Title 14, Domestic Matters

(1) A marriage is valid in this state if it is licensed, solemnized, and registered as provided in this part 1. (2) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2025). (3) This section does not repeal or invalidate any otherwise valid common law marriage: (a) Entered into prior to September 1, 2006…

(1) The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall prescribe the form for an application for a marriage license, which must include the following information: (a) Name, sex, address, last four digits of the social security number, and date and pla…

(1) (a) When a marriage license application has been completed and signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and at least one party has appeared, or both parties appeared if permitted pursuant to section 14-2-106.5, before the county clerk and recorder and has paid the mar…

(1) A county clerk and recorder may permit the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy the requirement to appear before the county clerk and recorder by an interactive audiovisual communication technology or online functionality, for the following limited purposes: (a) To ve…

Licenses to marry must be issued by the county clerk and recorder only during the hours that the office of the county clerk and recorder is open as prescribed by law and at no other time, and such licenses must show the exact date and hour of their issue. New licenses to marry is…

(1) The juvenile court, as defined in section 19-1-103, after a reasonable effort has been made to notify the parents or legal guardians of each underage party, may order the county clerk and recorder pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to issue a marriage license and a ma…

(1) A marriage may be solemnized by a judge of a court, by a court magistrate, by a retired judge of a court, by a public official whose powers include solemnization of marriages, by the parties to the marriage, or in accordance with any mode of solemnization recognized by any re…

(1) In addition to any rights established in law, a married person who has not attained eighteen years of age has the following rights: (a) The right to establish a domicile separate from the married person's parents; (b) The right to file motions and petitions with a court in th…

(1) A common law marriage entered into on or after September 1, 2006, shall not be recognized as a valid marriage in this state unless, at the time the common law marriage is entered into: (a) Each party is eighteen years of age or older; and (b) The marriage is not prohibited, a…

(1) The following marriages are prohibited: (a) A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties, except a currently valid marriage between the parties; (a.5) A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier civil union o…

A person who has cohabited with another to whom he or she is not legally married in the good faith belief that he or she was married to that person is a putative spouse until knowledge of the fact that he or she is not legally married terminates his or her status and prevents acq…

All marriages contracted within this state prior to January 1, 1974, or outside this state that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted or by the domicile of the parties are valid in this state. Sourc…

Except as provided in section 14-2-109 (1), any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars. Source: L. 73: R&RE, p. 1020, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: §…

The property, real and personal, that a person in this state owns at the time of his or her marriage, and the rents, issues, profits, and proceeds thereof, and any real, personal, or mixed property that comes to him or her by descent, devise, or bequest, or the gift of any person…

A person, while married, may sue and be sued, in all matters having relation to his or her property, person, or reputation, in the same manner as if he or she were unmarried. Source: R.S. p. 455, § 3. G.L. § 1749. G.S. § 2268. R.S. 08: § 4182. C.L. § 5577. CSA: C. 108, § 2. CRS 5…

A married person may carry on any trade or business and perform any labor or services on his or her sole and separate account, and the earnings of a married person from his or her trade, business, labor, or services is his or her sole and separate property and may be used and inv…

Nothing in sections 14-2-201 to 14-2-206 invalidates any marriage settlement or contract. Source: R.S. p. 455, § 7. G.L. § 1753. G.S. § 2272. R.S. 08: § 4184. C.L. § 5579. CSA: C. 108, § 4. CRS 53: § 90-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-4. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72…

When a person against whom liability exists marries and has or acquires lands, judgment on such liability may be rendered against him or her and his or her husband or wife jointly, to be levied on such lands only. Source: R.S. p. 455, § 10. G.L. § 1756. G.S. § 2275. R.S. 08: § 41…

The separate deed of a spouse conveys no interest in the other spouse's lands. Source: R.S. p. 455, § 12. G.L. § 1757. G.S. § 2276. R.S. 08: § 4188. C.L. § 5583. CSA: C. 108, § 8. CRS 53: § 90-2-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-8. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, …

A person, while married, may bargain, sell, and convey his or her real and personal property and enter into any contract in reference to the same as if he or she were unmarried. Source: R.S. p. 455, § 2. L. 1874: p. 185, § 1. G.L. § 1759. G.S. § 2278. R.S. 08: § 4190. C.L. § 5585…

