The State of Colorado is making changes to its rules of civil procedure that trust and estate litigation attorneys will need to be aware of. The new rules will apply to probate cases that are filed on or after July 1, 2015. One major change involves expert witnesses and creating a distinction between “retained experts” and “non-retained experts.” Another change to probate litigation rules will deal with interrogatories and requests for production, boiler plate objections will be done away with. “There are also changes regarding sanctions in discovery disputes, case management conferences and orders, more robust initial disclosures and proportionality.”
See Rebecca Klock Schroer, New Rules in Fiduciary Law, The National Law Review, July 6, 2015.
Special thanks to Jim Hillhouse for bringing this article to my attention.
