Colorado Family Law
Colorado Family Law Statutes Links
The following Colorado family law statutes are directly stated from the Colorado state links. If you are on our Denver family law attorneys page, for ease of looking at the family law statutes, please click on the below links. For help and legal advice for families going though a divorce, child custody litigation or other family law case, contact the lawyers at Watson & Associates, LLC for immediate representation. Call 720-941-7200.
Actions. Abolition of certain marital actions. Breach of contract to marry. Not actionable, § 13-20-203. Civil causes of action abolished, § 13-20-202. Correspondents, § § 13-20-206, 13-20-207. Legislative declaration, § 13-20-201. Unlawful to file pleadings, § 13-20-205. Violations of provisions. Misdemeanor, § 13-20-208. Affidavits. Dissolution of marriage. Requirements for dissolution upon affidavit, § 14-10-120.3. Age. Licenses. Proof of age, § 14-2-106. Underaged parties. Judicial approval of marriage license, § 14-2-108. Agreements. Antenuptial agreements. See within this heading, “Marital agreements”. Premarital agreements. See within this heading, “Marital agreements”.
Separation agreement. See within this heading, “Separation agreement”. Annulment of marriage. Intestate succession and wills. Effect of annulment, § 15-11-802. Invalidity of marriage. See within this heading, “Invalidity of marriage”. Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers, § 15-11-804. Applicability of act. Uniformity of application, § 14-2-103. Validity of marriages, § 14-2-112. Applications. Licenses, § 14-2-105. Bigamy. General provisions, § § 18-6-201 to 18-6-203. See BIGAMY. Prohibited marriage, § 14-2-110. Blood tests, § 14-2-106. Breach of contracts. See BREACH OF CONTRACTS. Certificates. County clerk and recorder. Failure to forward marriage certificate to office. General provisions, § 14-2-109. Late fee, § 14-2-109. Form, § 14-2-105. Heirloom certificates, § 25-2-122. Physician’s certificate required, § 14-2-106. Solemnization of marriages. Completion of marriage certificate form, § 14-2-109. Child custody.
Child abduction prevention act, uniform, § § 14-13.5-101 to 14-13.5-112. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Child support. See SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE. Common law marriage restrictions. Age restrictions, § 14-2-109.5. Formalities, § 14-2-104. Community property. Disposition of community property rights at death, § § 15-20-101 to 15-20-111. See DECEDENTS’ ESTATES. Compromise and settlement. Women. Article not to affect marriage settlements, § 14-2-204. Consent. Parental consent, § 14-2-106. Construction and interpretation. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Rules of construction, § 14-2-102. Uniformity of construction, § 14-2-103. Consumer credit code. Discrimination on the basis of marital status. Prohibition against discrimination, § 5-5-206. Contracts. See CONTRACTS. Conveyances. Husband cannot convey wife’s lands, § 14-2-206. Wife may convey lands as if sole, § 14-2-207. Counseling. Domestic relations counselors. Appointment, § 14-12-102. Assistants, § 14-12-102. Communications confidential, § 14-12-105. Duties, § 14-12-104. Legislative declaration, § 14-12-101. Marriage and family therapists. See within this heading, “Marriage and family therapists”. Proceedings to be private, § 14-12-105. Term, § 14-12-102. County clerks. Certificate of marriage, § 14-2-109. Decedents’ estates. Community property. Disposition of community property rights at death, § § 15-20-101 to 15-20-111. See DECEDENTS’ ESTATES. Decrees. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Legal separation. See within this heading, “Legal separation”. Defenses. Dissolution of marriage. Abolition of existing defenses, § 14-10-107. Definitions. Dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-103. Discrimination. Discrimination in advertising, § § 24-34-701 to 24-34-707. See ADVERTISING. Discrimination in employment, § 24-34-402. Discrimination in housing, § § 24-34-501 to 24-34-509. See HOUSING. Discrimination in places of public accommodation, § § 24-34-601 to 24-34-605. See PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS. Dissolution of marriage. Affidavits. Requirements for dissolution upon affidavit, § 14-10-120.3. Applicability of article, § § 14-10-104, 14-10-133. Automatic, temporary injunction, commencement of proceedings, § 14-10-1107. Child custody. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Child support, § 14-10-115. See SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE. Construction and interpretation. Rules of construction, § 14-10-102. Terms, § 14-10-103. Uniformity of application and construction, § 14-10-104. Decision-maker, court appointed. Appointment of, § 14-10-128.3. Duties, § 14-10-128.3. Testimony by, § 14-10-128.3. Decree of dissolution. Conversion of decree of legal separation to decree of dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-120. Definition, § 14-10-103. Finality of decree, § 14-10-120. Foreign decrees. How handled, § 14-11-101. Independence of provisions, § 14-10-121. Marital property. Definition, § 14-10-113. Notice of entry of decree, § 14-10-120. Order for income assignment, § 14-10-120.
