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Weld County, CO Probate Information
Quick facts
| Topic | Weld County details |
|---|---|
| Court | Weld County District Court, sitting at the Weld County Centennial Center for filing business |
| Judicial district | 19th Judicial District, Weld County alone (C.R.S. § 13-5-120) |
| Courthouse address | Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80631 |
| Mailing address | P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632 |
| Probate registrar phone | (970) 475-2505, with (970) 475-2506 also published by the court for probate |
| Clerk's Office phone | (970) 475-2400 |
| Records contact | (970) 475-2400, [email protected] |
| Hours | Clerk's Office: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The windows close promptly at 4:00 p.m. and the Clerk's Office opens at 8:00 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month. The buildings are open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. |
| Filing fee | $229 for a first filing in a decedent's estate as of August 2026 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(b), (7)); $113 for a small estate eligible for summary administrative procedures with no real property as of August 2026 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(a), (7)) |
| Local forms | None published for probate. Weld County uses the statewide JDF probate forms. |
| E-filing | Attorneys handling Weld County probate matters file through Colorado Courts E-Filing under the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order. A personal representative without a lawyer files on paper at the Centennial Center or by mail, and the clerk scans the paper documents into the electronic file. |
| Email and fax pleadings | Not accepted. The court publishes that pleadings are not accepted by email or fax. |
| Case search | Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search, https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/dockets. It is a docket and calendar search, not a document search. |
| Remote appearance | Uncontested informal probate is presumptively flexible under Chief Justice Directive 23-03, but Weld County's virtual courtroom page directs parties to get prior court approval, and the 19th Judicial District leaves the method of appearance to the presiding judicial officer. |
| Website | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/weld-county |
Before you begin — know the assets and liabilities
Start by identifying the accounts, real estate, debts, beneficiaries and any will before you choose a Colorado probate route. In Weld County, an informal application goes to the county's probate registrar and runs without notice to interested persons, while a formal petition goes before a judge or magistrate with notice (C.R.S. § 15-10-201(21), (26); C.R.S. § 15-12-301(1)). That route choice affects the forms, the notice steps and how quickly the estate settlement can move.
The local logistics matter just as much as the forms. The filing counter is at the Centennial Center, the windows close at 4:00 p.m., the fourth Wednesday starts at 8:00 a.m., email and fax pleadings are not accepted, and the original will has to reach the court before Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration are issued. Sunset's 2,300-institution asset discovery helps families build the asset picture first, so the Weld County estate settlement does not start with missing accounts or an incomplete packet.
Which court handles jurisdiction
Probate for Weld County is filed with the Clerk of the District Court at the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, or by mail to P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632. The Weld County Courthouse at 901 9th Avenue and Plaza West at 910 10th Avenue are also court buildings in Greeley, but both Judicial Branch location pages direct that all court business is handled at the Centennial Center.
Weld County is the entire 19th Judicial District (C.R.S. § 13-5-120). Because the county and the district coincide, there are no other counties sharing this filing counter and no district judge traveling from a neighboring county seat for Weld County estate matters. An estate is still filed in Weld County's district court at the county seat, not in a district as a separate place to file; Colorado law requires a term of court in each county within a judicial district, at that county's seat (C.R.S. § 13-5-101).
Venue for the first informal or formal testacy or appointment proceeding is in the county where the decedent was domiciled or resident at death, or, if the decedent was not domiciled or resident in Colorado, in any Colorado county where the decedent had property at death (C.R.S. § 15-12-201(1)). That means a Weld County resident's estate belongs at the Centennial Center, and a nonresident who owned Weld County property may also have a Weld County venue basis under the same statute.
The jurisdiction process
- Decide whether Weld County is the right county. Use the Colorado venue rule for the first testacy or appointment proceeding: the county where the decedent was domiciled or resident at death, or, for a nonresident, a Colorado county where the decedent owned property at death (C.R.S. § 15-12-201(1)).
- Build the asset and debt picture before choosing forms. The distinction between an application to the probate registrar and a petition to a judge depends on the estate facts, the will, disputes, creditors and who has priority to serve as personal representative.
