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After you've started (or responded) to a case, follow these steps to complete the case.
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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...
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About Mobile Home Evictions Use the forms and instructions in this section to learn how to start the eviction of a mobile home trailer from a mobile home park, how to respond to a mobile hom...
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Criteria for Relinquishing Parental Rights Before asking the court if you can relinquish (give up) your parental rights to a child, you and your child must go to counseling (depending on the...
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About Garnishment Against a Business Garnishment against a business is used to collect a judgment against a business by garnishing its bank accounts or other assets....
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About Unlawful Evictions Landlords most follow the right process when evicting a tenant. If not followed, the tenant can file a lawsuit....
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About Garnishment of Wages Garnishment of wages is used to collect a judgment by garnishing a debtor's wages....
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About Garnishment of Personal Property Garnishment of personal property is used to collect on a judgment by garnishing a person's bank accounts or other assets....
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Criteria for Collecting a Judgment You need to make sure to collect your money before your judgment expires: If you were awarded a money judgment in county court, it will expire 6 years from...
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Overview These instructions and forms only apply to a person who was convicted of a felony, or a person who was adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would constitute a fe...
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Out-of-State Estate Paperwork and Orders in Colorado Step 1: Determine Determine whether you meet the requirements to register your out-of-state estate paperwork in Colorado....
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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Filing an Application in Water Court Step 1: Application The type of application you file with the court will depend on what you are trying to do (for example: applying for a new water righ...
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There are two types of Post-Conviction Relief covered below: Post-Conviction Relief (Crime Lab Misconduct) Forms JDF 208 (PDF) - Application for Court Appointed Counsel JDF 2241 (PDF) - ...
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Be Aware of "Traffic Violation" Scam The community is urged to be vigilant regarding an active text impersonation scam claiming the recipient failed to pay a toll or incurred a parking or sp...
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Step 1: Prep Instructions JDF 432 - Filing a Change of Name Fingerprinting & History Check A fingerprint-based criminal history check is required from both the CBI (Colorado Bureau of I...
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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....
About Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Appeals An appeal of a DMV decision is called a judicial review. In a judicial review, a judge looks at the decisions and actions of the DMV. The DMV...
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Overview This information only applies to a person who is 70 years of age or older, has not been convicted of a felony or adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent for an offense that would const...
How to Respond to an Appeal You are the Appellee if you receive a Notice of Appeal involving a small claims or county civil case that you were part of....
E-Filing for Non-Attorneys
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Colorado Courts E-Filing for Non-Attorneys
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About Being Named in a Will as the Guardian for a Minor A parent may name a guardian for his/her minor children in a will or other signed document....
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....