{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-104","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-12-104","heading":"Claims against decedent.","body":"No claim may be presented and no proceeding to enforce a claim against the estate of a decedent or his or her successors may be revived or commenced before the appointment of a personal representative, except as permitted by section 15-12-804. After the appointment and until distribution, all proceedings and actions to enforce a claim against the estate are governed by the procedure prescribed by this article. After distribution, a creditor whose claim has not been barred may recover from the distributees as provided in section 15-12-1004 or from a former personal representative individually liable as provided in section 15-12-1005. This section has no application to a proceeding by a secured creditor of the decedent to enforce his or her right to his or her security except as to any deficiency judgment that might be sought therein.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 12 - Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"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":"6f05a15d48696a8ddb774f261dbdc99f73b8664ac7fbd84e8f4c130bfe27f710","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-103","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}