- If there is a will, plan for the original. Whoever has the will must deliver it within ten days after death, or as soon after as the death becomes known, to the court with probate jurisdiction in the county where the decedent resided or was domiciled, for lodging in the court's records (C.R.S. § 15-11-516(1)). In Weld County, the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order also requires a scanned copy with the application or petition and requires the original will to be lodged before Letters issue.
- Choose the Colorado route. Informal proceedings are handled by the probate registrar without notice to interested persons, while formal proceedings are before a judge with notice to interested persons (C.R.S. § 15-10-201(21), (26)). Use the statewide instructions, JDF 906 for a probate with a will or JDF 907 for a probate without a will.
- Prepare the statewide JDF packet. Weld County publishes no local probate forms. Use JDF 705 as the Probate Case Information Sheet, then the informal application with a will, JDF 910, or without a will, JDF 916, or the formal petition with a will, JDF 920, or without a will, JDF 922. Include JDF 911 Acceptance of Appointment and the proposed order that fits the route.
- File through the correct channel. Attorneys handling Weld County probate matters file electronically through Colorado Courts E-Filing under the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order. A personal representative without a lawyer files on paper at the Clerk's Office in the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, or mails the packet to P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, and the clerk scans the paper filing into the electronic file. Weld County does not accept pleadings by email or fax.
- Pay the filing fee, or ask the court to waive it. A first filing in a decedent's estate is $229 as of August 2026 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(b), (7)). Use JDF 205 with JDF 206 to ask to file without payment if the estate or filer qualifies.
- Watch the counter hours. The Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the filing windows close promptly at 4:00 p.m., and on the fourth Wednesday of each month the Clerk's Office opens at 8:00 a.m.
- Wait for registrar review if the case is informal. Weld County has a dedicated probate registrar reachable at (970) 475-2505 or (970) 475-2506. The registrar reviews informal estate filings, decides on appointment in informal cases and may ask for more information if the paperwork needs correction.
- If a hearing is needed, use the statewide setting forms and ask the assigned division about its procedure. JDF 709 gives probate hearing-setting instructions, JDF 710 notices a setting and JDF 711 notices a hearing once a date is set. Weld County publishes no probate setting calendar.
- Handle remote appearance carefully. Colorado's statewide Virtual Proceedings Policy makes an uncontested informal probate proceeding a presumptively flexible appearance (Chief Justice Directive 23-03, effective August 1, 2023). Weld County also publishes a prior-approval warning on its virtual courtroom page, and the 19th Judicial District leaves the method of appearance to the presiding judicial officer, so ask the assigned division before the hearing.
- Obtain the authority document. Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration issue on JDF 915. In Weld County, the original will must be lodged before those Letters issue.
- Give notice, collect assets and prepare the inventory. Notice to creditors uses JDF 943 for publication and JDF 944 for mailed notice. The inventory uses JDF 941.
- Separate court filing from real estate recording. Court filings go to the Centennial Center. Documents recorded against Weld County real estate go to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department at 1250 H Street, Greeley, which is a different office.
- Close the estate. Informal closing uses JDF 965 Statement of Personal Representative Closing Administration, with JDF 959 as the instruction sheet. The small-estate closing statement is JDF 966, with JDF 958 as the instruction sheet.
Executor duties
- Get the original will to the court early. Colorado requires delivery of the will for lodging within ten days after death, or as soon after as the death becomes known, and Weld County's district order requires the original to be lodged before Letters issue (C.R.S. § 15-11-516(1)).
- Use the right filing channel. Counsel file probate documents electronically in this district. A personal representative without counsel files on paper at the counter or by mail, and the clerk scans the papers into the electronic file.
- Do not send pleadings by email or fax. Weld County publishes that those pleading channels are not accepted.
- Plan any counter visit around the 4:00 p.m. window closure. The buildings remain open later, but the filing windows close promptly at 4:00 p.m. and the fourth Wednesday starts at 8:00 a.m.
- Go to the Centennial Center, not the 9th Avenue courthouse, for filing business.
- Ask the assigned division how to set any probate hearing. Weld County publishes no probate setting schedule.
- Treat real estate recording as a separate task. Recording against Weld County real estate is handled by the Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department at 1250 H Street, not by the court.
- Expect identification for records. The Judicial Branch record request form says probate records may require a United States government-issued photo ID.
