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.
C.R.S. § 14-2-207
Colorado
Family Law
Family Law
Section 14-2-101 – Short title
Section 14-2-102 – Purposes – rules of construction
Section 14-2-103 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-2-104 – Formalities
Section 14-2-105 – Marriage license and marriage certificate
Section 14-1-101 – Adoption of adults
Section 14-2-106 – License to marry
Section 14-2-107 – When licenses to marry issued – validity
Section 14-2-108 – Judicial approval
Section 14-2-101 – Short title
Section 14-2-109 – Solemnization and registration of marriages – proxy marriage
Section 14-2-102 – Purposes – rules of construction
Section 14-2-109.3 – Rights of underage married persons
Section 14-2-103 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-2-109.5 – Common law marriage – age restrictions
Section 14-2-104 – Formalities
Section 14-2-110 – Prohibited marriages
Section 14-2-105 – Marriage license and marriage certificate
Section 14-2-111 – Putative spouse
Section 14-2-106 – License to marry
Section 14-2-112 – Application
Section 14-2-107 – When licenses to marry issued – validity
Section 14-2-113 – Violation – penalty
Section 14-2-108 – Judicial approval
Section 14-2-109 – Solemnization and registration of marriages – proxy marriage
Section 14-2-201 – Property ownership
Section 14-2-109.3 – Rights of underage married persons
Section 14-2-202 – Married person may sue and be sued
Section 14-2-109.5 – Common law marriage – age restrictions
Section 14-2-203 – Rights in separate business
Section 14-2-110 – Prohibited marriages
Section 14-2-204 – Not to affect marriage settlements
Section 14-2-111 – Putative spouse
Section 14-2-205 – Married person’s land subject to judgment
Section 14-2-112 – Application
Section 14-2-206 – Spouse cannot convey other spouse’s lands
Section 14-2-113 – Violation – penalty
Section 14-2-207 – Spouse may convey lands as if unmarried
Section 14-2-201 – Property ownership
Section 14-2-208 – Married person may contract
Section 14-2-202 – Married person may sue and be sued
Section 14-2-209 – Loss of consortium
Section 14-2-203 – Rights in separate business
Section 14-2-210 – Domicile
Section 14-2-204 – Not to affect marriage settlements
Section 14-2-205 – Married person’s land subject to judgment
Section 14-2-301 – Short title
Section 14-2-206 – Spouse cannot convey other spouse’s lands
Section 14-2-302 – Definitions
Section 14-2-207 – Spouse may convey lands as if unmarried
Section 14-2-303 – Scope
Section 14-2-208 – Married person may contract
Section 14-2-303.5 – Applicability of part and case law to agreements relating to civil unions
Section 14-2-209 – Loss of consortium
Section 14-2-304 – Governing law
Section 14-2-210 – Domicile
Section 14-2-305 – Principles of law and equity
Section 14-2-306 – Formation requirements
Section 14-2-301 – Short title
Section 14-2-307 – When agreement effective
Section 14-2-302 – Definitions
Section 14-2-308 – Void marriage
Section 14-2-303 – Scope
Section 14-2-309 – Enforcement
Section 14-2-303.5 – Applicability of part and case law to agreements relating to civil unions
Section 14-2-304 – Governing law
Section 14-2-310 – Unenforceable terms
Section 14-2-305 – Principles of law and equity
Section 14-2-311 – Limitation of action
Section 14-2-306 – Formation requirements
Section 14-2-312 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-2-307 – When agreement effective
Section 14-2-313 – Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Section 14-2-308 – Void marriage
Section 14-2-309 – Enforcement
Section 14-2-310 – Unenforceable terms
Section 14-4-101 – Definitions. (Repealed)
Section 14-2-311 – Limitation of action
Section 14-4-102 – Restraining orders to prevent domestic abuse. (Repealed)
Section 14-2-312 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-4-103 – Emergency protection orders. (Repealed)
Section 14-2-313 – Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Section 14-4-104 – Duties of peace officers – enforcement of emergency protection orders. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-105 – Violations of orders
Section 14-4-106 – Venue. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-101 – Definitions. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-107 – Family violence justice fund – creation – grants from fund – definitions
Section 14-4-102 – Restraining orders to prevent domestic abuse. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-103 – Emergency protection orders. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-104 – Duties of peace officers – enforcement of emergency protection orders. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-105 – Violations of orders
