Colorado § 15-12-710 - Power to avoid transfers.
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§ 15-12-710. Power to avoid transfers.
The property liable for the payment of unsecured debts of a decedent includes all property transferred by him by any means which is in law void or voidable as against his creditors, and, subject to prior liens, the right to recover this property, so far as necessary for the payment of unsecured debts of the decedent, is exclusively in the personal representative.
Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1589, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-3-710.
ANNOTATION
Law reviews. For article, "Decedents' Creditors and Nonprobate Assets," see 15 Colo. Law. 2190 (1986).
Power to bring actions to set aside colorable inter vivos transfers. The administrator of the transferor's estate is authorized and also has standing to bring actions to set aside colorable inter vivos transfers. In re Scavello v. Scott, 194 Colo. 64, 570 P.2d 1 (1977).
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What does Colorado Revised Statutes § 15-12-710 cover?
Section 15-12-710 ("Power to avoid transfers.") 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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