When district court may enter, § 14-10-106. Defenses. Abolition of existing defenses, § 14-10-107. Definitions, § 14-10-103. Displaced homemakers fund, § § 8-15.5-108, 14-10-120.5. Educational programs for parents, § 14-10-123.7. Effective date of article, § 14-10-133. Evaluations and reports, § 14-10-127. Fees. Attorney fees, § 14-10-119. Petition for dissolution of marriage. Assessment of fee, § 14-10-120.5. Foreign decrees. Handling of, § 14-11-101. Injunctions. Automatic, temporary injunction, commencement of proceedings, § 14-10-1107. Independence of provisions of temporary injunction, § 14-10-121. Interim decision-making responsibility, § 14-10-108. Issuance of temporary injunction, § 14-10-108. Limitations on temporary injunction, § 14-10-108. Preventing molestation of parties. Enforcement, § 14-10-107. Interim decision-making responsibility, § 14-10-108. Intestate succession. Effect of dissolution, § 15-11-802. Invalidity of marriage. Declaration of invalidity, § 14-10-111. Irretrievable breakdown, § 14-10-110. Long arm statute, § 13-1-124. Orders. Decision-maker, court appointment of, § 14-10-128.3. Duty to disclose prior restraining orders, § 14-10-107.8. Parenting coordinator, appointment of, § 14-10-128.1. Temporary protection order. Duty to disclose prior protection orders, § 14-10-108. Enforcement, § 14-10-109. Independence of provisions, § 14-10-121. Interim decision-making responsibility, § 14-10-108. Issuance, § 14-10-108. Limitations, § 14-10-108. Peace officers’ duties, § 14-10-109. Temporary orders, § 14-10-108. Parental responsibility. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Parenting coordinator. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Parenting plan. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Petitions. Contents, § 14-10-107. Domestic violence services. Court to advise, § 14-10-107.8. Fee assessment, § 14-10-120.5. Notice of prior restraining orders, § 14-10-107.8. Notice of receipt of public assistance. When petition seeks an order of child support, § 14-10-107.7. Proceedings. Attorney fees, § 14-10-119. Commencement of proceedings, § 14-10-107. Entry of appearance by delegate child support enforcement unit, § 14-10-107.5. Initiating party, § 14-10-107. Petitions. Contents of petition, § 14-10-107. Fee assessment, § 14-10-120.5. Service of process, § 14-10-107. Property. Disposition of property, § 14-10-113. Marital property, § 14-10-113. Modification and termination of provisions of property division, § 14-10-122. Purposes of article, § 14-10-102. Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers, § 15-11-804. Rules of civil procedure. Application of, § 14-10-105; C.R.C.P. 81(b). Rules of construction, § 14-10-102. Separation agreement. See within this heading, “Separation agreement”. Service of process. Commencement of proceedings, § 14-10-107. How service may be made, § 13-1-125. Long arm statute, § 13-1-124. Support and maintenance. Grounds for which court may grant, § 14-10-114. Legislative declaration, § 14-10-114. Modification of provisions, § 14-10-122. Payment of maintenance or support to court or through family support registry, § 14-10-117. Representation of child, § § 14-10-116, 14-10-116.5, 14-10-128.1. Temporary maintenance, § 14-10-114. Termination of provisions, § 14-10-122. Temporary protection order. Enforcement, § 18-6-803.5. Peace officers’ duties, § 18-6-803.5. See within this heading, “Orders”. Title of act, § 14-10-101. Uniform dissolution of marriage act, § § 14-10-101 to 14-10-133. Vital statistics, § 25-2-107. District courts. Dissolution of marriage. Decree of dissolution. When district court may enter, § 14-10-106. Legal separation. Decree of legal separation. When district court may enter, § 14-10-106. Divorce. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Domestic abuse. Domestic abuse programs. See DOMESTIC ABUSE PROGRAMS. Domestic violence generally. See DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Domestic relations counselor. Counseling. See within this heading, “Counseling”. Domicile. Married women. Inapplicability of common law rule, § 14-2-210. Elections. Change of name. Registration, § 1-2-218. Examinations. Waiver of requirements for medical examination, § 14-2-106. Family expenses. General liability for family expenses, § 14-6-110. Fees. Dissolution of marriage. Attorney fees, § 14-10-119. Petition, § 14-10-120.5. Licenses, § 14-2-106. Formalities. Valid marriage, § 14-2-104. Frauds, statute of. Void agreements and contracts, § 38-10-112. Incest. General provisions, § § 18-6-301, 18-6-302. See INCEST. Marriage prohibited by consanguinity, § 14-2-110. Injunctions. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Intestate succession, § 15-11-802. Invalidity of marriage. Dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-111. Foreign decrees. Handling of, § 14-11-101. Intestate succession and wills. Effect on, § 15-11-802. Reports. Department of public health and environment. Powers and duties, § 25-1.5-101. Revocation of probate and nonprobate transfers, § 15-11-804. Irretrievable breakdown. Dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-110. Judgments and decrees. Dissolution of marriage. Decree of dissolution. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Legal separation. Decree of legal separation. See within this heading, “Legal separation”. Women. Lands subject to judgment, § 14-2-205. Legal separation. Decree of legal separation. Conversion of decree of legal separation to decree of dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-120. Finality of decree, § 14-10-120. Foreign decrees. Handling of, § 14-11-101. Order for immediate deductions for family support, § 14-10-120. When district court may enter, § 14-10-106. Defenses. Abolition of existing defenses, § 14-10-107. Educational programs for parents, § 14-10-123.7. Proceedings, § 14-10-107. Rules of civil procedure. Applicability, § 14-10-105; C.R.C.P. 81(b). Separation agreement. See within this heading, “Separation agreement”. Licensed marriage and family therapists. See within this heading, “Marriage and family therapists”. Licenses. Age. Proof of age, § 14-2-106. Underaged parties. Judicial approval of marriage license, § 14-2-108. Application, § 14-2-105. Blood tests, § 14-2-106. Cancellation, § 14-2-107. Fees, § 14-2-106. Information to be furnished, § 14-2-106. Issuance. Underaged parties. Judicial approval required, § 14-2-108. Validity of license issued, § 14-2-107. When licenses to marry issued, § 14-2-107. Who may issue license, § 14-2-107. Parental consent, § 14-2-106. Physicians and surgeons, § 14-2-106. Tests, § 14-2-106. Voidance, § 14-2-107. Long arm statute. Dissolution of marriage, § 13-1-124. Loss of consortium. Women. Right of wife to recover, § 14-2-209. Maintenance. Support and maintenance. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Marital agreements. Amendments, § 14-2-306. Applicability of statutory provisions, § 14-2-310. Child support, § 14-2-304. Content, § 14-2-304. Definitions, § 14-2-302. Effective date of agreement, § 14-2-305. Effective date of statutory provisions, § 14-2-310. Enforcement, § § 14-2-307, 14-2-308. Equitable defenses, § 14-2-309. Formalities, § 14-2-303. Invalid marriage, § 14-2-308. Revocation of agreement, § 14-2-306. Revocation of benefits upon death, § 14-2-304. Title of act, § 14-2-301. Tolling of statute of limitations, § 14-2-309. Waiver of rights upon death, § 14-2-304. What may be contracted, § 14-2-304. Marriage and family therapists. Agreement to limit practice, § 12-43-221.5. Board of examiners. Confidential agreement to limit practice, § 12-43-221.5. Creation in department of regulatory agencies, § § 12-43-502, 24-1-122. Duties and powers, § § 12-43-203, 12-43-504. Immunity, § 12-43-203. Judicial review, § § 12-43-217, 13-4-102. Limitations on authority, fee disputes between licensee and other party, § 12-43-203.5. Meetings, § 12-43-203. Membership, § 12-43-502. Professional review committees, § 12-43-203. Reconsideration of board action, § 12-43-225. Records, § 12-43-205. Removal of members, § § 12-43-203, 12-43-503. Supervision by division of registrations, § § 12-43-210, 12-43-502. Termination, § § 24-34-104, 12-43-229, 12-43-502. Collaboration with physician, § 12-43-209. Confidential communications, § 12-43-218. Continuing professional competency, § 12-43-506. Definitions, § § 12-43-201, 12-43-501. Disciplinary actions, § 12-43-224. Disclosure of information about health care licensees, § 24-34-110. Disclosure of information, § 12-43-214. Fraudulent insurance acts, § § 10-1-128, 12-43-222. Generally, § § 12-43-201 to 12-43-229, 12-43-501 to 12-43-506. Health care credentials uniform application act, § 