Section 14-4-106 – Venue. (Repealed)
Section 14-4-107 – Family violence justice fund – creation – grants from fund – definitions
Section 14-5-101 – Short title
Section 14-5-102 – Definitions
Section 14-5-103 – State tribunals and support enforcement agency
Section 14-5-104 – Remedies cumulative
Section 14-5-105 – Application of article to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding
Section 14-5-201 – Bases for jurisdiction over nonresident
Section 14-5-202 – Duration of personal jurisdiction
Section 14-5-203 – Initiating and responding tribunals of this state
Section 14-5-204 – Simultaneous proceedings
Section 14-5-205 – Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order
Section 14-5-206 – Continuing jurisdiction to enforce child support order
Section 14-5-207 – Determination of controlling child support order
Section 14-5-208 – Child support orders for two or more obligees
Section 14-5-209 – Credit for payment
Section 14-5-210 – Application of article to nonresident subject to personal jurisdiction
Section 14-5-211 – Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify spousal-support order
Section 14-5-301 – Proceedings under article
Section 14-5-302 – Proceeding by minor parent
Section 14-5-303 – Application of law of this state
Section 14-5-304 – Duties of initiating tribunal
Section 14-5-305 – Duties and powers of responding tribunal
Section 14-5-306 – Inappropriate tribunal
Section 14-5-307 – Duties of support enforcement agency
Section 14-5-308 – Duty of attorney general
Section 14-5-309 – Private counsel
Section 14-5-310 – Duties of state information agency
Section 14-5-311 – Pleadings and accompanying documents
Section 14-5-312 – Nondisclosure of information in exceptional circumstances
Section 14-5-313 – Costs and fees
Section 14-5-314 – Limited immunity of petitioner
Section 14-5-315 – Nonparentage as defense
Section 14-5-316 – Special rules of evidence and procedure
Section 14-5-317 – Communications between tribunals
Section 14-5-318 – Assistance with discovery
Section 14-5-319 – Receipt and disbursement of payments
Section 14-5-401 – Establishment of support order
Section 14-5-402 – Proceeding to determine parentage
Section 14-5-501 – Employer’s receipt of income-withholding order of another state
Section 14-5-502 – Employer’s compliance with income-withholding order of another state
Section 14-5-503 – Employer’s compliance with two or more income-withholding orders
Section 14-5-504 – Immunity from civil liability
Section 14-5-505 – Penalties for noncompliance
Section 14-5-506 – Contest by obligor
Section 14-5-507 – Administrative enforcement of orders
Section 14-5-601 – Registration of order for enforcement
Section 14-5-602 – Procedure to register order for enforcement
Section 14-5-603 – Effect of registration for enforcement
Section 14-5-604 – Choice of law
Section 14-5-605 – Notice of registration of order
Section 14-5-606 – Procedure to contest validity or enforcement of registered support order
Section 14-5-607 – Contest of registration or enforcement
Section 14-5-608 – Confirmed order
Section 14-5-609 – Procedure to register child support order of another state for modification
Section 14-5-610 – Effect of registration for modification
Section 14-5-611 – Modification of child support order of another state
Section 14-5-612 – Recognition of order modified in another state
Section 14-5-613 – Jurisdiction to modify child support order of another state when individual parties reside in this state
Section 14-5-614 – Notice to issuing tribunal of modification
Section 14-5-615 – Jurisdiction to modify child support order of foreign country
Section 14-5-616 – Procedure to register child support order of foreign country for modification
Section 14-5-701 – Definitions
Section 14-5-702 – Applicability
Section 14-5-703 – Relationship of state department of human services to United States central authority
Section 14-5-704 – Initiation by state department of human services of support proceeding under Convention
Section 14-5-705 – Direct request
Section 14-5-706 – Registration of Convention support order
Section 14-5-707 – Contest of registered Convention support order
Section 14-5-708 – Recognition and enforcement of registered Convention support order
Section 14-5-709 – Partial enforcement
Section 14-5-710 – Foreign support agreement
Section 14-5-711 – Modification of Convention child support order
Section 14-5-712 – Personal information – limit on use
