Title 19, Children's Code
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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-101 Short title
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This article shall be known and may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 793, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed i…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-102 Parent and child relationship defined
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As used in this article, parent and child relationship means the legal relationship existing between a child and his natural or adoptive parents incident to which the law confers or imposes rights, privileges, duties, and obligations. Parent and child relationship includes the mo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-102.5 Terms defined
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(1) Any reference in the statutes, administrative rules, court rules, government policies, common law, and any other provision or source of law in this state to an acknowledgment of paternity means an acknowledgment of parentage, as described in this section. (2) Unless the conte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-103 Relationship not dependent on marriage
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The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 793, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and re…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-104 How parent and child relationship established
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The parent and child relationship may be established between a child and the natural mother by proof of her having given birth to the child or by any other proof specified in this article, between a child and the natural father pursuant to the provisions of this article, or betwe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-105 Presumption of paternity
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(1) A person is presumed to be the natural parent of a child if: (a) The person and the parent who gave birth to the child are or have been married to each other or are in a civil union pursuant to article 15 of title 14, and the child is born during the marriage or civil union, …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-105.5 Commencement of proceedings - summons - automatic temporary injunction - enforcement
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(1) All proceedings under this article shall be commenced in the manner provided by the Colorado rules of civil procedure or as otherwise provided in this section or section 26-13.5-104, C.R.S. (2) Upon commencement of a proceeding under this article by one of the parties, the ot…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-105.6 Amendment of proceedings - adding children
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(1) In any existing case commenced under this article, if it is alleged that another child has been conceived of the parents named in the existing case, that child shall be added to the existing case if at least one of the presumptions of paternity specified in section 19-4-105 a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-105.7 Stay of paternity proceedings - criminal charges of allegations of sexual assault. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 19-4-105.7Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Service…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-106 Assisted reproductive procedures
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(1) If, with the consent of another intended parent, an intended parent consents to become pregnant through an assisted reproductive procedure, the intended parent who does not give birth is treated in law as the natural parent of the child conceived. The consent of both the inte…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-107 Determination of father and child relationship - who may bring action - when action may be brought
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(1) A child, his or her natural mother, or a man presumed to be his or her father pursuant to section 19-4-105 (1)(a), (1)(b), or (1)(c) or the state, the state department of human services, or a county department of human or social services, pursuant to article 13 or 13.5 of tit…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-107.3 When determination of parentage is final - modifications - exceptions
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(1) (a) An order determining parentage pursuant to this article shall be modified or set aside, within the time frames specified in subsection (2) of this section, if genetic test results based on DNA testing, administered in accordance with section 13-25-126, C.R.S., establish t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-107.5 Required notice of prior civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse - determination of parent and child relationship
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When filing a proceeding under this article, the filing party shall have a duty to disclose to the court the existence of any prior temporary or permanent civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse issued pursuant to article 14 of title 13, C.R.S., and any emergency protec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-108 Statute of limitations
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An action to determine the existence of the father and child relationship may be brought at any time prior to the child's eighteenth birthday by the mother or father of said child, by the child, or by the delegate child support enforcement agency. If, however, the statute of limi…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-109 Jurisdiction - venue
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(1) Without limiting the jurisdiction of any other court, the juvenile court has jurisdiction of an action brought pursuant to this article 4. The juvenile court's jurisdiction includes concurrent jurisdiction with a dependency and neglect court, as set forth in section 19-3-205 …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-110 Parties
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The child may be made a party to the action. If the child is a minor, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem. The child's mother or father may not represent the child as guardian or otherwise. The court shall make the natural mother, each man presumed to be the father under se…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-111 Pretrial proceedings
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(1) As soon as practicable after an action to declare the existence or nonexistence of the parent-child relationship has been brought, an informal hearing shall be held if it is determined by the court to be in the child's best interest. The court may order that the hearing be he…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-112 Genetic or other tests - administrative subpoena to compel genetic testing
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(1) Upon motion of the court or any of the interested parties, genetic tests or other tests of inherited characteristics shall be ordered and the results received in evidence, as provided in section 13-25-126. Upon agreement of the mother and the presumed or alleged father or fat…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-113 Evidence relating to paternity
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(1) Evidence relating to paternity may include: (a) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and alleged father at any possible time of conception; (b) An expert's opinion concerning the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity based upon the duration of…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-114 Pretrial recommendations - temporary orders
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(1) On the basis of the information produced at the pretrial hearing, the judge or magistrate conducting the hearing shall evaluate the probability of determining the existence or nonexistence of the father and child relationship in a trial and whether a judicial declaration of t…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-115 Civil action
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An action under this article is a civil action governed by the Colorado rules of civil procedure. The mother of the child and the alleged father are competent to testify and may be compelled to testify. Sections 19-4-111 (2) and (3), 19-4-112, and 19-4-113 apply. Source: L. 87: E…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-116 Judgment or order - birth-related costs - evidence
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(1) The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes. (2) If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child's birth certificate or if the court enters a judgment o…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-117 Costs
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The court shall order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child's guardian ad litem and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including genetic tests, to be paid by the parties in proportions and at times determined by the court. In any action brought pursu…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-118 Enforcement of judgment or order
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(1) If existence of the father and child relationship is declared, or paternity or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under this article or under prior law, the obligation of the father may be enforced in the same or other proceedings by the mother, the child,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-119 Modification of judgment or order
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(1) The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or revoke a judgment or order: (a) For future education and support; and (b) With respect to matters listed in sections 19-4-116 (3) and (4) and 19-4-118 (2); except that a court entering a judgment or order for the payment of a…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-120 Represented by counsel
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At the pretrial hearing and in further proceedings, any party may be represented by counsel or a licensed legal paraprofessional, but a licensed legal paraprofessional shall not engage in any tasks or activities that are prohibited by the Colorado supreme court pursuant to court …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-121 Hearings and records - confidentiality. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, � 1, effective October 1. L. 90: Entire section repealed, p. 1012, � 8, effective July 1.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-122 Action to declare mother and child relationship
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Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this article applicable to the father and child relationship apply. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, � 1, eff…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-123 Promise to render support
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(1) Any promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged father and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms, subject to section 19-4-107 (4). (2) In the best interest of the child or the m…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-124 Birth records
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(1) Upon order of a court of this state or upon an order issued and filed pursuant to article 13.5 of title 26, C.R.S., or upon request of a court of another state, the state registrar of vital statistics shall prepare a new certificate of birth consistent with the findings of th…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-125 Father defined
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In case of a maternity suit against a purported mother, where appropriate in the context, the word father shall mean mother. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-126 Uniformity of application and construction
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This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, � 1, effective October 1. Editor's note: This section was containe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-127 Severability
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If any provision of this article or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the article which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and, to this end, the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-128 Right to trial to court
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Any party may demand a trial to the court to determine the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship. No party may demand a jury trial, and notwithstanding any demand which may have been made, trial shall be to the court and not to a jury. Source: L. 88: Enti…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-129 Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations
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The provisions of section 14-10-115, C.R.S., shall apply to all child support obligations, established or modified, as part of any proceeding under this article, whether filed on or subsequent to July 1, 1988.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-130 Temporary orders for allocation of parental responsibilities
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(1) Upon the filing of any proceeding under this article 4 or under article 13.5 of title 26, the court shall, upon motion of a party, enter a temporary or permanent order allocating parental responsibilities that allocates the decision-making responsibility and parenting time of…