Colorado Code § 15-10-501

Court powers - definitions - application
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(1) Court powers. A court,
incident to a court proceeding, possesses and may employ all of the powers and authority
expressed in the provisions of this part 5 to maintain the degree of supervision necessary to
ensure the timely and proper administration of estates by fiduciaries over whom the court has
obtained jurisdiction. Nothing in this part 5 shall be interpreted to limit a court's powers under
Colorado law. The powers of a court as described in this part 5 do not confer jurisdiction over
the fiduciaries of nonsupervised trusts, private trusts, agencies created by powers of attorney,
and custodial accounts created under the "Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", article 50
of title 11, C.R.S., except as provided in paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Definitions. As used in this part 5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Court" means a district court of Colorado and the probate court of the city and
county of Denver.
(b) "Estate" means the estate of a decedent; a guardianship; a protective proceeding; a
trust, including an implied trust; an agency created by a power of attorney; or a custodial account
created under the "Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", article 50 of title 11, C.R.S.
(c) "Jurisdiction" means, and is restricted to, the personal jurisdiction obtained by a court
over a fiduciary as a result of the filing of a proceeding concerning the estate. The filing of a
trust registration statement, by itself, shall not constitute a proceeding for the purposes of this
part 5.
(3) Application. The provisions of this part 5 apply to any fiduciary over whom a court
has obtained jurisdiction, including but not limited to a personal representative, special
administrator, guardian, conservator, special conservator, trustee, trust director, agent under a
power of attorney, and custodian, including a custodian of assets or accounts created under the
"Colorado Uniform Transfers to Minors Act", article 50 of title 11.

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