Section 14-5-713 – Record in original language – English
Section 14-5-801 – Grounds for rendition
Section 14-5-802 – Conditions of rendition
Section 14-5-901 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-5-902 – Transitional provision
Section 14-5-903 – Severability clause
Section 14-5-1001 – Venue. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1002 – Jurisdiction by arrest. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1003 – Duty of officials of this state as responding state. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1004 – Proceedings not to be stayed. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1005 – Declaration of reciprocity – repeal. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1006 – Interstate central registry – duties as the responding and initiating state – repeal. (Repealed)
Section 14-5-1007 – Enforcement of interstate income withholding. (Repealed)
Section 14-6-101 – Nonsupport of spouse and children – penalty
Section 14-6-102 – Suspension of sentence. (Repealed)
Section 14-6-103 – Extradition
Section 14-6-104 – Jurisdiction
Section 14-6-105 – Spouse competent witness
Section 14-6-106 – Venue
Section 14-6-107 – Venue – home or school of child
Section 14-6-108 – Citizenship – residence
Section 14-6-109 – Forfeiture of bond – disposition of fines
Section 14-6-110 – Joint liability for family expenses
Section 14-6-111 – Legislative declaration
Section 14-6-112 – Procedures by clerk. (Repealed)
Section 14-6-113 – Remedies additional to those now existing
Section 14-7-101 – Commitment of child – parent liable for support
Section 14-7-102 – Action by state or county for support of child
Section 14-7-103 – District and county attorneys to report actions
Section 14-7-104 – Application of article
Section 14-7-105 – Recovery for child support debt. (Repealed)
Section 14-10-101 – Short title
Section 14-10-102 – Purposes – rules of construction
Section 14-10-103 – Definitions and interpretation of terms
Section 14-10-104 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-10-104.5 – Legislative declaration
Section 14-10-105 – Application of Colorado rules of civil procedure
Section 14-10-106 – Dissolution of marriage – legal separation
Section 14-10-106.5 – Dissolution of civil unions – legal separation – jurisdiction – applicability of article and case law
Section 14-10-107 – Commencement – pleadings – abolition of existing defenses – automatic, temporary injunction – enforcement
Section 14-10-107.5 – Entry of appearance and notice of withdrawal by delegate child support enforcement unit
Section 14-10-107.7 – Required notice of involvement with state department of human services
Section 14-10-107.8 – Required notice of prior restraining, civil protection, or emergency protection orders to prevent domestic abuse – petitions for dissolution of marriage or legal separation
Section 14-10-108 – Temporary orders in a dissolution case
Section 14-10-109 – Enforcement of protection orders
Section 14-10-110 – Irretrievable breakdown
Section 14-10-111 – Declaration of invalidity
Section 14-10-112 – Separation agreement
Section 14-10-113 – Disposition of property – definitions
Section 14-10-114 – Spousal maintenance – advisory guidelines – legislative declaration – definitions
Section 14-10-115 – Child support guidelines – purpose – determination of income – schedule of basic child support obligations – adjustments to basic child support – additional guidelines – child support commission – definitions
Section 14-10-116 – Appointment in domestic relations cases – representation of child’s best interests – legal representative of the child – disclosure
Section 14-10-116.5 – Appointment in domestic relations cases – child and family investigator – disclosure – background check
Section 14-10-117 – Payment of maintenance or child support
Section 14-10-118 – Enforcement of orders
Section 14-10-119 – Attorney’s fees
Section 14-10-120 – Decree
Section 14-10-120.2 – Ex-parte request for restoration of prior name of party
Section 14-10-120.3 – Dissolution of marriage or legal separation upon affidavit – requirements
Section 14-10-120.5 – Petition – fee – assessment – displaced homemakers fund
Section 14-10-121 – Independence of provisions of decree or temporary order
Section 14-10-122 – Modification and termination of provisions for maintenance, support, and property disposition – automatic lien – definitions
Section 14-10-123 – Commencement of proceedings concerning allocation of parental responsibilities – jurisdiction – automatic temporary injunction – enforcement – definition
