§ 19-5-212. Copies of Order of Adoption – to Whom Given
If the court enters an order of adoption, certified copies shall be given to the adopting parents, the person or agency consenting to the adoption, and the state registrar. The court or the adopting parents or their legal representative shall send to the state registrar an application for a birth certificate, signed by the adoptive […]
§ 19-5-213. Compensation for Placing Child Prohibited
No person shall offer, give, charge, or receive any money or other consideration or thing of value in connection with the relinquishment and adoption, except attorney fees and such other charges and fees as may be approved by the court. No person, other than an adoption exchange whose membership includes county departments and child placement […]
§ 19-5-213.5. Unauthorized Advertising for Adoption Purposes – Exceptions – Penalty – Definitions
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advertise through a public medium” means to communicate by any public medium, including by newspaper, periodical, telephone book listing, outdoor advertising sign, radio, or television or by computerized communication system, which includes an internet site, an internet profile, or any similar medium of communication provided […]
§ 19-5-214. Limitation on Annulment of Adoption – Best Interests Standard
No final decree of adoption shall be attacked by reason of any jurisdictional or procedural defect after the expiration of ninety-one days following the entry of the final decree; except that, in cases of stepparent adoption, no final decree of adoption shall be attacked by reason of fraud upon the court or fraud upon a […]
§ 19-5-216. Increased Access for Adoption – Study
The state department shall examine and evaluate the process of adoptive placements of children in the legal custody of the county departments of human or social services and identify those aspects of the process that may be improved to achieve the ultimate goal of permanency for the greatest number of children in safe and healthy […]
§ 19-5-217. Enforcement or Termination of Post-Adoption Contact Agreement
If the decree of adoption contains a post-adoption contact agreement pursuant to section 19-5-208 (4.5), the court retains jurisdiction after the decree of adoption is entered to hear motions to enforce or terminate the contact agreement, or to enter stipulated agreements of the parties to modify the contact agreement. The court may appoint a guardian […]
§ 19-5-200.2. Legislative Declaration
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title to the contrary, it is the intent of the general assembly that the court shall protect and promote the best interests of the children who are the subjects of proceedings held pursuant to this part 2 while giving due regard to the interests of any other individuals affected. […]
§ 19-5-201. Who May Be Adopted
Any child legally available for adoption as provided in section 19-5-203, under eighteen years of age, and either present in the state at the time the petition for adoption is filed or under the jurisdiction of a court in Colorado for at least six months may be adopted. Upon approval of the court, a person […]
§ 19-5-202. Who May Adopt
Any person twenty-one years of age or older, including a foster parent, may petition the court to decree an adoption. A minor, upon approval of the court, may petition the court to decree an adoption. A person having a living spouse from whom he is not legally separated shall petition jointly with such spouse, unless […]
§ 19-5-202.5. Adoption Hearings – Termination Appeals – Court Docket Priority – Exceptions
On and after July 1, 2002, any hearing concerning a petition for adoption filed in a district court, the Colorado court of appeals, or the Colorado supreme court and any hearing concerning a petition filed in the Colorado court of appeals or the Colorado supreme court related to a child who is available for adoption […]