Colorado

Family Law

Family Law

Section 14-6-101 – Nonsupport of spouse and children – penalty

(1) Any person who willfully neglects, fails, or refuses to provide reasonable support and maintenance for his spouse or for his children under eighteen years of age, whether natural, adopted, or whose parentage has been judicially determined, or who willfully fails, refuses, or neglects to provide proper care, food, and clothing in case of sickness for his spouse or such children or any such children being legally the inmates of a state or county home or school for children in this state, or who willfully fails or refuses to pay to a trustee, who may be appointed by the court to receive such payment, or to the board of control of such home or school the reasonable cost of keeping such children in said home, or any person, being the father or mother of children under eighteen years of age, who leaves such children with intent to abandon such children, or any man who willfully neglects, fails, or refuses to provide proper care, food, and clothing to the mother of his child during childbirth and attendant illness is guilty of a class 5 felony. It shall be an affirmative defense, as defined in section 18-1-407, C.R.S., to a prosecution under this section that owing to physical incapacity or other good cause the defendant is unable to furnish the support, care, and maintenance required by this section. No child shall be deemed to lack proper care for the sole reason that he is being provided remedial treatment in accordance with section 19-3-103, C.R.S.
(2) Repealed.

C.R.S. § 14-6-101

L. 11: p. 527, § 1. C.L. § 5566. CSA: C. 83, § 1. CRS 53: § 43-1-1. L. 55: p. 287, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 43-1-1. L. 73: p. 547, § 1. L. 81: (1) amended, p. 901, § 1, effective May 27. L. 87: (1) amended, p. 815, § 16, effective October 1. L. 92: (2) repealed, p. 396, § 1, effective June 3; (1) amended, p. 202, § 7, effective August 1.