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Most people probably think of wills and death when they hear about probate court.
But the court also appoints guardians and conservators to oversee the affairs of the living after they are declared incapacitated. The court handles all involuntary mental health and alcoholism commitments as well. Guardianship and conservatorship actions accounted for about 23 percent of probate cases, with 2,648 cases filed. Denver Probate Court received 2,025 new cases last year, including 435 guardianships or conservatorships. Denver is the only Colorado city to have a special probate court established by constitutional amendment, the Judicial Reform Amendment, which was adopted by voters in 1962.