§ 14-1-101 — Adoption of adults

(1) Any person desiring to adopt an adult as
heir at law shall file his petition therefor in the juvenile court of the county of his
residence or the county of the residence of the person sought to be adopted, and
thereupon summons shall issue the same as provided in the Colorado rules of civil
procedure and be served on the person sought to be adopted. Such person shall file
in the court a written answer to the petition within the time required by the
summons and shall either consent to such adoption or deny or disclaim all desire to
be adopted by such person.

(2) Upon the filing, by the person sought to be adopted, of a disclaimer of all
desire to become the heir at law of the petitioner, the petition shall be dismissed by
the court, but upon the filing of a consent to such adoption, whether by the person
sought to be adopted or by a legally qualified conservator or other representative if
such person is non compos mentis at the time, the prayer of the petition shall be
granted, and a decree of adoption shall be rendered and entered by the court
declaring such person the heir at law of the petitioner and entitled to inherit from
the petitioner any property in all respects as if such adopted person had been the
petitioner's child born in lawful wedlock, and such decree may or may not change
the name of such adopted person, as the court rendering the decree may deem
advisable; and such decree or a certified copy thereof may be used as primary
evidence in any court establishing the status of the person so adopted.

(3) Any action for adoption pursuant to this section shall follow the same
procedure insofar as practicable as provided in part 2 of article 5 of title 19, C.R.S.,
concerning the adoption of children.

Legislative History

Source: L. 67: p. 1055, � 1. C.R.S. 1963: � 4-2-1. L. 87: (3) amended, p. 815, � 14, effective October 1.