{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-811","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-12-811","heading":"Counterclaims.","body":"In allowing a claim the personal representative may deduct any counterclaim which the estate has against the claimant. In determining a claim against an estate a court shall reduce the amount allowed by the amount of any counterclaims and, if the counterclaims exceed the claim, render a judgment against the claimant in the amount of the excess. A counterclaim, liquidated or unliquidated, may arise from a transaction other than that upon which the claim is based. A counterclaim may give rise to relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that sought in the claim.","path":["Title 15 - PROBATE, TRUSTS, AND FIDUCIARIES","Article 12 - Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 8 - CREDITORS' CLAIMS"],"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":"ca843d292ec01ca036d6bec2297b288cc92b0ccc2df8cb82e2da39143338bb90","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-810","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-812"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}