{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-905","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 15-12-905","heading":"Penalty clause for contest.","body":"A provision in a will purporting to penalize any 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 12 - Probate of Wills and Administration","Part 9 - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO DISTRIBUTION"],"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":"6ec7bbe97991f1ff27329441a1796d61f000e4ab64fc918b425cda31310d5ad3","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-904","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-15-12-906"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}