25-1-108.7. Injunctions, § 12-43-227. Insurance reimbursement, § 10-16-104. Licensure. Candidate for licensure, § 12-43-504. Denial, § 12-43-212. Examination. General provisions, § 12-43-504. Legislative intent for educational requirements, § 12-43-213. Fees, § 12-43-204. Issuance of, § § 12-43-207, 12-43-504. Licensure by endorsement, § 12-43-206. Professional competency requirements, § 12-43-506. Qualifications, § 12-43-504. Renewal, § § 12-43-204, 12-43-212. Rights and privileges of licensure, § 12-43-505. Limited liability companies, § 12-43-211. Limited liability partnerships, § 12-43-211. Minimum standards for psychometric or electrodiagnostic testing, § 12-43-228. Practice defined, § 12-43-503. Privileged communications. Child abuse exception, § 19-3-311. Who may not testify without consent, § 13-90-107. Professional review committees, § 12-43-203. Professional service corporations, § 12-43-211. Prohibited activities. Administration of drugs, § 12-43-208. General provisions, § 12-43-222. Practice outside of or beyond training, experience, or competence, § 12-43-202. Treatment of medical problems, § 12-43-209. Provider networks. Exception to prohibition on corporate professional practice, § 6-18-303. Provisional license, § 12-43-206.5. Title use restrictions, § § 12-43-216, 12-43-505. Misdemeanors. Violation of uniform marriage act, § 14-2-113. Names. Elections. Change of name. Registration, § 1-2-218. Orders. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Parent and child. Consent to marriage by parent, § 14-2-106. Parentage determination, § 19-4-103. Parental responsibility. See PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY. Parenting coordinator. Parenting plan. Pleadings. Dissolution of marriage, § 14-10-107. Premarital agreements. See within this heading, “Marital agreements”. Presumptions. Dissolution of marriage. Marital property, § 14-10-113. Probate code. Remarriage of absentee’s spouse, § 15-10-109. Prohibited marriages. Bigamy, § § 14-2-110, 18-6-201. Degree of consanguinity, § 14-2-110. Enumeration, § 14-2-110. Invalidity, § 14-10-111. Legitimacy of children, § 14-2-110. Property. Definitions. Marital property, § 14-10-113. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Women. See within this heading, “Women”. Purposes of act, § 14-2-102. Putative spouse, § 14-2-111. Registration. Certificate of marriage. County clerk to register, § 14-2-109. Remedies. Separation agreement, § 14-10-112. Reports, § § 25-1.5-101, 25-2-107. Separation agreement, § 14-10-112. Service of process. Allocation of parental responsibilities, § 14-10-107. Dissolution of marriage. Commencement of proceedings, § 14-10-107. Required specified advisements, § 14-10-107. Sexual offenses. Marital defense, § 18-3-409. Solemnization, § 14-2-109. Support and maintenance. Dissolution of marriage. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Family expenses. Joint liability for, § 14-6-110. Tests. Examinations required. Waiver of requirements for medical examination, § 14-2-106. Title of act, § 14-2-101. Torts. Loss of consortium, § 14-2-209. Uniform dissolution of marriage act, § § 14-10-101 to 14-10-133. See within this heading, “Dissolution of marriage”. Validity of marriages. Application of act, § 14-2-112. Vital statistics. Reports. Dissolution of marriage, § § 25-1.5-101, 25-2-107. Marriage certificates, § 25-2-106. Wills. Annulment of marriage. Effect, § 15-11-802. Dissolution of marriage. Effect, § 15-11-802. Omitted spouses. Spouses married after execution of will, § 15-11-301. Women. Businesses. Rights in separate business, § 14-2-203. Contracts. Wife may contract, § 14-2-208. Domicile. Sex or marriage not a ban on right, § 14-2-210. Earnings. Sole and separate property, § 14-2-203. Loss of consortium. Right of wife to recover, § 14-2-209. May sue and be sued, § 14-2-202. Property. Conveyances. Husband cannot convey wife’s lands, § 14-2-206. Wife may convey lands as if sole, § 14-2-207. Debts of husband. Not subject to disposal of husband, § 14-2-201. Gifts from husband. Not subject to disposal for husband’s debt, § 14-2-201. Lands subject to judgment. Subject may be rendered jointly, § 14-2-205. May sue and be sued, § 14-2-202. Sole and separate property of married women, § 14-2-201. Settlements. Not affected by article, § 14-2-204.
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