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Getting a Protection Order Background Protection Orders, also called Restraining Orders, are orders to stop specific acts against everyone named in the restraining order as a “Protected Pers...
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About the Colorado Court of Appeals The Colorado Court of Appeals is usually the first court of appeals for decisions from the district courts, Denver Probate Court, and Denver Juvenile Cour...
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Magistrate Review When the Magistrate in a case issues their Final Orders , you have a few options: Do Nothing and comply with the orders....
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Close an Estate Decide how you want to close the estate. When you are ready to close an estate, you can choose to close the estate formally or informally....
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Step 1: Before Complete instructions can be found in JDF 432 - Filing a Change of Name A fingerprint-based criminal history check is required from both the CBI (Colorado Bureau of Investigat...
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About Legal Custody Adoption A legal custody adoption is when a person whom a child has lived with takes a child into their home to raise them permanently....
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About Stepparent Adoption A stepparent adoption is when a person indicates that he or she wants to raise their child permanently with their husband or wife who is not the biological parent o...
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About Adoption by a Family Member Adoption by a family member is when a grandparent, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, or other relative takes a child into their home to raise them....
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The Ways to Open an Estate
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Denver Juvenile Court The Denver Juvenile Court is a separate trial court within Colorado’s Second Judicial District, serving all of the City and County of Denver....
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Instructions JDF 420 - Instructions for filing a Change of Name - Minor....
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About Toll Ticket Appeals A toll ticket appeal asks the court to look at the decision made by a hearing officer related to a ticket received for toll evasion on a toll road....
Recovering Personal Property (Replevin) A Replevin case is a court action in which one person (the Plaintiff) seeks to recover possession of personal property wrongfully taken or detained by...
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About Adoption Records An adoption record consists of the following paperwork: Adoptee's original birth certificate and a birth certificate that was changed Identifying information Final ord...
About Same Sex Parent Adoption - Without a Civil Union In a same sex parent adoption without a civil union, a person(s) indicates that he or she wants to raise the child permanently with the...
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List of Fees Fees are listed by case type below. Visit the Fee Waiver page for forms and guides. Fee Increase The Legislature increased many court filing fees on January 1, 2025....
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About Criminal Appeals An appeal is a request for a higher court to review a lower court's decision....
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About Reporting Out-of-State Adoption An out-of-state or foreign adoption is an order from a Colorado court saying that an adoption approved by a court outside of the United States is legal....
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Criteria for Ending a Conservatorship A person (adult or minor) who has the help of a conservator is known as a Protected Person....
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How to Get Started Family Law Software is a child support and maintenance calculator. This software can be used to produce printable worksheets....
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About Property Tax Appeals When you start a property tax assessment appeal, you are asking the court to look at the amount of taxes that were assessed on your property....
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Revised March 2026 Note: A 1982 article by Justice William H....
Court Data-Sharing Task Force
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Bill Summary Colorado House Bill 23-1132 The Act creates a data-sharing task force with 15 members that will meet a maximum of 6 times to evaluate data-sharing practices between state and mu...