§ 19-5-103.5. Expedited Relinquishment Procedure – Children Under One Year of Age – Other Birth Parents – Notice – Termination
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 19-5-103 to the contrary, a parent desiring to relinquish his or her child may seek an expedited order terminating his or her parent-child legal relationship without the necessity of a court hearing if: The child is under one year of age, at the time of filing the petition; The relinquishing […]
§ 19-4.5-106. Required Contents of Surrogacy Agreement
A surrogacy agreement must comply with the following requirements: A gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate agrees to attempt to become pregnant by means of assisted reproduction; Except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-111, the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate and the surrogate’s spouse or former spouse, if any, have no claim to parentage of a […]
§ 19-5-103.7. Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment – Children Under One Year of Age – Notice to Other or Possible Parent – Administrative Procedures
Notwithstanding any provision of section 19-5-103 to the contrary, a licensed child placement agency assisting a parent who plans to relinquish a child through an expedited relinquishment pursuant to section 19-5-103.5, may provide notice of the anticipated expedited relinquishment on behalf of the relinquishing parent to any other birth parent or possible birth parent identified […]
§ 19-4.5-107. Effect of Subsequent Change of Marital Status
Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise: The marriage of a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of the agreement, their spouse’s consent to the agreement is not required, and their spouse is not a presumed parent of a child conceived by assisted […]
§ 19-5-104. Final Order of Relinquishment
If the court terminates the parent-child legal relationship of both parents or of the only living parent, the court, after taking into account the religious background of the child, shall order guardianship of the person and legal custody transferred to: The county department of human or social services; or A licensed child placement agency; or […]
§ 19-4-122. Action to Declare Mother and Child Relationship
Any interested party may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the provisions of this article applicable to the father and child relationship apply. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section was contained in […]
§ 19-4-123. Promise to Render Support
Any promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a supposed or alleged father and child relationship, does not require consideration and is enforceable according to its terms, subject to section 19-4-107 (4). In the best interest of the child or the mother, the court may, and upon the promisor’s request […]
§ 19-4-124. Birth Records
Upon order of a court of this state or upon an order issued and filed pursuant to article 13.5 of title 26, C.R.S., or upon request of a court of another state, the state registrar of vital statistics shall prepare a new certificate of birth consistent with the findings of the court and shall substitute […]
§ 19-4-125. “Father” Defined
In case of a maternity suit against a purported mother, where appropriate in the context, the word “father” shall mean “mother”. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as […]
§ 19-4-126. Uniformity of Application and Construction
This article shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this article among states enacting it. Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 800, § 1, effective October 1. Editor’s note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and […]