IN THE MATTER OF THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH, AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY OF: Deceased: Attorney or Party Without Attorney (Name and Address): COURT USE ONLY Case Number: Phone Number: FAX Number: Division E-mail: Atty. Reg.#: Courtroom PETITION 1. Petitioner, (name) ___________________________________________________________________________________, is an interested person as defined by Section 15-12-1301(1), C.R.S. 2. The decedent died on (date) _______________________, at (place of death) ______________________________________ domiciled or residing in the ________________________ County of ____________________________________, State of __________________________________. 3. Jurisdiction is proper because the decedent died leaving an interest in real property in this state or died domiciled in this state leaving an interested in personal property, wherever located. 4. Venue for this proceeding is proper in this county because the decedent was domiciled or resided in this county on the date of death or left property situated in this county. 5. One year or more has passed since the date of decedent’s death. Administration of the decedent’s estate has not been granted in this state. Administration of the decedent’s estate has been granted in this state, but the estate has been settled without a determination of the descent or succession of all or a portion of the decedent’s property. 6. The decedent died intestate. The decedent’s last will is dated ______________________________________________. The dates of all codicils are _________________________________________________________. The will and any codicils are referred to as the will. The will was admitted to probate in the (county and Court) _____________________________________________________ as Case No. _____________________________________ on (date) _______________________. A certified Copy of the will and the order admitting the will to probate are attached. 7. The decedent was was not married at the time of death. 8. This petition concerns the descent or succession of the decedent’s interest in the following property. (Describe the property, its location and the decedent’s interest.) CPC56 R7/00 PETITION 1 2001 © American LegalNet, Inc. 9. Listed below are the names, addresses and the interests and relationships of all interested persons (including the petitioner, owners by inheritance and all the heirs and devisees entitled to any part of the property) and the names and addresses of guardians or conservators of incapacitated or protected persons. (See instructions below.) NAME ADDRESS AGE AND DATE OF BIRTH OF MINORS INTEREST AND RELATIONSHIP PETITIONER REQUEST the Court to set a time and date for hearing; that after notice and hearing, the Court enter a judgment and decree determining the heirs and devisees of the decedent, the owners by inheritance of the property, a description of the property and any other pertinent facts. DATE: ___________________________________ As the petitioner and being sworn, I verify that the facts set forth in this petition are true to the best of my knowledge, information and belief. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ Signature of Attorney for Petitioner (Type or print name below) Signature of Petitioner (Type or print name, address & tele.# of Petitioner below) ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________ State of ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________ ___________________County of________________________ ___________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me by the petitioner on __________________________________________________. My commission expires _______________________________ ___________________________________________ Notary Public INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARAGRAPH 9: Include any statements regarding legal disability or other incapacity required by Rule 10, C.R.P.P. and Section 15-12-1302(2)(c) C.R.S. List the names and dates of death of any deceased heirs or devisees. (See applicable antilapse statute, Sections 15-11-601 and 603, C.R.S.) Where a listed person is an heir, detail the relationship with the decedent that creates heirship. Examples: son, daughter of predeceased son. (Sections 15-11-101 to 114, C.R.S.) Attach additional pages if necessary. CPC56 R7/00 PETITION 2 2001 © American LegalNet, Inc.