Whether or not the provisions relating to holographic wills apply, a will may refer to a written statement or list to dispose of items of tangible personal property not otherwise specifically disposed of by the will, other than money. To be admissible under this section as evidence of the intended disposition, the writing shall be either in the handwriting of the testator or be signed by the testator and shall describe the items and the devisees with reasonable certainty. The writing may be referred to as one to be in existence at the time of the testator's death; it may be prepared before or after the execution of the will; it may be altered by the testator after its preparation; and it may be a writing that has no significance apart from its effect on the dispositions made by the will.
Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 1002, § 3, effective July 1, 1995. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 355, § 5, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 15-11-513 as it existed prior to 1995.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Article 11 - Intestate Succession and Wills
Part 5 - Wills and Will Contracts and Custody and Deposit of Wills
§ 15-11-501. Who May Make a Will
§ 15-11-502. Execution - Witnessed or Notarized Wills - Holographic Wills
§ 15-11-503. Writings Intended as Wills
§ 15-11-506. Choice of Law as to Execution
§ 15-11-507. Revocation by Writing or by Act
§ 15-11-508. Revocation by Change of Circumstances
§ 15-11-509. Revival of Revoked Will
§ 15-11-510. Incorporation by Reference
§ 15-11-511. Testamentary Additions to Trusts
§ 15-11-512. Events of Independent Significance
§ 15-11-514. Contracts Concerning Succession
§ 15-11-515. Deposit of Will With Court in Testator's Lifetime