Colorado

Family Law

Family Law

Section 14-10-125 – Temporary orders

(1) A party to a proceeding concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities may move for a temporary order. The court may allocate temporary parental responsibilities, including temporary parenting time and temporary decision-making responsibility, after a hearing.
(2) If a proceeding for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is dismissed, any temporary order concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities is vacated unless a parent or the person allocated parental responsibilities moves that the proceeding continue as a proceeding concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities and the court finds, after a hearing, that the circumstances of the parents and the best interests of the child require that a decree concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities be issued.
(3) If a proceeding concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities commenced in the absence of a petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation is dismissed, any temporary order concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities is vacated.

C.R.S. § 14-10-125

L. 71: R&RE, p. 530, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 46-1-25. L. 84: (1) amended, p. 479, § 1, effective March 16. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1383, § 11, effective February 1, 1999.