Colorado Code § 15-5-817

Distribution on termination
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(1) Upon termination or partial termination of
a trust, the trustee may send to the beneficiaries a proposal for distribution. The right of any
beneficiary to object to the proposed distribution terminates if the beneficiary does not notify the
trustee of an objection within thirty days after the proposal was sent, but only if the proposal
informed the beneficiary of the right to object and of the time allowed for objection.
(2) Upon the occurrence of an event terminating or partially terminating a trust, the
trustee shall proceed expeditiously to distribute the trust property to the persons entitled to it,
subject to the right of the trustee to retain a reasonable reserve for the payments of debts,
expenses, and taxes.
(3) A release by a beneficiary of a trustee from liability for breach of trust is invalid to
the extent:
(a) It was induced by improper conduct of the trustee; or
(b) The beneficiary, at the time of the release, did not know of the beneficiary's rights or
of the material facts relating to the breach.

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