Follow the blue links below to purchase and download PDF forms and booklets. Wills, Living Wills, & Probate
Most people in the United States die without a will or doing even basic estate planning, leaving the government to decide how their estate is divided. People are often unprepared for the emergency that places them in the hospital without any provisions for what they wish for life-saving measures, or who might make those decisions when they can’t. It’s important to plan for the future now to ensure that your loved ones are cared for, that your wishes are in writing, and in compliance with the law. Bradford Publishing has books, booklets, kits and forms that will provide the guidance and instructions you need to prepare for any eventuality.
Health Care Power of Attorney
We’ve all read stories in the news that have made us more aware of the importance of planning ahead for disability or some time in our lives when we will not be able to make our own decisions. A healthcare, or medical, power of attorney is a document that allows you to designate the person who will make medical decisions if you are too ill to understand what is happening or unable to communicate your wishes.
34H - Power of Attorney, Medical Durable
34HGL - Guideline for form 34H
Living Wills
A living will is a document in which you state the type of medical treatment that should or should not be given if you are terminally ill. In Colorado this is called a Declaration as to Medical or Surgical Treatment. Having a living will and a health care power of attorney are called advance directives because they allow you to designate aspects of your health care in advance. Learn all the details about these important documents in Bradford’s booklet, Planning Ahead: Living Wills and Other Advance Directives.
39B - Declaration as to Medical or Surgical Treatment
H1021 - Planning Ahead: Living Wills and Other Advance Directives
DNR (Do Not Resusitate)
A DNR is another type of advance directive that states your request not to have cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) if your heart stops or if you stop breathing. This form is provided by a physician and you should be sure that friends, family and caregivers know you have one and where to find it.
Wills
It doesn’t matter if you’re single or have oodles of grandchildren, you should be sure your estate is in order. Choose from 3 simple Last Will and Testament forms below, depending on your situation. Our booklet, Planning a Will in Colorado, will introduce you to the decisions you need to make about wills and estate planning.
39A - Last Will and Testament (no minor children)
39C - Last Will and Testament (with minor children)
39T - Last Will and Testament (with minor children to designate a decedant’s trust)
H1020 - Planning a Will in Colorado
The Colorado Will and Estate Planner contains the basic information needed to understand and create a simple will, list and allocate assets to beneficiaries, and prepare for possible disability. It also provides a general overview of the law and describes the purposes of a will, living will, probate, and medical and financial powers of attorney. This handsome three-ring binder is a handy place to store your forms and estate planning documents. The companion CD includes the necessary legal forms.
H1019 - Colorado Will and Estate Planner
Preserving Your Wealth
This book is a practical guide to understanding estate planning and probate in Colorado. It includes information about how an estate is valued for tax purposes, trusts, transferring wealth through life insurance, advance directives, and probate. It is written by one of Colorado’s leading experts on this topic.
E1326 - Preserving Your Wealth: A Guide to Colorado Probate & Estate Planning
Probating an Estate
If you are the personal representative (commonly known as an executor) for an estate, you’ll need a number of forms to probate the estate in a Colorado court. Bradford makes this easy with two kits that include the necessary forms for probate when there is a Will (Testate), or when there is no Will (Intestate). These kits are for an Informal proceeding which is the most common type of estate.
S1350 - Probating an Estate (Without a Will)
S1351 - Probating an Estate (With a Will)
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