Section 14-10-123.3 – Requests for parental responsibility for a child by grandparents
Section 14-10-123.4 – Rights of children in matters relating to parental responsibilities
Section 14-10-123.5 – Joint custody. (Repealed)
Section 14-10-123.6 – Required notice of prior restraining orders to prevent domestic abuse – proceedings concerning parental responsibilities relating to a child – resources for family services
Section 14-10-123.7 – Parental education – legislative declaration
Section 14-10-123.8 – Access to records
Section 14-10-124 – Best interests of child
Section 14-10-124.3 – Stay of proceedings – criminal charges of allegations of sexual assault. (Repealed)
Section 14-10-125 – Temporary orders
Section 14-10-126 – Interviews
Section 14-10-127 – Evaluation and reports – disclosure
Section 14-10-128 – Hearings
Section 14-10-128.1 – Appointment of parenting coordinator – disclosure
Section 14-10-128.3 – Appointment of decision-maker – disclosure
Section 14-10-128.5 – Appointment of arbitrator – de novo hearing of award
Section 14-10-129 – Modification of parenting time
Section 14-10-129.5 – Disputes concerning parenting time
Section 14-10-130 – Judicial supervision
Section 14-10-131 – Modification of custody or decision-making responsibility
Section 14-10-131.3 – Modification of the allocation of parental responsibilities and parenting time based upon military service – legislative declaration – definitions. (Repealed)
Section 14-10-131.5 – Joint custody modification – termination. (Repealed)
Section 14-10-131.7 – Designation of custody for the purpose of other state and federal statutes
Section 14-10-131.8 – Construction of 1999 revisions
Section 14-10-132 – Affidavit practice
Section 14-10-133 – Effective date – applicability
Section 14-10.5-101 – Short title
Section 14-10.5-102 – Legislative declaration
Section 14-10.5-103 – Definition. (Repealed)
Section 14-10.5-104 – Parenting time enforcement program – authorization
Section 14-11-101 – Foreign decrees – how handled
Section 14-12-101 – Legislative declaration
Section 14-12-102 – Domestic relations counselor – assistants – term
Section 14-12-103 – Offices – qualifications – salaries. (Repealed)
Section 14-12-104 – Duties of domestic relations counselors
Section 14-12-105 – Counseling proceedings to be private – communications confidential
Section 14-12-106 – Court may appoint marriage counselor in any county or judicial district where the population is under one hundred thousand. (Repealed)
Section 14-13-101 – Short title
Section 14-13-102 – Definitions
Section 14-13-103 – Proceedings governed by other law
Section 14-13-104 – International application of article
Section 14-13-105 – Effect of child-custody determination
Section 14-13-106 – Priority
Section 14-13-107 – (Reserved)
Section 14-13-108 – Notice to persons outside state
Section 14-13-109 – Appearance and limited immunity
Section 14-13-110 – Communication between courts
Section 14-13-111 – Taking testimony in another state
Section 14-13-112 – Cooperation between courts – preservation of records
Section 14-13-201 – Initial child-custody jurisdiction
Section 14-13-202 – Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
Section 14-13-203 – Jurisdiction to modify determination
Section 14-13-204 – Temporary emergency jurisdiction
Section 14-13-205 – Notice – opportunity to be heard – joinder
Section 14-13-206 – Simultaneous proceedings
Section 14-13-207 – Inconvenient forum
Section 14-13-208 – Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct
Section 14-13-209 – Information to be submitted to court
Section 14-13-210 – Appearance of parties and child
Section 14-13-301 – Definitions
Section 14-13-302 – Enforcement under Hague Convention
Section 14-13-303 – Duty to enforce
Section 14-13-304 – Temporary visitation or parenting time
Section 14-13-305 – Registration of child-custody determination
Section 14-13-306 – Enforcement of registered determination
Section 14-13-307 – Simultaneous proceedings
Section 14-13-308 – Expedited enforcement of child-custody determination
Section 14-13-309 – Service of petition and order
Section 14-13-310 – Hearing and order
Section 14-13-311 – Warrant to take physical custody of child
Section 14-13-312 – Costs, fees, and expenses
Section 14-13-313 – Recognition and enforcement
Section 14-13-314 – Appeals
Section 14-13-401 – Application and construction
Section 14-13-402 – Severability clause
Section 14-13-403 – Transitional provision
Section 14-13.5-101 – Short title
Section 14-13.5-102 – Definitions
Section 14-13.5-103 – Cooperation and communication among courts
