§ 19-7-301. Legislative Declaration
The general assembly finds and declares that: Each year, for a variety of reasons, more than two hundred youth, ages eighteen to twenty-one, exit Colorado’s foster care system without an established permanent home or a stable support network; These youth typically do not have the same safety nets, supportive adults, and support networks as other […]
§ 19-7-302. Definitions
As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advisory board” means the foster youth successful transition to adulthood grant program advisory board created in section 19-7-314. “County department” has the same meaning as set forth in section 19-1-103. “Emancipation transition plan” means a plan developed pursuant to section 19-7-310 that addresses how […]
§ 19-7-303. Foster Youth in Transition Program – Established
The foster youth in transition program is established in the state department to be implemented in county departments throughout the state to provide extended child welfare services to eligible youth eighteen years of age or older but less than twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal […]
§ 19-7-304. Eligibility and Enrollment
An eligible youth is an individual who: Is at least eighteen years of age or older, but less than twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law; Has current or recent prior foster care or kinship care involvement in one of the following ways: The youth […]
§ 19-7-305. Available Services and Supports
Each county department shall offer, at a minimum, the following services and supports to participating youth in the transition program: Assistance with enrolling in the appropriate category of medicaid for which the participating youth is eligible; Assistance with securing safe, affordable, and stable housing. If a county department has legal authority for physical placement: The […]
§ 19-7-306. Voluntary Services Agreement
A voluntary services agreement entered into pursuant to this part 3 is a binding standardized agreement, written in a client-driven and developmentally appropriate manner, between the county department and a participating youth. The agreement specifies the terms of the youth’s participation in the transition program, including, at a minimum: The participating youth’s status as a […]
§ 19-6-105. Failure to Comply
A person failing to comply with an order of the court entered under this article shall be found in contempt of court in accordance with section 14-14-110, C.R.S. The court shall have authority to issue writs of execution for the collection of accrued and unpaid installments of support orders. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, […]
§ 19-7-307. Petition – Form and Content
A youth or a participating youth may file a petition on the youth’s own behalf at any time. Or, if such a petition has not yet been filed and a voluntary services agreement remains in effect after ninety days, a county department shall file a petition with the court initiating a proceeding pursuant to this […]
§ 19-6-106. Child Support – Guidelines – Schedule of Basic Support Obligations
The provisions of section 14-10-115, C.R.S., shall apply to all child support obligations, established or modified, as a part of any proceeding under this article, whether filed on or subsequent to July 1, 1988. Source: L. 88: Entire section added, p. 746, § 17, effective July 1.
§ 19-7-308. Right to Counsel – Guardian Ad Litem – Representation of Petitioner
A participating youth has a right to counsel. If the youth accepts the publicly provided counsel, counsel must be assigned by the office of the child’s representative or approved by the court from a list of attorneys appointed by the office of the child’s representative. The office of the child’s representative shall develop practice standards […]