Pueblo County, CO Probate Information

Before filing in Pueblo County, build a clear list of the decedent's accounts, real estate, debts, beneficiaries and possible creditors. That asset picture drives the local route choice: an application goes to the Pueblo County probate registrar and runs without notice to interested persons, while a petition goes before a judge or magistrate with notice (C.R.S. § 15-10-201(21), (26)). Sunset's 2,300-institution asset discovery helps families start estate settlement with the information the forms and the registrar will test.

The local logistics are also easier when the estate picture is complete. The filing counter closes at 4:00 p.m., the self-help desk closes at noon on Friday, a notice to set needs at least seven days before the setting date, and recording against Pueblo County real estate happens at 215 W. 10th Street rather than at the court on North Elizabeth Street.

Pueblo County probate filings go to the Clerk of the District Court at the Pueblo Combined Court, 501 N. Elizabeth Street, Pueblo, CO 81003. The Pueblo Combined Court is the county's Judicial Branch facility for district court matters, including decedent estates, even though the building name says Combined Court.

Pueblo County is the whole of the 10th Judicial District: "The tenth judicial district shall be composed of the county of Pueblo" (C.R.S. § 13-5-111(1)). Venue for the first informal or formal testacy or appointment proceeding is in the county where the decedent was domiciled or resided at death, or, for a nonresident, in any Colorado county where the decedent's property was located at death (C.R.S. § 15-12-201(1)). A decedent domiciled anywhere in Pueblo County files at the same court counter in Pueblo.

If the estate includes Pueblo County real estate, separate the court filing from recording work. Estate papers are filed at 501 N. Elizabeth Street. Documents that must be recorded against Pueblo County real estate go to the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder, Recording Division, at 215 W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor, Pueblo, CO 81003.

• One county, one district, one courthouse. Pueblo County is the whole of the 10th Judicial District (C.R.S. § 13-5-111(1)), and the Judicial Branch lists the Pueblo Combined Court at 501 N. Elizabeth Street as the county's court facility.
• Combined Court is the building name. The estate case is still in the Pueblo County District Court, but the sign and court website use Pueblo Combined Court because district court and county court business share the same facility.
• The court publishes estate and trust guidance. Pueblo County's court page describes informal and formal appointment of a personal representative, special administrators under C.R.S. § 15-12-614, determinations of heirs or devisees when a decedent left real property, trust registration and trust administration.
• Lodged wills are retained by the court. Pueblo County states that a lodged will is kept by the court, and that release of the original is handled by motion in an existing estate matter after appointment or administration has concluded.
• The probate registrar has a direct line. The Pueblo County probate registrar is reached at (719) 404-8828. The courthouse main number, 719-404-8700, is not the probate registrar's direct line.
• The building hours are not the counter hours. The building is open until 5:00 p.m., but the clerk's customer service window and records desk close at 4:00 p.m.
• Friday afternoon is not self-help time. The self-help desk closes at noon on Friday, while the clerk's counter remains open until 4:00 p.m.
• Hearing settings need lead time. A 10th Judicial District order requires a notice to set to be filed at least seven days before the setting date, unless the presiding judge of the division allows an exception.
• Recording is in a different building. Estate filings go to 501 N. Elizabeth Street. Recording against Pueblo County real estate goes to the Clerk and Recorder's recording counter at 215 W. 10th Street, 2nd Floor.

Colorado does not impose an attorney requirement on every personal representative, and Pueblo County has a probate registrar, statewide JDF forms and a courthouse self-help desk for procedural information. Counsel becomes more important when an estate is contested, when someone seeks supervised administration, when real estate must be sold, when a petition to determine heirs is needed, or when a creditor claim has to be litigated. Supervised administration carries a separate $198 amount as of August 2026 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(c)). The registrar and the self-help center can explain procedure, but they cannot give legal advice. Sunset connects families to a vetted local probate attorney at no cost.

Find the accounts and assets. Sunset searches across more than 2,300 institutions to help identify bank accounts, investments, retirement accounts, insurance, real estate signals and debts before the Pueblo County packet is prepared. Estate settlement is faster when the family knows what is actually in the estate.

Generate the probate packet. Sunset uses the family's answers to assemble the Colorado JDF forms for the likely route, including the papers needed for the Pueblo Combined Court's clerk window at 501 N. Elizabeth Street.

Find a local probate attorney. When a contest, real estate sale, claim dispute, heir determination or supervised administration makes counsel sensible, Sunset connects the family with a vetted local probate attorney.

Sunset is free for families. Families can use Sunset to organize the estate settlement, understand the next filing step and decide whether they want attorney help without paying Sunset a fee.