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PETITION TO RE-OPEN ESTATE PURSUANT TO §15-12-1008, C.R.S.
The Petitioner makes the following statements: 1. Information about the Petitioner: Name: Street Address: Mailing Address, if different: City: Email Address: State: Zip Code: Home Phone #: Work Phone #: Relationship to Decedent

2. The estate has been settled and the Personal Representative has been discharged or one year has passed since the closing statement has been filed with the Court.

3. Petitioner desires to re-open the estate to: distribute property briefly described as:

other:

4. Petitioner nominates the following person to be appointed as Personal Representative: Name: Street Address: Mailing Address, if different: City: Email Address: State: Zip Code: Home Phone #: Work Phone #:

JDF 990

1/09

PETITION TO RE-OPEN ESTATE PURSUANT TO §15-12-1008, C.R.S.

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The Nominee is the previously appointed Personal Representative. The previously appointed Personal Representative is unable or unwilling to serve and the Nominee is 21 years of age or older, and the Nominee has priority for appointment because of: Nomination by the will. Statutory priority. (§15-12-203, C.R.S.) reasons stated below:

Persons with prior or equal rights to appointment have renounced their rights to appointment or have been given notice of these proceedings. Any required renouncements accompany this Petition.

5.

The persons to receive distribution have changed, as identified below: Name Address (or date of death) Age, only if Minor Relationship (e.g. spouse, child, brother, guardian for spouse, etc.)

The persons to receive distribution have not changed from the original proceedings. Distribution is as follows: Name of Person Receiving Distribution Address of Person Receiving Distribution Description of Distribution

Petitioner requests that the Court, after such notice as it may direct, re-open the estate and appoint the Personal Representative identified in section 4 above. In addition, the Petitioner requests the Court: issue Letters of Administration. issue Letters Testamentary. upon reporting to the Court that the above purposes have been accomplished, discharge the Personal Representative and re-close the estate. Other:

VERIFICATION
I (Petitioner) verify that the facts set forth in this document are true as far as I know or am informed. I understand that penalties for perjury follow deliberate falsification of the facts stated herein. (§15-10-310, C.R.S.)

____________________________________________ Signature of Petitioner Date ______________________________________ Signature of Attorney Date Note: This form may not be used to re-open an estate closed pursuant to §15-12-1009, C.R.S.
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