The Glenwood post., 1922-01-19
Judge Bell Of County Court
Will Require Prompt Ac-
ton in Future
MAKES COURT ORDER

County Judge ]. W. Bell, in looking
over the records Of his office, has dis
covered that considerable probate bus
mess in his court has been handled in
more or less dilatory manner by ad-
ministrators and executors and that
many estates are still pending in the
court which should have been settled
and cleared from the docket long ago.
In most instances this delay is due TO
eagelessness and inattention to business
on the part of those called upon to ad-
minister the estates, but Judge Bell
believes such delays are useless and
ine1cusable in nearly all cases, and
oftentimes to the disadvantage Of the
estates and those depending ON them,
and hereafter be will require more
prompt action in tho settlement OF all
probate matters in his court, in accord
ance with the following order promul-
gated last Monday:
STATE OF COLORADO, I In the
COUNTY OF COLORADO s. County
Now on this 10th day Of January,
"A. D. 1929, comes on for consideration
the matter Of the practice Of probate
business in this Court, and the Court
having examined the records and files
and having considered the manner this
busineSs has heretofore been conduct
ed, doth find, that there is now pend.
ing, in this Court, approximately 125
estates in probate that have been on
f,lo for period of more than one year
and IN which the persons charged with
tho administration thereof have not
filed their reports therein, in manner
and form as by law required; that a
should have been settled several years
ago, due to the neglect of the person
legally charged with the duty thereof;
that some of these persons have de-
parted the jurisdiction Of this Court
and their present whereabouts is un-
known; that said examination dis
closed the fact that, creditors Of c.
tates are required to wait an unreas-
ousbe time for the payment Of thoif
Just clsims against estates; that OK
ecutors and administrators have ex-
Pected the Court to prepare their petit
TONS and advise them as to the law
and procedure in matters Of this kind.
which act ON the part Of the Court Is
contrary to and against the laws Of
this state. that 1t would be for the
best interest Of estates and all persons
concerned if executors and adminis-
traitors, who are not qualified to pro-
pare ths proper petitions, reports and
other necessary papers in matters of
this kind, oe required to secure counsel
to aid and assist them in presenting
tho business Of the estate to the
csaft; that II is for the best interest,
Of all estates and to those interested
therein if the same are finally closed
within the time prescribed by law, or
that showing be made to the Court
for not 50 doing; that it is necessary
for the proper administration Of the
business Of the County Court that an
order be entered herein in regard to
the procedure and practice of probate
matters.
1t Is Therefore Ordered BY the
Court, that in all matters in probate.
executors, administrators or other psa.
sons charged with tho duty Of tho ID.
ministratien of any estate, who do not
feel competent to prepare all petitions,
reports and other documents necessary
to be filed in any estate matter, shall
be, and they are hereby required to
secure the services Of An attorney or|
other perso duly qualified under the
Stass&A to prepare Ill necessary peti.
tionA reports sud Other nsesssary D,
pers Fslnired to b filsd IN sstsss Mt.
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It Il Further Osasrsd that all sxecu.
tors. adni.astrstiss, satsrnsys sna
esker pefseas eAazgsz With tAs admin.
istfation Of estates shall BE- required
strictly to conform to the law ~ to
tho AsaAse and tins Of presenting -
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