Section 14-13.5-104 – Actions for abduction prevention measures
Section 14-13.5-105 – Jurisdiction
Section 14-13.5-106 – Contents of petition
Section 14-13.5-107 – Factors to determine risk of abduction
Section 14-13.5-108 – Provisions and measures to prevent abduction
Section 14-13.5-109 – Warrant to take physical custody of child
Section 14-13.5-110 – Duration of abduction prevention order
Section 14-13.5-111 – Uniformity of applications and construction
Section 14-13.5-112 – Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Section 14-13.7-101 – Short title
Section 14-13.7-102 – Definitions
Section 14-13.7-103 – (Reserved)
Section 14-13.7-104 – Jurisdiction
Section 14-13.7-105 – Notification required of deploying parent
Section 14-13.7-106 – Duty to notify of change of address
Section 14-13.7-107 – General consideration in custody proceeding of parent’s military service
Section 14-13.7-201 – Form of agreement
Section 14-13.7-202 – Nature of authority created by agreement
Section 14-13.7-203 – Modification of agreement
Section 14-13.7-204 – Power of attorney
Section 14-13.7-205 – Filing agreement or power of attorney with court
Section 14-13.7-301 – Definition
Section 14-13.7-302 – Proceeding for interim custody order
Section 14-13.7-303 – Expedited hearing
Section 14-13.7-304 – Testimony by electronic means
Section 14-13.7-305 – Effect of prior judicial order or agreement
Section 14-13.7-306 – Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent
Section 14-13.7-307 – Grant of limited contact
Section 14-13.7-308 – Nature of authority created by interim custody order
Section 14-13.7-309 – Content of interim custody order
Section 14-13.7-310 – Order for child support
Section 14-13.7-311 – Modifying or terminating grant of custodial responsibility to nonparent
Section 14-13.7-401 – Procedure for terminating interim grant of custodial responsibility established by agreement
Section 14-13.7-402 – Consent procedure for terminating interim grant of custodial responsibility established by court order
Section 14-13.7-403 – Visitation before termination of interim grant of custodial responsibility
Section 14-13.7-404 – Termination by operation of law of interim grant of custodial responsibility established by court order
Section 14-13.7-501 – Uniformity of application and construction
Section 14-13.7-502 – Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act
Section 14-13.7-503 – Saving clause
Section 14-13.7-504 – Effective date
Section 14-14-101 – Short title
Section 14-14-102 – Definitions
Section 14-14-103 – Additional remedies
Section 14-14-104 – Recovery for child support debt
Section 14-14-105 – Continuing garnishment
Section 14-14-106 – Interest
Section 14-14-107 – Wage assignment – applicability. (Repealed)
Section 14-14-108 – Child support debt offset. (Repealed)
Section 14-14-109 – Security, bond, or guarantee
Section 14-14-110 – Contempt of court
Section 14-14-111 – Immediate deductions for family support obligations – legislative declaration – procedures – applicability. (Repealed)
Section 14-14-111.5 – Income assignments for child support or maintenance
Section 14-14-112 – Deductions for health insurance
Section 14-14-113 – Recordation of social security numbers in certain family matters
Section 14-15-101 – Short title
Section 14-15-102 – Legislative declaration
Section 14-15-103 – Definitions
Section 14-15-104 – Requisites of a valid civil union
Section 14-15-105 – Individual – civil union with relative – prohibited
Section 14-15-106 – Restrictions as to minors and wards
Section 14-15-107 – Rights, benefits, protections, duties, obligations, responsibilities, and other incidents of parties to a civil union
Section 14-15-108 – Modification of civil union terms through an agreement
Section 14-15-109 – Civil union license and certificate
Section 14-15-110 – Issuance of a civil union license – certification – fee
Section 14-15-111 – When civil union licenses issued – validity
Section 14-15-112 – Persons authorized to certify civil unions – registration – fee
Section 14-15-113 – Civil union license required for certification
Section 14-15-114 – Evidence of civil union
Section 14-15-115 – Dissolution, legal separation, and declaration of invalidity of civil unions – jurisdiction – venue
Section 14-15-116 – Reciprocity – principle of comity
Section 14-15-117 – Application of article to joint tax returns – legislative declaration
Section 14-15-118 – Construction
Section 14-15-118.5 – Construction – effect when parties to a civil union marry – dissolution process
Section 14-15-119 – Severability