Colorado § 15-5-508 - Application of part.
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§ 15-5-508. Application of part.
(1) This part 5 applies to all trusts created before, on, or after July 1, 2022.
(2) This part 5 applies to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after July 1, 2022.
(3) This part 5 applies to judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before July 1, 2022, unless the court finds that application of a particular provision of this part 5 would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, in which case the particular provision of this part 5 does not apply and the superseded law applies.
(4) Any rule of construction or presumption provided in this part 5 applies to trust instruments executed before July 1, 2022, unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust.
(5) An act done before July 1, 2022, is not affected by this part 5.
(6) If a right affected by this part 5 is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run pursuant to any other statute before July 1, 2022, then the period prescribed by that statute continues to apply to the right.
Source: L. 2021: Entire part added, (SB 21-162), ch. 170, p. 943, § 1, effective September 7.
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Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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