Forms and documents
Probate forms in Weld County
Colorado uses statewide, court-approved JDF forms for opening, administering and closing a decedent's estate. Weld County publishes no local probate forms and no local probate cover sheet. The local addition is a filing rule, not a form: the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order governs electronic filing by counsel, paper filing by unrepresented parties and lodging the original will before Letters issue.
| Need | Statewide forms |
|---|---|
| Instructions | JDF 906 Instructions for Probate with a Will; JDF 907 Instructions for Probate without a Will |
| Cover sheet | JDF 705 Probate Case Information Sheet |
| Informal case | JDF 910 Application for Informal Probate of a Will, or JDF 916 Application for Informal Appointment of Personal Representative, with JDF 913 or JDF 917 as the corresponding order |
| Formal case | JDF 920 Petition for Formal Probate of Will and Formal Appointment, or JDF 922 Petition for Adjudication of Intestacy and Formal Appointment, with JDF 921 or JDF 923 as the corresponding order |
| Appointment | JDF 911 Acceptance of Appointment; JDF 912 Renunciation and/or Nomination of Personal Representative |
| Authority | JDF 915 Letters Testamentary/of Administration |
| Will lodging | JDF 919 Submission of a Will for Lodging |
| Notice | JDF 940 Information of Appointment; JDF 943 Notice to Creditors by publication; JDF 944 Notice to Creditors by mail |
| Hearings | JDF 709 Instructions to Set a Hearing in Probate; JDF 710 Notice to Set Hearing; JDF 711 Notice of Hearing |
| Inventory | JDF 941 Decedent's Estate Inventory |
| Closing | JDF 959 Instructions for Closing an Estate Informally; JDF 965 Statement of Personal Representative Closing Administration; JDF 958 and JDF 966 for a small estate closing |
| Fee waiver | JDF 205 and JDF 206 for the motion; JDF 202 for the order |
The Colorado Judicial Branch probate forms category is at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/taxonomy/term/1047?form_category=1047, with the searchable forms page at https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-forms.
Local nuance
Weld County-specific considerations
- Three court buildings, one filing counter. The Weld County Courthouse at 901 9th Avenue and Plaza West at 910 10th Avenue both direct that all court business is handled at the Centennial Center. The filing counter is at 915 10th Street.
- Attorneys handling probate matters in this district file through Colorado Courts E-Filing under the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order. Trust registration statements are included in that order.
- The same order protects a paper route for anyone without a lawyer. A party who is not represented by counsel may file in traditional paper format, and the Clerk of the District Court scans and uploads those documents into the electronic file.
- The original will must be lodged before Letters issue. A scanned copy goes with the application or petition, but the original has to reach the court before JDF 915 Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration are issued.
- Weld County accepts no pleadings by email or fax.
- The windows close before the building does. The Clerk's Office runs 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; the court buildings stay open until 5:30 p.m.
- The Clerk's Office opens at 8:00 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
- Weld County is the entire 19th Judicial District (C.R.S. § 13-5-120), so the registrar and the standing orders are local to this county alone.
- Weld County has a dedicated probate registrar with a direct line, (970) 475-2505, and the county page also publishes (970) 475-2506 for probate.
- The court's self-help resource is called the Court Information Center. It is at the Centennial Center and can be reached at (970) 475-2410 and [email protected].
- The 19th Judicial District's court operations order bars anyone with a fever, diarrhea or vomiting from entering a 19th Judicial District court building until the person has been free of fever for twenty four hours without fever-reducing medication.
- A probate record may require a United States government-issued photo ID through the Judicial Branch record request form. Weld County records questions go to (970) 475-2400 and [email protected].
- Recording is a different office. Documents recorded against Weld County real estate go to the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department at 1250 H Street, Greeley, not to the court.
Recent updates
| Date | Local update |
|---|---|
| November 12, 2019 | The 19th Judicial District amended its standing order on electronic filing in probate cases. The order keeps attorney probate filings in Colorado Courts E-Filing, preserves paper filing for unrepresented parties with clerk scanning into the electronic file and requires the original will to be lodged before Letters issue. |
| June 5, 2023 | The 19th Judicial District entered a court operations order leaving the method of appearance to the presiding judicial officer and setting a court-building entry rule for fever, diarrhea and vomiting symptoms. |
| September 24, 2026 | The court publishes a partial closure: trial court and probation are closed from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, September 24, 2026. |
| Remaining 2026 state holidays | The court publishes closures for Labor Day, Francis Xavier Cabrini Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day in 2026. |
Page last reviewed: August 2026.
