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I have legal custody or guardianship over a child, can I adopt them?

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A non-family member can petition the court to adopt a child they are caring for if: 

  • The birth parents have abandoned the child for one year or more, or 
  • The birth parents have failed to provide reasonable support for the child, such as failing to pay child support, for one year or more. 
  • The non-family member must have legal custody over the child established either through an Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (APR) or Guardianship case. The non-family member will petition the court for a “Custodial Adoption.” C.R.S. § 19-5-203(k)

I have been caring for a family member, can I adopt them?

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Yes, if you are a grandparent, brother, sister, one-half sibling, aunt, uncle or first cousin of the child to be adopted and the child has lived with you for one year or more. Such a relative will want to petition the court for a “Kinship Adoption.” C.R.S. § 19-5-203(j).

Rule Change 1998 (10)

Rule Change

Rule Change 1998 (10) Lawyer Discipline and Continuing Education Rules Revised
(In .pdf format)

Rule Change 1998 (14)

Rule Change

Rule Change 1998 (14) The entire existing C.A.R. Rule 21 is repealed and readopted as follows.

Rule Change 1998 (13)

Rule Change

Rule Change 1998 (13) Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, October 29, 1998, effective January

Rule Change 1999 (4)

Rule Change

Rule Change 1999 (4) Probate Rule 30.1
(In .pdf format) 2/24/1999, effective July 1, 1999. Court supervision of a conservator.