Weld County Probate Court Role
Probate in Weld County is handled by the Probate Division of District Court. Colorado District Courts hear probate matters, and the Weld County state court system is part of the 19th Judicial District. Probate is therefore routed through the Weld Combined Courts, not through the county Clerk and Recorder and not through a stand-alone county probate court.
Probate records can involve estates, wills, trusts, applications, petitions, creditor claims, closing papers, guardianships, and conservatorships. The court request form has a probate document group, which is the strongest official inventory of the documents a requester can ask for. Real property documents created during estate administration may also be recorded with the Clerk and Recorder, but that is a separate county-record search from the probate case file.
Local court name: Weld County's probate name from the State Court Structure Map is Probate Division of District Court.
Weld Probate Terms Defined
Probate records use terms that sound technical but describe practical roles. These definitions help identify which document to request and why a record may be restricted.
- Testator
- The person who made a will.
- Executor
- The person named to carry out the terms of a will.
- Intestate
- A death without a valid will controlling estate distribution.
- Guardianship
- A court case appointing someone to make personal or care decisions for another person.
- Conservatorship
- A court case appointing someone to manage money or property for a protected person.
- Letters
- Court-issued authority showing who may act for an estate, guardianship, or conservatorship.
Search Weld County Probate Records
The public docket path starts with the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search. Select Weld County, the Weld County Courthouse, and District Court. If the case number is known, use case class PR for probate. The docket can help locate the case, scheduled events, and public case information, but it does not provide probate document images.
For actual copies, use the Colorado Judicial Branch Record/Document Request Form. Select Probate as the case type, choose Weld County for the record location, and include party information, case number, filing year, date of death, or other details that help the clerk identify the file. If the material is restricted, the court may require identification or further review.
- Identify whether the matter is an estate, will, trust, guardianship, conservatorship, or related probate issue.
- Search the state docket with Weld County, District Court, and PR when the case number is known.
- Use the record/document request form for letters, wills, petitions, applications, claims, or closing documents.
- Contact Weld Combined Courts if the case cannot be identified online.
- Search Clerk and Recorder records separately for recorded deeds or liens tied to an estate.
Weld Probate Request Fields
The court request form provides a probate-specific field and document inventory. These fields are useful because probate records are often found by party name, decedent name, filing year, date of death, or the type of document needed rather than by a simple public index.
| Field or document | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case Type | Dropdown | Choose Probate on the court request form. |
| Case Class | Docket dropdown | Use PR for docket searches when entering a probate case number. |
| Year filed | Dropdown | The request form lists years back to 1873 in the captured research. |
| County/location | Dropdown | Select Weld County. |
| Party information | Text | Required on the request form for names on the case. |
| Letters | Checkbox | Letters testamentary, administration, conservatorship, or guardianship as applicable. |
| Will or trust | Checkbox | Filed will or trust-related document if part of the case file. |
| Application or petition | Checkbox | Initial or later probate pleadings. |
| Closing or claims | Checkbox | Closing documents or creditor claim materials. |
| Date of Death | Field or checkbox | Used to identify the decedent or estate. |
Weld Probate Division Contacts
There is one District Court probate venue for Weld County state probate case files. The court campus has several downtown Greeley buildings, and clerk counter work is tied to the Centennial Center. The research states clerk windows close promptly at 4:00 p.m., no email or fax pleadings are accepted, and the Clerk's Office opens at 8:00 a.m. on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
Probate Division of District Court
Weld County Courthouse
901 9th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631
970-475-2400
Mail: P.O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632
Centennial Center Clerk Windows
915 10th Street
Greeley, CO 80631
970-475-2400
Windows close at 4:00 p.m.
Weld Probate Copy Fees
The captured research did not locate a Weld-specific probate filing fee schedule. For probate record-copy purposes, the court request fee schedule applies. These fees cover documents and searches, not the filing fee for opening a probate case. Filing fees should be confirmed with Colorado Judicial forms or the Weld Clerk of Court before filing.
| Item | Amount or rule |
|---|---|
| Plain court copy | $0.25 per page. |
| Certified or exemplified court document | $20 per document plus copy fees unless waived. |
| Name search | $5. |
| Off-site retrieval | Actual cost when applicable. |
| Research or redaction | $30 per hour after the first hour. |
Note: Probate filing fees were a research gap, so this fee table is limited to court document-copy and search charges.
Restricted Weld Probate Records
Probate is partly public, but it is not fully open online. The court request form warns that juvenile and probate records, suppressed cases, and confidential or protected documents may require a U.S. government-issued photo ID. Guardianship, conservatorship, medical, minor, financial, protected-person, and confidential personal details may be redacted or withheld by the court.
CoCourts is not the right path for Weld probate records because the official-vendor FAQ excludes juvenile and probate case types. Use the court docket, the Judicial Branch record request form, and direct contact with the Weld Combined Courts instead. For deeds, liens, or other estate-related recorded documents, use the Clerk and Recorder recorded-document search as a separate county-record task.
That separation matters when an estate involves real property. The probate case may show who has authority to act, while a deed or lien in the land records may show what was later recorded. Search both custodians only when both kinds of records are needed.
Weld Probate Access Rules
Colorado's court-record access framework includes Chief Justice Directive 05-01 and P.A.I.R.R., while many public agency records are governed by the Colorado Open Records Act in C.R.S. Title 24. Probate case files follow judicial rules, court orders, statutes, and document-level confidentiality limits. That means a docket result does not guarantee every filed document can be copied by any requester.
For a certified probate document, request the exact item if possible: letters, will, trust, application, petition, claims, or closing. A precise request gives the clerk a better path to the file and reduces the risk that restricted material slows the response.