§ 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 […]
§ 19-5-205. Adoption Decree of Foreign Country Approved
A petition seeking a decree declaring valid an adoption granted by a court of any country other than the United States of America may be filed at any time by residents of the state of Colorado. The petition shall contain all information required in section 19-5-207 (2); except that the court shall not require the […]
§ 19-5-205.5. Nonpublic Agency Interstate and Foreign Adoptions – Legislative Declaration – Authority for State Department to Select Agencies
The general assembly finds that timely processing of adoptions is in the best interests of the children being adopted. It is therefore the intent of the general assembly to expedite permanency for those children who are being adopted. It is the purpose of this section to promote timely processing of nonpublic agency interstate and foreign […]
§ 19-5-206. Placement for Purposes of Adoption
A placement of any child legally available for adoption pursuant to section 19-5-203 (1)(a), (1)(b), (1)(c), or (1)(g) must not be made for the purposes of adoption except by the court pursuant to section 19-5-104 (2), the county department of human or social services, or a licensed child placement agency. In child welfare cases, a […]
§ 19-5-207. Written Consent and Home Study Report for Public Adoptions – Fingerprint-Based Criminal History Record Checks – Investigation – Rules
When a child is placed for adoption by the county department of human or social services, a licensed child placement agency, or an individual, the department, agency, or individual shall file, with the petition to adopt, its written and verified consent to such adoption in addition to any notices received or sent pursuant to the […]