Any interested person may appear before a dividend is made and file with the clerk an exception to a claim or a demand of a creditor. The clerk shall immediately cause notice of the exception or demand to be given to the creditor, which notice shall be served and returned as in the case of a summons. Within the time allowed to answer in an action at law, the creditor shall file the creditor's reply. The court shall designate the time for the hearing and shall at such time hear the allegations and proof offered and render a just judgment.
Source: L. 1897: p. 97, § 11. R.S. 08: § 184. C.L. § 6251. CSA: C. 12, § 11. CRS 53: § 11-1-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 11-1-11. L. 2026: Entire section amended, (HB 26-1426), ch. 334, p. 2009, § 48, effective August 12.