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How to Get Permission from the Court to Relocate Your Minor Children Criteria for Relocating Minor Children If you want to move your minor children to a place that is far away from the other...

 Policy Governing Continuing Education for Court Interpreters Chief Justice Directive 05-05 Upcoming Events: Office of Language Access in partnership with Our Courts Colorado February 2026 T...

Identify Where to File Your Paperwork You can file your paperwork in the district court in the county where the child or the alleged parent lives or is found, or in any county where public a...

After you've started (or responded) to a case, follow these steps to complete the case.

Criteria to Change a Legal Separation to a Divorce You must wait at least 182 days from the date your legal separation was finalized by the court (when the Decree of Legal Separation was ent...

Criteria to Disclaim Someone as a Parent If the person that you thought was the biological parent of your child isn't, you can ask the court to decide that the person is not the parent....

Criteria to Change a Legal Separation to a Divorce You must wait at least 182 days from the date your legal separation was finalized by the court (when the Decree of Legal Separation was ent...

Criteria for Obtaining Permission to Terminate a Pregnancy for Women Under Age 18 If you are under 18 years old and you want to get an abortion, the doctor must tell your parents unless one ...

Criteria to Become the Guardian for an Adult Any person who is concerned about the well-being of an adult can file a guardianship case....

Criteria to Become the Conservator for an Adult Any person concerned about the adult's financial situation, or any person who would be negatively affected if the adult's finances are not man...

Criteria for Adding a Conservator A person who has the help of a conservator is referred to as a "Protected Person"....

Criteria for Replacing a Conservator A person who has the help of a conservator is referred to as a "Protected Person"....

Criteria for Adding a Guardian A person who is under the care of a guardian is referred to as a "Ward". If there is already a guardian in place, you can ask the court to add someone else....

Criteria for Replacing a Guardian A person who is under the care of a guardian is referred to as a "Ward"....

Criteria to Become the Guardian for a Minor Any person concerned about the welfare of a minor can file a guardianship case. You must be at least 21 years old to be the guardian for a minor....

An initial status conference is a meeting to discuss the progress of your case with a Family Court Facilitator, Magistrate, or Judge....

The following resources pertain to El Paso County and Teller County (if indicated). To access statewide resources and forms, select Self-Help and Forms from the top navigation menu.

About Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time A maternal or paternal grandparent of a child may seek a court order granting grandparent reasonable family time when there is or has been ...

Forms and Paperwork Required Forms for Marriage Licenses for People Under Age 18.   JDF 1412 – Petition for Underage Marriage JDF 1427 – Order for Underage Marriage

Trial and prep forms are the common forms filed before a hearing or trial. Case Prep Pretrial Statement (JDF 1129). Witness List (JDF 71). Exhibit List (JDF 72)....

Self-Represented Litigant Coordinators (Sherlocks) Every Judicial District has a Self-Help or Court Resource Center staffed by one or more Sherlocks....

About State Government Agency Appeals An appeal of a state government agency decision or action is called a judicial review....

How to Respond to a Request for Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Visitation First, read the paperwork and decide whether or not you agree with the information in the paperwork.

Criteria to Transfer a Guardianship Case from Colorado to Another State If you are the guardian for an adult (Ward), you can ask the court to transfer the guardianship case to another state ...

Get a Parenting Plan   A parenting plan can: Assign you parental responsibility for the child. Create a parenting time schedule....