INSTRUCTIONS: COLORADO ORDER ADMITTING WILL TO FORMAL PROBATE AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (Form JDF 921)

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Colorado court after consideration of a Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative for an estate has been filed. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Colorado Judicial Branch.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 1: In the first box, indicate with a check mark whether the form is being issued by a district court or the Denver Probate Court. Enter the county in which the court is located and its address.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 2: In the second box, enter the name of the decedent.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 3: In the third box, enter the case number, division and courtroom.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 4: On the next blank line, enter the name of the petitioner.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 5: On the next blank line, enter the date on which the petition was filed.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 6: On line 2, enter the date of death.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 7: On line 3, enter the city, county and state in which the decedent was domiciled or resided at the time of death.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 8: On line 7, enter the date of the will left as well as any codicils. Check the box where indicated if any prior informal finding as to testacy is set aside.

Colorado Order Admitting Will To Formal Probate And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 921 Step 9: In the table provided on line 8, enter the name of each heir in the first column and their relationship to the decedent in the second column. Complete the rest of the form as instructed.