{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-517","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-11-517","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize an interested person for contesting the will or instituting other proceedings relating to the estate is unenforceable if probable cause exists for instituting proceedings.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 11 - Intestate Succession and Wills","Part 5 - WILLS AND WILL CONTRACTS AND CUSTODY AND DEPOSIT OF WILLS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-15.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"3f1e989d2f6d302b6bdcaab08c475b064efe9906a2f59261198aa223b7b2e5eb","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-516","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-11-601"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}