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How can I find out whether an attorney is licensed in Colorado, or whether an attorney has ever been disciplined?

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Basic license information is available from the Attorney Registration Office (303-928-7800); for an attorney's disciplinary history, you can contact the Office of Attorney Regulation (303-457-5800 or toll-free, 877-888-1370).


Attorney Regulation Counsel 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Regulation
1300 Broadway, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 457-5800
or toll free 1 (877) 888-1370
 

Office of Attorney Registration 
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center
Colorado Supreme Court
Office of Attorney Registration
1300 Broadway, Suite 510
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: (303) 928-7800

How is adoption different from custody or guardianship?

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  • When a child is adopted, this ends all of the birth parents' rights and responsibilities. A birth parent cannot just reappear one day and try to reclaim the child.
  • Guardianship does not sever the rights and responsibilities of the birth parents, but means that a caregiver is responsible for the care and custody of the child.
  • Legal custody is different than guardianship in that it may be easier to receive government services from the state if you are a guardian rather than a legal custodian.