A certificate of death, a verification of death document, or a certified copy thereof, of a person who is a joint tenant may be placed of record with the county clerk and recorder of the county in which the real property affected by the joint tenancy is located, together with a supplementary affidavit. The supplementary affidavit, which shall be properly sworn to or affirmed by a person of legal age having personal knowledge of the facts, must include the legal description of the real property and a statement that the person referred to in the certificate is the same person who is named in a specific recorded deed or similar instrument creating the joint tenancy. When recorded, the original certificate or verification document and supplementary affidavit, or certified copies thereof, must be accepted in all courts of the state of Colorado as prima facie proof of the death of the joint tenant. The certificate or verification document and supplementary affidavit provided for in this section may also be used to provide proof of the death of a life tenant, the owner under a beneficiary deed, or any other person whose record interest in real property terminates upon the death of such person to the same extent as a joint tenant as provided in this section.
As used in this part 1, unless the context otherwise requires, a “certificate of death or certified copy thereof” means a certificate of death as construed in section 25-2-110 (10), C.R.S., that meets the requirements set forth in section 38-35-112 to be admitted as evidence or a copy of such a certificate of death certified by the public office that issued it.
Source: Section 38-31-102 — Proof of death - certificate of death available - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).
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Location: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_38-31-102
Original Source: Section 38-31-102 — Proof of death - certificate of death available - definitions, https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-38.pdf (last accessed Jul. 25, 2023).
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