A personal representative shall proceed expeditiously with the settlement and distribution of a decedent's estate and, except as otherwise specified or ordered in regard to a supervised personal representative, do so without adjudication, order, or direction of the court, but he may invoke the jurisdiction of the court, in proceedings authorized by this code, to resolve questions concerning the estate or its administration.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1587, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-704.
Structure Colorado Code
Title 15 - Probate, Trusts, and Fiduciaries
Article 12 - Probate of Wills and Administration
Part 7 - Duties and Powers of Personal Representatives
§ 15-12-701. Time of Accrual of Duties and Powers
§ 15-12-702. Priority Among Different Letters
§ 15-12-704. Personal Representative to Proceed Without Court Order - Exception
§ 15-12-705. Duty of Personal Representative - Information to Heirs and Devisees
§ 15-12-706. Duty of Personal Representative - Inventory and Appraisement
§ 15-12-707. Employment of Appraisers
§ 15-12-708. Duty of Personal Representative - Supplementary Inventory
§ 15-12-709. Duty of Personal Representative - Possession of Estate
§ 15-12-710. Power to Avoid Transfers
§ 15-12-711. Powers of Personal Representatives - in General
§ 15-12-712. Improper Exercise of Power - Breach of Fiduciary Duty
§ 15-12-714. Persons Dealing With Personal Representative - Protection
§ 15-12-715. Transactions Authorized for Personal Representatives - Exceptions
§ 15-12-716. Powers and Duties of Successor Personal Representative
§ 15-12-717. Corepresentatives - When Joint Action Required