Use This County Probate Reference Before You File
This page is built for the detailed county-level checks that generic probate guides usually miss: local filing fees, District Court probate division contact details, administrative orders, e-filing rules, and hearing logistics for Lake County.
Local Fee Schedule
Review county-specific probate filing charges before you estimate total case cost.
Court Rules and Orders
Check the local rules, judge procedures, and administrative orders that can change how a case moves.
Clerk and Filing Logistics
Confirm where to file, whether e-filing is allowed, and how hearings or notices are handled locally.
Lake County District Court probate division Guide
5th Judicial District of Colorado · District Court probate division information · Updated June 2026
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Filing & Fees
Fee Schedule Signals
Probate Filing Fees
Specific fee amounts are not available for this county. Colorado has no probate tax. Per the Colorado Judicial Branch List of Fees and C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1), the total filing fee is $229 to open a decedent's estate (informal or formal) and $113 for an estate eligible for the small-estate summary administrative procedure under C.R.S. § 15-12-1203 involving no real property. Each figure includes the $30 equal-justice docket fee added under C.R.S. § 13-32-102(7), effective January 1, 2025 (HB 24-1286), on top of the $199 / $83 base docket fees. Other fees: $198 additional for supervised administration, $198 for a contested claim, $36 for a demand for notice, and $18 to deposit a will with the court during the testator's lifetime. Verify current amounts on the Colorado Judicial Branch List of Fees before relying on a figure.
Colorado has no probate tax. Per the Colorado Judicial Branch List of Fees and C.R.S. § 13-32-102(1), the total filing fee is $229 to open a decedent's estate (informal or formal) and $113 for an estate eligible for the small-estate summary administrative procedure under C.R.S. § 15-12-1203 involving no real property. Each figure includes the $30 equal-justice docket fee added under C.R.S. § 13-32-102(7), effective January 1, 2025 (HB 24-1286), on top of the $199 / $83 base docket fees. Other fees: $198 additional for supervised administration, $198 for a contested claim, $36 for a demand for notice, and $18 to deposit a will with the court during the testator's lifetime. Verify current amounts on the Colorado Judicial Branch List of Fees before relying on a figure.
Required Documents
E-Filing & Filing Methods
Records portal
Use this county-linked source to check live court-record information when available. Search results may not include every probate record.
The Colorado Judicial Branch Docket Search covers state-operated district and county courts statewide, but it returns docket/calendar entries rather than a complete case register, and documents are not available. The city-operated Denver County Court is outside the state system. Confirm case details with the Lake County Combined Court clerk.
Timelines & Proceedings
Deadlines & Creditor Claims
Key Deadlines
- Will Deposit
- 10 days
- Creditor Claims
- 4 months
- Known Creditor Notice
- 60 days
Creditor Claims
- Period Starts
- first publication of notice to creditors
Related Proceedings
Property Recording
Source ↗Sources (6)
- https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/location/lake-county-combined-court
- https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/courts/trial-courts/lake-county
- https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/dockets
- https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/self-help-forms
- https://leg.colorado.gov/colorado-revised-statutes
- https://tax.colorado.gov/sites/tax/files/documents/Probate_Index_2026.xlsx