If the title to any property to which this article applies was held at the time of the decedent's death by the decedent or by a trustee of an inter vivos trust created by the decedent, title of the surviving spouse may be perfected by an order of the court or by execution of an instrument by the personal representative or the heirs or devisees of the decedent with the approval of the court. The personal representative shall have no duty to discover or attempt to discover whether property held by the decedent is property to which this article applies, unless a written demand is made by the surviving spouse or the spouse's successor in interest.
Source: L. 73: p. 1654, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 153-22-4.