Scenarios
| Situation | Weld County path | Where Sunset helps |
|---|---|---|
| Surviving spouse with co-owned home | Start at the Clerk's Office in the Weld County Centennial Center, not at the 9th Avenue courthouse. If the paperwork supports an informal case, the application is reviewed by the Weld County probate registrar. If there is a will, the original has to be lodged before Letters issue. Any recording against the Weld County home is handled separately by the Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department at 1250 H Street. | Sunset traces accounts, debts and title information first, so the spouse knows what is actually in the estate and what passed outside probate before going to the counter. |
| Out-of-state adult child with small estate | A self-represented filer uses paper, not Colorado Courts E-Filing, and Weld County accepts no pleadings by email or fax. The court publishes P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632 for mail, the Court Information Center answers procedural questions at (970) 475-2410, and the probate registrar answers at (970) 475-2505. If there is a will, the original must reach the court before Letters issue. For any hearing, ask the assigned division because Weld County publishes a prior-approval warning for virtual appearance. | Sunset builds the asset list and probate packet remotely, reducing the chance of a trip to Greeley for a missing form, account or original document. |
| Parent settling predeceased child's estate, home must be sold | Open the estate at the Centennial Center and expect a buyer, title company or lender to ask for JDF 915 Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration. If there is a will, lodge the original before listing timing depends on the appointment. Use JDF 941 for the inventory. If the sale requires court time, ask the assigned division how it wants the hearing set because Weld County publishes no probate setting schedule. Recording after closing goes to the Clerk and Recorder's Recording Department at 1250 H Street. | Sunset's asset discovery helps identify mortgages, liens and accounts that affect whether the sale can close and which probate route fits. |
Self-help resources
| Resource | How it helps | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Weld County Court Information Center | Local self-help resource at the Centennial Center. The Self-Represented Litigant Coordinator, known in Colorado courts as a Sherlock, can give procedural information about forms, rules and steps in noncriminal cases, but cannot give legal advice. | (970) 475-2410; [email protected] |
| Weld County probate registrar | Reviews informal estate filings, decides on appointment of personal representatives in informal cases and may ask for more information to correct paperwork. The registrar can provide procedural information but cannot give legal advice. | (970) 475-2505; the court also publishes (970) 475-2506 for probate |
| Colorado Legal Services, Greeley office | Statewide civil legal aid provider serving Weld County. Its published program areas do not include probate, so use it as a place to ask whether any help is available, not as an assumption of probate representation. Hours published by Colorado Legal Services: 8 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 8 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesday. | 912 8th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80631; 970-353-7554 |
| Colorado Judicial Branch probate self-help hub | Statewide probate overview and links to forms and court resources. | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-and-court-forms/probate?resource_type=1047 |
| Colorado Judicial Branch probate forms | Statewide JDF probate forms used in Weld County. | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/taxonomy/term/1047?form_category=1047 |
| Probate registrar directory | Statewide directory for probate registrar contacts, including Weld County's direct probate line. | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/probate-registrar |
| Colorado Bar Association public brochures | Public brochures linked by the Judicial Branch, including Probate in Colorado, So Now You Are A Personal Representative, What to Do When Someone Dies and Wills in Colorado. | https://www.cobar.org/For-the-Public/Legal-Brochures |
| Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search | Searches scheduled hearings and includes the probate case class. It does not provide case documents. | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/dockets |
| Colorado Judicial Branch record request form | Requests court records or documents. Probate records may require a United States government-issued photo ID, and the form says a response is normally provided within three business days. | https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/recorddocument-request-form |
When to hire an attorney
A personal representative can use Colorado's self-help forms and Weld County's Court Information Center for procedural information, but court staff, the self-represented litigant coordinators and the probate registrar cannot give legal advice. Counsel is especially useful when a will contest or creditor dispute moves the file to a judge or magistrate, when supervised administration is requested and carries a $198 fee as of August 2026 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(c)), when Weld County real estate must be sold, or when a claim must be litigated. Hiring counsel also changes the filing mechanics in this district because counsel file probate documents through Colorado Courts E-Filing while an unrepresented personal representative files on paper. Sunset connects families with a vetted local probate attorney at no cost.
