Wills/Estates/Probate

• A Values History Form

  This form assists you in thinking about and writing down what is important to you about your health. If you should at some time become unable to make health care decisions, this form may help others make a decision for you while honoring your values. Content Detail

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  University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• What to do when someone dies: Responsibilities of the Personal Representative and Trustee Under Probate

  Dealing with the loss of a loved one is difficult. The goal of this chapter in the CBA Senior Law Handbook is to provide you with some important information that may hopefully make the days and weeks after the passing a little easier. Content Detail

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  Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook

• Instructions for Executing Wills (form included) PDF

  Wills must be signed in front of two witnesses and a notary public. Read this document for more information and to get a form you will need in writing your will. (You must have Acrobat Reader on your computer to open this file. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the Acrobat icon to download.) Content Detail

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  Colorado Legal Services - Fort Collins

• Statutory Power of Attorney form PDF

  This is a Statutory Power of Attorney form that evidences the creation of a relationship between two people who are designated as the "principal" and the "agent". The principal designates the agent in the document, and the agent is authorized to act on the principal's behalf for whatever business the power of attorney permits. Content Detail

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  The Legal Center

• Estate Planning

  This chapter of the Senior Law Handbook has information such as the following: distribution of assets, ownership of property, estate planning techniques, taxes, funeral issues and more. The Senior Law Handbook is a project of the Colorado Bar Association's Elder Law and the Trust and Estate Sections.) Content Detail

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  Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook

• Appropriate Dispute Resolution

  This information will help you learn about the many options you have when you are involved in a dispute. Content Detail

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  Colorado Bar Association

• Advance Directives Information and Forms

  This site has information about planning ahead and advance directive documents and instructions available to use for free. Content Detail

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  Caring Connections

• Office of Dispute Resolution

  If you have a legal dispute, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) may be able to help. This link will take you to their homepage. The ODR exists to establish and make available dispute resolution programs and services within the Colorado Judicial Branch. Content Detail

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  Colorado Judicial Branch