Colorado § 14-13.5-102 Definitions

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§ 14-13.5-102 — Definitions

Colorado § 14-13.5-102

Title 14Domestic

Art.Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-13.5-102 (2026).

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(1)Abduction means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child.

(2)Child means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of age.

(3)Child-custody determination means a judgment, decree, or other order of a court providing for the legal custody or physical custody of a child, allocating parental responsibilities with respect to a child, or providing for visitation or parenting time with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary, initial, and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child support or other monetary obligation of an individual.

(4)Child-custody proceeding means a proceeding in which the legal custody or physical custody of a child, the allocation of parental responsibilities wit

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In this article:

(1) Abduction means the wrongful removal or wrongful retention of a child.

(2) Child means an unemancipated individual who is less than 18 years of
age.

(3) Child-custody determination means a judgment, decree, or other order
of a court providing for the legal custody or physical custody of a child, allocating
parental responsibilities with respect to a child, or providing for visitation or
parenting time with respect to a child. The term includes a permanent, temporary,
initial, and modification order. The term does not include an order relating to child
support or other monetary obligation of an individual.

(4) Child-custody proceeding means a proceeding in which the legal
custody or physical custody of a child, the allocation of parental responsibilities
with respect to a child, or visitation or parenting time with respect to a child is at
issue. The term includes a proceeding for divorce, dissolution of marriage, legal
separation, neglect, abuse, dependency, guardianship, paternity, termination of
parental rights, or protection from domestic violence or domestic abuse. The term
does not include a proceeding involving juvenile delinquency or contractual
emancipation.

(5) Court means an entity authorized under the law of a state to establish,
enforce, or modify a child-custody determination.

(6) Petition includes a motion or its equivalent.

(7) Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or
that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable
form.

(8) State means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession
subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. The term includes a federally
recognized Indian tribe or nation.

(9) Travel document means records relating to a travel itinerary, including
travel tickets, passes, reservations for transportation, or accommodations. The term
does not include a passport or visa.

(10) Wrongful removal means the taking of a child that breaches rights of
custody or orders concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities or breaches
rights of visitation or parenting time given or recognized under the law of this state.

(11) Wrongful retention means the keeping or concealing of a child that
breaches rights of custody or orders concerning the allocation of parental
responsibilities or breaches rights of visitation or parenting time given or
recognized under the law of this state.