Colorado § 15-11-711 - Interests in "heirs" and like.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 15-11-711 — Interests in "heirs" and like., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-11-711. Interests in "heirs" and like.
If an applicable statute or a governing instrument calls for a present or future distribution to, or creates a present or future interest in, a designated individual's "heirs", "heirs at law", "next of kin", "relatives", or "family", or language of similar import, the property passes to those persons in such shares as would succeed to the designated individual's intestate estate under the intestate succession law of the designated individual's domicile if the designated individual died when the donative disposition is to take effect in possession or enjoyment. If the designated individual's surviving spouse is living but is remarried at the time the interest is to take effect in possession or enjoyment, the surviving spouse is not an heir of the designated individual.
Source: L. 94: Entire part R&RE, p. 1022, § 3, effective July 1, 1995.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Colorado § 15-11-711
What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 15-11-711 cover?
Section 15-11-711 ("Interests in "heirs" and like.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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