Personal Representative Service
When no family member can or wants to serve as executor, Everguide & Co can serve in a formal fiduciary capacity for Colorado estates.
When family cannot serve
Serving as Personal Representative (executor) is a major legal and administrative responsibility that takes dozens of hours over 6 to 12 months. It often becomes difficult when:
- All named family members live far out of state or have demanding work/caregiving commitments.
- The named executor is elderly, dealing with illness, or overwhelmed by grief.
- Family dynamics or sibling friction make a neutral third party preferable to prevent conflict.
- The will named someone who has since passed away or renounced appointment.
What we take on as Personal Representative
When appointed by the court as Personal Representative, we handle the entire estate from start to finish:
- Opening the informal probate estate with the county district court.
- Publishing statutory notice to creditors and managing the claim period.
- Marshaling and securing assets: bank accounts, real estate, vehicles, personal property.
- Coordinating appraisals, estate sales, and vehicle title transfers.
- Filing statutory court inventories and final accounting reports.
- Distributing remaining assets strictly according to Colorado law and the will.
We accept personal representative appointments only for estates where the will is clear and heirs are in general agreement. If an estate involves active intra-family lawsuits, contested wills, or adversarial litigation, a specialized probate litigation attorney should be retained instead.
Discuss fiduciary representation
Schedule a call to discuss whether our personal representative service is appropriate for your family’s situation.