Colorado § 14-11-101 Foreign decrees - how handled

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§ 14-11-101 — Foreign decrees - how handled

Colorado § 14-11-101

Title 14Domestic

Art.Actions Originating in Other

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-11-101 (2026).

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(1)Upon the docketing in a court of competent jurisdiction in this state of exemplified copies of all the written pleadings and court orders, judgments, and decrees in a case of divorce, separate maintenance, or annulment, or for support of minor children or a spouse, or for a protection order or other court order issued for the protection of a party or parties, or for a combination of the same entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in any other state or jurisdiction having reciprocal provisions for a like enforcement of orders, judgments, or decrees entered in the state of Colorado and upon obtaining jurisdiction by personal service of process as provided by the Colorado rules of civil procedure, said court in this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject matter a

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(1) Upon the docketing in a court
of competent jurisdiction in this state of exemplified copies of all the written
pleadings and court orders, judgments, and decrees in a case of divorce, separate
maintenance, or annulment, or for support of minor children or a spouse, or for a
protection order or other court order issued for the protection of a party or parties,
or for a combination of the same entered in any court of competent jurisdiction in
any other state or jurisdiction having reciprocal provisions for a like enforcement of
orders, judgments, or decrees entered in the state of Colorado and upon obtaining
jurisdiction by personal service of process as provided by the Colorado rules of civil
procedure, said court in this state shall have jurisdiction over the subject matter
and of the person in like manner as if the original suit or action had been
commenced in this state, and is empowered to amend, modify, set aside, and make
new orders as the court may find necessary and proper so as to do justice and
equity to all parties to the action according to the public policy of this state, and
has the same right, power, and authority to enter orders for temporary alimony,
support money, and attorney fees as in similar actions originating in this state.

(2) The courts of this state in cases of dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, or declaration of invalidity of marriage, or for support of minor children
or a spouse, or for the protection of a party or parties by means of a protection
order, however styled or designated, or for any combination of the same, where the
action originated in this state, have the power to enforce the decrees, judgments,
and orders of other states or jurisdictions made pursuant to statutes similar to this
statute, or to amend the same, or to enter new orders to the same extent and in the
same manner as though such decrees, judgments, and orders were entered in the
courts of this state.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a restraining or protection
order issued by a court of any state, any Indian tribe, or any United States territory
shall be enforced pursuant to section 13-14-110, C.R.S.

(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this article, a child-custody
determination, as that term is defined in section 14-13-102 (3), issued by a court of
another state shall be registered in accordance with section 14-13-305.

Legislative History

Source: L. 47: pp. 398, 399, �� 1, 2. CSA: C. 56, � 39. CRS 53: � 46-4-1. C.R.S. 1963: � 46-4-1. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 210, � 26, effective July 16. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2034, � 11, effective July 1. L. 98: (3) added, p. 1235, � 7, effective July 1. L. 2000: (4) added, p. 1538, � 4, effective July 1. L. 2003: (1) and (2) amended, p. 1012, � 18, effective July 1. L. 2005: (3) amended, p. 765, � 23, effective June 1. L. 2013: (3) amended, (HB 13-1259), ch. 218, p. 1016, � 18, effective July 1.