A person, while married, may contract debts in his or her own name and upon his or her own credit, and may execute promissory notes, bonds, bills of exchange, and other instruments in writing, and may enter into any contract the same as if he or she were unmarried. In all cases w…

In all actions for a tort by a married person, both spouses have an equal right to recover for loss of consortium of his or her spouse. Source: L. 61: p. 560, § 1. CRS 53: § 90-2-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-11. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective…

The right of a person to become a resident domiciled in the state of Colorado must not be denied or abridged because of sex or marital status, and the common law rule that the domicile of a married person is that of his or her spouse is no longer in effect in this state. Source: …

This part 3 may be cited as the "Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act". Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1159, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

In this part 3: (1) "Amendment" means a modification or revocation of a premarital agreement or marital agreement. (2) "Marital agreement" means an agreement between spouses who intend to remain married which affirms, modifies, or waives a marital right or obligation during the m…

(1) This part 3 applies to a premarital agreement or marital agreement signed on or after July 1, 2014. (2) This part 3 does not affect any right, obligation, or liability arising under a premarital agreement or marital agreement signed before July 1, 2014. (3) This part 3 does n…

Prospective parties to a civil union and present parties to a civil union may contract to make an agreement relating to the civil union that includes any of the rights and obligations that may be included in a premarital agreement or marital agreement pursuant to this part 3. The…

(1) The validity, enforceability, interpretation, and construction of a premarital agreement or marital agreement are determined: (a) By the law of the jurisdiction designated in the agreement if the jurisdiction has a significant relationship to the agreement or either party at …

Unless displaced by a provision of this part 3, principles of law and equity supplement this part 3. Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

A premarital agreement or marital agreement must be in a record and signed by both parties. The agreement is enforceable without consideration. Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

A premarital agreement is effective on marriage. A marital agreement is effective on signing by both parties. Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

If a marriage is determined to be void, a premarital agreement or marital agreement is enforceable to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result. Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

(1) A premarital agreement or marital agreement is unenforceable if a party against whom enforcement is sought proves: (a) The party's consent to the agreement was involuntary or the result of duress; (b) The party did not have access to independent legal representation under sub…

(1) In this section, "custodial responsibility" means parental rights and responsibilities, parenting time, access, visitation, or other custodial right or duty with respect to a child. (2) A term in a premarital agreement or marital agreement is not enforceable to the extent tha…

A statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement or marital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement, but equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, …

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration may be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. Source: L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1164, § 1, effective July 1, 2014.

This part 3 modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act", 15 U.S.C. section 7001 et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of…

A person failing to comply with any order of the court issued pursuant to this article shall be found in contempt of court and, in addition, may be punished as provided in section 18-6-803.5, C.R.S. Source: L. 82: Entire article added, p. 301, § 1, effective April 23. L. 91: Enti…

(1) There is hereby established in the state treasury the family violence justice fund, hereafter referred to as the "fund". Pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the state court administrator is authorized to make grants from the fund directly to qualifying organizations p…

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Interstate Family Support Act". Source: L. 2003: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 1241, § 2, effective July 1, 2004.

In this article: (1) "Child" means an individual, whether over or under the age of majority, who is or is alleged to be owed a duty of support by the individual's parent or who is or is alleged to be the beneficiary of a support order directed to the parent. (2) "Child support or…

(a) The court and the administrative agency are the tribunals of this state. (b) The county and state child support services agencies are the support enforcement agencies of this state. Source: L. 2003: Entire part amended with relocations, p. 1243, § 2, effective July 1, 2004. L…

(a) Remedies provided by this article are cumulative and do not affect the availability of remedies under other law or the recognition of a foreign support order on the basis of comity. (b) This article does not: (1) Provide the exclusive method of establishing or enforcing a sup…

(a) A tribunal of this state shall apply parts 1 through 6 of this article and, as applicable, part 7 of this article, to a support proceeding involving: (1) A foreign support order; (2) A foreign tribunal; or (3) An obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country. (b) A…

(a) In a proceeding to establish or enforce a support order or to determine parentage of a child, a tribunal of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the individual's guardian or conservator if: (1) The individual is personally served with…

Personal jurisdiction acquired by a tribunal of this state in a proceeding under this article or other law of this state relating to a support order continues as long as a tribunal of this state has continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its order or continuing jurisdiction…