Upon death of a married person, one-half of the property to which this article applies is the property of the surviving spouse and is not subject to testamentary disposition by the decedent or distribution under the laws of succession of this state. One-half of that property is the property of the decedent and is subject to testamentary disposition or distribution under the laws of succession of this state.
Source: L. 73: pp. 1651, 1654, §§ 1, 22. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-22-3.