Notice of Closure of Conejos County Courthouse

4/28/25 - Internet outage closes Custer County Combined Courts and Probation Office

Family Cases
Family Cases

Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Visitation

Section menu:

These standard instructions are for informational purposes only and do not constitute legal advice about your case. If you choose to represent yourself, you are bound by the same rules and procedures as an attorney.

Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Visitation Forms

Colorado Judicial Branch has compiled all forms required for Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Visitation.

View Forms

About Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time

How to Request 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 judicial intervention into the marriage of the child’s parents, a judicial placement of the child(ren) outside their family, or the death of the grandparent’s child.

Use the process outlined on Request Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time to ask for Family Time, as per Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.) § 19-1-117.

To ask for decision-making authority or to be a part of the parenting time schedule, visit Get Custody and/or Child Support to see if you qualify, then use JDF 1031 - Petition for Custody.

How to Respond to a Request for Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time

If you receive papers asking for grandparent or great-grandparent visitation, follow the instructions on Respond to a Request for Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time to respond.

Additional Resources