C.R.S. § 14-4-101
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