Serving families across Colorado
When someone dies, the paperwork doesn't wait.
We help you handle the calls, the forms, and the filings that come next — so your energy can go where it belongs, instead of into a phone queue.
You were handed a role you didn't apply for
Most people settling an estate have never done it before, and are doing it in the worst month of their life.
Nobody tells you the order
Death certificates before bank accounts. Ten days before a small estate affidavit. Some things can't be undone once filed. Knowing the sequence saves weeks.
Every institution wants something different
One bank wants a certified copy and a notarized form. The next wants letters from the court. The insurer wants its own claim packet. Each with its own hold music.
It arrives all at once
Utilities, the mortgage, the car, the phone plan, a pension, a storage unit nobody knew about. And a stack of mail that keeps growing.
What we handle
The work, not just the advice
We do the legwork ourselves. You approve decisions; we make the calls, prepare the paperwork, track what's outstanding, and tell you plainly what's left.
Documents & records
Ordering certified death certificates, gathering titles, deeds, statements, policies, and beneficiary designations, and building one organized file you can actually find things in.
Small estate paperwork
Colorado's Collection of Personal Property by Affidavit (form JDF 999) lets many families skip probate entirely. We help you determine whether the estate fits and prepare the packet.
Vehicle titles
Transferring a car, truck, trailer, or RV out of the decedent's name at the county motor vehicle office — including transfer-on-death designations and estates without a will.
Accounts & asset transfers
Notifying banks, brokerages, retirement plans, and insurers; submitting claim forms; following up until each account is actually closed or retitled — not just "in process."
Notifications & cancellations
Social Security, pensions, credit bureaus, subscriptions, utilities, phone plans, and the long tail of accounts that keep billing a person who has died.
Personal representative service
When no family member can or wants to serve, we can act as personal representative or in another fiduciary role. We've done it before, for real estates. More on this.
How it works
Four steps, at your pace
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A free call
Twenty minutes or so. You tell us what happened and what's landed on your plate. We tell you honestly whether we can help, and whether you need a lawyer instead of us.
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We map the estate
Together we build the full picture: assets, accounts, debts, vehicles, property, beneficiaries. This is where most of the surprises surface, and it's better that they surface now.
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You get a written plan
A plain-English sequence of what needs to happen, in what order, with deadlines, plus a flat quote for the parts you'd like us to handle. No obligation to continue.
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We work the list
We make the calls, prepare and submit the paperwork, and send you a short update every week so you always know exactly where things stand.
Where we stop
This matters enough to say plainly, on the front page.
We are not attorneys, and Everguide & Co is not a law firm. We don't give legal advice, we don't tell you what your rights are, we don't interpret a will, and we don't represent anyone in court.
What we do is the practical, administrative work: gathering documents, completing and filing forms at your direction, contacting institutions, keeping the process organized, and serving as personal representative when asked.
Plenty of estates are straightforward and never need a lawyer. Some genuinely do — contested wills, disputes among heirs, insolvent estates, complicated trusts, or real property questions. When yours is one of those, we'll say so on the first call and help you find someone, rather than taking work we shouldn't.
Nothing on this website is legal advice. See our terms and disclaimer.
Not sure where to start?
That's the normal place to begin. Tell us what's happened and we'll tell you what comes next — free, and with no expectation that you hire us.