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How to Serve Court Papers in Divorce or Custody Cases If you don't file for divorce/custody together (jointly), you must formally notify your spouse/other parent (Respondent)....
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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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Parenting Plans Starting, responding to, or registering a parenting plan is done through a Parental Responsibilities (custody) case.
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....
When to Respond You must respond within 21 days of receiving the Petition and Summons. That extends to 35 days if served by publication or outside of Colorado.
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Get a Parenting Plan A parenting plan can: Assign you parental responsibility for the child. Create a parenting time schedule....
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Custody Orders Instructions JDF 1219 - Instructions to Register a Child Custody Determination JDF 1240 - Guide to Register Out-of-State Custody Order (expedited enforcement) Normal Process F...
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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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About Bonds A bond is a formal written agreement where a person agrees to do something (such as appear in court) or stop doing something (such as committing a crime)....
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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 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 g...
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)
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Quick Links Law Day Event - May 6, 2026 Chief Judge Orders and Directives Collections & Payments Jury Information Presiding Juvenile Judge Orders Probation Virtual Courtrooms
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About the Denver Probate Court The Denver Probate Court, referred to as the 24th Judicial District, encompasses all of the City and County of Denver....
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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 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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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...