Chapter 19 - § 19.2 • A NOTE ON THE USE OF FORMS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

§ 19.2 • A NOTE ON THE USE OF FORMS

Guardianship and conservatorship fall within the jurisdiction of the state's district courts, with the exception of the City and County of Denver, where the Denver Probate Court has exclusive jurisdiction. Practice in these courts has been simplified by the Colorado Supreme Court's adoption of the Colorado Judicial Department (JDF) forms found in Appendix A to the Colorado Rules of Probate Procedure (C.R.P.P.). C.R.P.P. 5 directs that these forms should be used where applicable. The forms are now available on the Colorado State Judicial Branch website and may be downloaded and adapted for use on the computer by going to www.courts.state.co.us and clicking on the "Self Help/Forms" tab, followed by "Conservatorship" or "Guardianship."

The forms and brochures from the State Judicial website may be printed either in Microsoft Word® or PDF format with Adobe Acrobat®. If using computer-generated forms, C.R.P.P. 5 should be reviewed. Use of the checklists and the forms will aid the practitioner in covering all the statutory requirements, but is no substitute for reading the statutes carefully. Combining guardianship and conservatorship petitions into one document should be avoided. The practitioner should take care to follow the format of the approved forms, highlighting where appropriate, underlining blanks to be filled, and including a conspicuous statement in the footer of the documents that the...