Colorado Trust Amendment

Colorado Estate Planning & Wills Updated October 27, 2026 Free Word and PDF

AMENDMENT TO REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST

State of Colorado

Before signing: Compare the original trust and every prior amendment with this document. Follow any amendment method made exclusive by the trust. If the trust instrument was executed before August 7, 2013, verify revocability under its terms; the presumption in C.R.S. § 15-5-602(1) does not apply to that instrument.

Amendment number: [____]

Date: [__/__/____]

1. Trust and signatory

This amendment concerns the [________________________________] Trust, executed [__/__/____] (the "Trust"), as previously amended on [________________________________].

Settlor(s): [________________________________]

Acting trustee(s): [________________________________]

Trust provision authorizing amendment (article/section and method): [________________________________]

☐ One settlor created and funded the Trust.

☐ More than one settlor created or funded the Trust. The amendment affects [identify the settlor's contributed portion or the property for which joint action is required: ________________________________]. The additional settlor signs below if joint action is required by the Trust or C.R.S. § 15-5-602(2).

The undersigned represents that the Trust is revocable to the extent amended here and that the undersigned is authorized to make this amendment. If the instrument predates August 7, 2013, this representation rests on the Trust's terms and other applicable law, not the presumption in C.R.S. § 15-5-602(1).

2. Method of amendment

The undersigned uses the following method (select one):

☐ Trust method: This document substantially complies with the amendment method in Trust article/section [________]. Required signatures, delivery, witnesses, or acknowledgment under that method are supplied here or in attached pages.

☐ Alternative method: The Trust gives no amendment method or does not make its stated method exclusive. This signed amendment manifests the undersigned's intent to amend the Trust as set out below. Identify any additional facts supporting this method: [________________________________].

A stated method may be exclusive when the Trust uses "sole," "exclusive," "only," or similar limiting language. C.R.S. § 15-5-602(3) governs both choices; check the actual Trust before selecting one.

3. Amendments

The undersigned amends the Trust only as follows. Identify every affected article or section precisely; attach additional signed pages if needed.

Change 1 — article/section: [________________________________]

☐ Replace the entire identified provision with:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Add the following provision after the identified provision:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Delete the identified provision without replacement.

Change 2 — article/section: [________________________________]

☐ Replace the entire identified provision with:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Add the following provision after the identified provision:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Delete the identified provision without replacement.

Change 3 — article/section: [________________________________]

☐ Replace the entire identified provision with:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Add the following provision after the identified provision:

[____________________________________________________________]

☐ Delete the identified provision without replacement.

Any replacement text and additional signed pages attached as Exhibit [____] are incorporated in this amendment. Check definitions, beneficiary shares, trustee powers, and cross references affected by each change before signing.

4. Continuing terms and delivery

All Trust terms and prior amendments remain effective except to the extent this amendment validly changes them. For an actual conflict within the undersigned's authority to amend, this amendment controls.

Deliver a copy to the acting trustee at [________________________________] on [__/__/____]. Review separately whether a deed, title insurer notice, account update, or other instrument is needed for affected property.

5. Execution and authority

Signer 1 capacity (select one):

☐ Settlor signing personally.

☐ Agent under power of attorney. Amendment is expressly authorized by [Trust article/section ________ / power of attorney dated ________], as required by C.R.S. § 15-5-602(5). Attach the authorizing excerpt or instrument as appropriate.

☐ Conservator with approval of the supervising court under C.R.S. § 15-5-602(6), subject to the Trust terms and any power expressly granted to another person. Court and order: [________________________________].

☐ Guardian, no conservator appointed, with approval of the supervising court under C.R.S. § 15-5-602(6), subject to the Trust terms and any power expressly granted to another person. Court and order: [________________________________].

I sign voluntarily and intend the precise changes stated above.

Signer 1 signature: [________________________________]

Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

Additional settlor or authorized signer, if required:

Signature: [________________________________]

Printed name and capacity: [________________________________]

Authority and affected contribution: [________________________________]

Date: [__/__/____]

Witnesses, if the Trust method requires them

Witness 1 signature/name/date: [________________________________] / [________________________________] / [__/__/____]

Witness 2 signature/name/date: [________________________________] / [________________________________] / [__/__/____]

Acknowledgment, if required by the Trust method or requested for a related transaction

State of Colorado, County of [________________________________].

This record was acknowledged before me on [__/__/____] by [________________________________] ☐ in an individual capacity / ☐ as [capacity: ________________________________] of [person or entity represented: ________________________________].

Notary signature: [________________________________]

Title of office: [________________________________]

Commission expires: [__/__/____]

Official seal: [________________________________]

Trustee receipt

I acknowledge receipt of this amendment on [__/__/____]. This receipt records delivery; it does not replace any signature required to make the amendment effective.

Trustee signature and name: [________________________________] / [________________________________]

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About this template

Last updated
October 27, 2026
Citations checked
October 27, 2026
Jurisdiction
Colorado
Category
Estate Planning & Wills

Legal authority

  • C.R.S. § 15-5-602 — Revocation or amendment of a revocable trust
  • C.R.S. § 15-5-1404 — Application of the Colorado Uniform Trust Code to existing relationships
  • C.R.S. § 24-21-515 — Notarial certificate requirements
  • C.R.S. § 24-21-516 — Short form acknowledgment certificates

Estate planning documents decide what happens to your property, your children, and your medical care when you cannot make those decisions yourself. Wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives each serve different purposes and each have to meet state law requirements for signing, witnessing, and notarization. A document that looks fine on the page but was not executed correctly can be rejected in probate, which is exactly when it is too late to fix.

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This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.

Checked against the law it cites

A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 27, 2026.

C.R.S. § 24-21-515 (checked October 27, 2026): "A notarial act must be evidenced by a certificate. The certificate must: (a) Be executed contemporaneously with the performance of the notarial act; (b) Be signed and dated by the notarial officer and, if the notarial officer is a notary public, be signed in the same manner as on file with the secretary of state; (c) Identify the county and state in which the notarial act is performed; and (d) Contain the title of office of the notarial officer."

C.R.S. § 24-21-516 (checked October 27, 2026): "The following short form certificates of notarial acts are sufficient for the purposes indicated, if completed with the information required by section 24-21-515 (1) and (2):"

C.R.S. § 15-5-602 (checked October 27, 2026): "Unless the terms of a trust expressly provide that the trust is irrevocable, the settlor may revoke or amend the trust. This subsection (1) does not apply to a trust created under an instrument executed before August 7, 2013."

C.R.S. § 15-5-602(2)(a) (checked October 27, 2026): "To the extent the trust consists of community property, the trust may be revoked by either spouse acting alone, with regard to the portion of the trust property attributable to that settlor's contribution, but may be amended only by joint action of both spouses;"

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