INSTRUCTIONS: COLORADO ORDER OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE (Form JDF 923)

The form discussed in this article is issued by a Colorado court during probate of an estate. This document can be obtained from the website maintained by the Colorado Judicial Branch.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 1: In the first box, indicate with a check mark whether this 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 Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 2: In the second box, enter the name of the decedent whose estate is concerned.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 3: In the third box, enter the case number, division and courtroom.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 4: On the next blank line, enter the name of the petitioner.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 5: On the next blank line, enter the date on which the Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment of Personal Representative was filed.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 6: On line 2, enter the date of death.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 7: On line 3, enter the city, county and state in which the decedent was domiciled or resided.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 8: Check the box on line 7 if a prior informal finding as to testacy is set aside.

Colorado Order Of Intestacy, Determination Of Heirs And Formal Appointment Of Personal Representative JDF 923 Step 9: In the table provided on line 8, enter the name of each heir in the first column, their relationship to the decedent in the second column, and their share or percentage of the estate in the third column. Complete the rest of the form as instructed.