Colorado Legal Guides
10 guides covering Colorado topics, each with CaseDiver search beside the article.
- Castle Doctrine in Colorado: Deadly Force Against Intruders
Colorado castle doctrine: when occupants may use deadly force against home intruders, key statutes (Colo. Rev. Stat. § 18-1-704.5), presumptions, and leading cases.
- Colorado Child Support Guidelines: How Support Is Calculated
How Colorado calculates child support under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-115, including the income shares, deviations, modification, and leading cases.
- Colorado Maintenance: Eligibility, Amount, and Duration
How Colorado courts award maintenance under Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-10-114: eligibility, guideline/formula rules, duration, and leading cases.
- Colorado Probate Code Updated Cost Of Living Adjustments 2021
The Colorado Department of Revenue has released the 2021 cost of living adjustments of certain dollar amounts under the Colorado Probate Code . The 2021 cost of living adjustments to the Colorado Probate Code increase the intestate share of…
- Colorado Supreme Court: Personal Representative Does Not Have An Absolute Right To Decedent’s Legal Files
The Colorado Supreme Court, in the November 2020 opinion of Freirich v. Rabin , considered the right of a personal representative to access a decedent’s legal files, and the overarching concerns of attorney-client privilege and confidential…
- Federal Interpleader Case Involving Slayer Statute Dismissed in Colorado
Normally, a federal court is required to proceed with a case in which it has jurisdiction. Actions for declaratory relief, however, are treated differently, and the federal court has wide discretion to accept the controversy. Here, a federa…
- How Do You Make a Valid Will In Colorado?
To make a valid will under Colorado law, the will must be: In writing; Signed by the testator; Signed by two witnesses. The requirements for a valid will in Colorado can be found at Colorado Statutes § 15-11-502. See Colorado Revised…
- Stand Your Ground Laws in Colorado
Colorado stand-your-ground overview (judicial (case-law) stand-your-ground): duty to retreat, statutes, civil immunity, and controlling cases.
- Surviving Spouse Rights Colorado
Surviving Spouse rights in Colorado include: Intestate Rights Elective Share Family Allowance Exempt Property Homestead Exemption Surviving Spouse Rights in Colorado If There Is No Will When an individual dies without a will, intestate succ…
- Who Are Next Of Kin In Colorado?
The term “next of kin” in Colorado is generally interpreted to mean those persons entitled to take under the statute of descendant and distribution, otherwise known as “intestate heirs.” In this context, next of kin in Colorado genera…