How Sunset helps
Find the accounts and assets. Sunset searches across more than 2,300 financial institutions to help identify bank accounts, investments, insurance, retirement accounts and other assets before the Weld County estate settlement begins.
Generate the probate packet. Sunset organizes the information needed for the Colorado JDF forms, including the Weld County details that matter locally: the Centennial Center filing counter, the paper route for unrepresented filers and the original-will lodging rule before Letters issue.
Find a local probate attorney. If the estate involves a contest, a sale of Weld County real estate, supervised administration or a claim dispute, Sunset can connect the family with a vetted Colorado probate attorney who handles matters in Weld County.
Sunset is free for families. Sunset helps families move through estate settlement without charging them for asset discovery, probate packet generation or attorney matching.
Frequently asked questions
Where do I file probate in Weld County?
File with the Clerk of the District Court at the Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80631, or use the court's mailing address, P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632. The Weld County Courthouse at 901 9th Avenue and Plaza West at 910 10th Avenue are separate court buildings, but their location pages direct that all court business is handled at the Centennial Center.
What is the phone number for probate in Weld County?
The Weld County probate registrar's direct line is (970) 475-2505, and the county page also publishes (970) 475-2506 for probate. The Clerk's Office and file and records information use (970) 475-2400. The Court Information Center uses (970) 475-2410.
What are the clerk's hours at the Weld County Centennial Center?
The Clerk's Office is open Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The court says the windows close promptly at 4:00 p.m., even though the buildings stay open until 5:30 p.m. On the fourth Wednesday of each month, the Clerk's Office opens at 8:00 a.m.
Can I e-file a probate case in Weld County?
An attorney handling a Weld County probate matter files through Colorado Courts E-Filing under the 19th Judicial District's probate filing order. The Colorado Judicial Branch's e-filing page for people without a lawyer says that system is open only in domestic relations and eviction cases, so a self-represented personal representative files on paper at the Centennial Center or by mail, and the same district order says the clerk scans those paper documents into the electronic file.
Can I email or fax my probate paperwork to the Weld County court?
No. Weld County publishes that pleadings are not accepted by email or fax. A filer without a lawyer brings the paperwork to the Clerk's Office at the Weld County Centennial Center or mails it to P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632.
How much does it cost to start probate in Weld County?
As of August 2026, a first filing in a decedent's estate is $229 and a small estate eligible for summary administrative procedures with no real property is $113 (C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1)(a), (1)(b), (7)). The filing fee is set by statute for every Colorado county, so there is no Weld County surcharge. JDF 205 with JDF 206 is the route to ask the court to waive the fee.
Do I have to lodge the original will with the Weld County court?
Yes. Whoever holds the will must deliver it within ten days after death, or as soon after as the death becomes known, to the court with probate jurisdiction in the county where the decedent resided or was domiciled, for lodging in the court's records (C.R.S. § 15-11-516(1)). The 19th Judicial District's probate filing order also requires a scanned copy with the application or petition and requires the original will to be lodged before Letters issue.
Are there Weld County probate forms as well as the statewide ones?
No. Colorado's forms for opening, administering and closing an estate are the statewide JDF forms, and Weld County publishes no local probate forms or local probate cover sheet. Weld County's local addition is the district's probate filing order.
Can I appear remotely for a Weld County probate hearing?
Colorado's statewide Virtual Proceedings Policy makes an uncontested informal probate proceeding a presumptively flexible appearance, so a party may elect to appear virtually without asking permission first unless the court finds good cause for in-person attendance (Chief Justice Directive 23-03, effective August 1, 2023). Weld County publishes a virtual courtroom for each division, with a phone option, and the same page directs that prior court approval is required. The 19th Judicial District's June 5, 2023 standing order leaves the method of appearance to the presiding judicial officer, so ask the assigned division before the hearing.
Can I look up a Weld County probate case online?
The Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search covers Weld County and includes the probate case class, so a scheduled estate hearing can be searched by county, case number or party name. It is a calendar search, not a document search. The Judicial Branch states that trial court case documents and files are not available through its website and that copies must be obtained from the court where they were filed. For a Weld County file, use the Judicial Branch record request form or contact file and records information at (970) 475-2400 and [email protected].
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