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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....
Court and Family Investigator (CFI) Forms: JDF 1317 - Motion to Appoint a CFI JDF 208 - Application to Have the State Pay the CFI's Fees JDF 1318 - Order Appointing a CFI JDF 1338 - Appoin...
Child and Family Investigators
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Courts may appoint Child and Family Investigators (CFIs) in cases involving parental responsibilities, including parenting time and decision-making....
This bulletin provides an overview of the foundational elements of the family engagement approach, followed by strategies and promising pract
This paper reviews current FDTC research and summarizes the results from four outcome studies of FDTCs.
A study assessing the outcomes and cost savings associated with the Baltimore City Family Recovery Program.
Friday, February 3, 2023
Amended Effective August 7, 2024
Amended Effective June 29, 2023
Courts may appoint Parental Responsibility Evaluators (PREs) in cases involving parental responsibilities, including parenting time and decision-making....
Annul or Cancel a Marriage
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About Annulment If you are married, but you no longer want to be married, you will need to go through the divorce process to end your marriage....
Annul or Cancel a Civil Union
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About Annulment If you are in a civil union, but you no longer want to be in a civil union, you will need to go through the dissolution of civil union process to end your civil union....
Criteria to Register an Out-of-State Custody Order If you have custody orders from another state, and you move to Colorado, you can register those orders in Colorado....
Relocating Minor Children
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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...
Court staff CANNOT provide legal advice or representation of any kind. Click here for CJD 13-01 & NOTICE TO SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANTS....
Veterans Trauma Court
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The Goal of the Veterans Trauma Court (VTC) Imagen The Veterans Trauma Court (VTC) is a state and grant funded program that provides an alternative to incarceration for U.S....
Self-Help Forms
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Form Updates: April 2026 Past Blotters Can't view the form fields in your browser? Make sure your browser has a PDF Reader plugin and JavaScript enabled....
How to Respond to Paperwork Asking for an Annulment First, read the paperwork and decide whether or not you agree with the information in the paperwork.
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 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...
Establish Someone as a Parent
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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...
Disclaim Someone as a Parent
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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....
Glossary of Legal Terms
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A Affidavit - A sworn statement made in front of a notary or other official outside of court that certain facts are true....
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Commonly Asked Questions We understand that navigating the judicial branch website may be a challenge....