Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-1006

Current through Chapter 519 of the 2024 Legislative Session and Chapter 2 of the 2024 First Extraordinary Session
Section 15-11-1006 - Certificate that requirements for an international will have been met
(1) The authorized person shall attach to the will a certificate to be signed by him establishing that the requirements of this part 10 for valid execution of an international will have been fulfilled. The authorized person shall keep a copy of the certificate and deliver another to the testator.
(2) The certificate shall be substantially in the following form:

CERTIFICATE

1. I, _______________ (name, address, and capacity), a person authorized to act in connection with international wills,
2. certify that on ______ (date) at ___________ (place)
3. (testator)___________________________________________________________ (name, address, and date and place of birth) in my presence and that of the witnesses
4.
(a) _____________ (name, address, and date and place of birth)
(b) _____________ (name, address, and date and place of birth) has declared that the attached document is his will and that he knows the contents thereof.
*(c) ______________ (social security number or any other individual-identifying number established by law)
5. I furthermore certify that:
6.
(a) In my presence and in that of the witnesses
(1) the testator has signed the will or has acknowledged his signature previously affixed.
*(2) following a declaration of the testator stating that he was unable to sign his will for the following reason _________________________, I have mentioned this declaration on the will,

* and the signature has been affixed by ______________ (name and address) (to be completed if testator unable to sign)

7.
(b) the witnesses and I have signed the will;
8.
*(c) each page of the will has been signed by _______________ and numbered (to be completed if testator unable to sign);
9.
(d) I have satisfied myself as to the identity of the testator and of the witnesses as designated above;
10.
(e) the witnesses met the conditions requisite to act as such according to the law under which I am acting;
*(f) the intended place of deposit of safekeeping of the instrument pending the death of the testator is _________________.
11.
*(g) the testator has requested me to include the following statement concerning the safekeeping of his will:
12. PLACE OF EXECUTION
13. DATE
14. SIGNATURE

* to be completed if appropriate

C.R.S. § 15-11-1006

L. 89: Entire part added, p. 812, § 1, effective April 17.