§ 14-13.7-201 — Form of agreement

Colorado § 14-13.7-201

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 14: Domestic
• Art.: Uniform Deployed Parents

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(1) The parents of a child may enter into an
interim agreement under this article granting custodial responsibility during
deployment.

(2) An agreement under subsection (1) of this section must be:

(a) In writing; and

(b) Signed by both parents and any nonparent to whom custodial
responsibility is granted.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) of this section, an agreement under subsection
(1) of this section, if feasible, must:

(a) Identify the destination, duration, and conditions of the deployment that
is the basis for the agreement;

(b) Specify the allocation of caretaking authority among the deploying
parent, the other parent, and any nonparent;

(c) Specify any decision-making authority that accompanies a grant of
caretaking authority;

(d) Specify any grant of limited contact to a nonparent;

(e) If, under the agreement, custodial responsibility is shared by the other
parent and a nonparent, or by other nonparents, provide a process to resolve any
dispute that may arise;

(f) Specify the frequency, duration, and means, including electronic means,
by which the deploying parent will have contact with the child, any role to be played
by the other parent in facilitating the contact, and the allocation of any costs of
contact;

(g) Specify the contact between the deploying parent and child during the
time the deploying parent is on leave or is otherwise available;

(h) Acknowledge that any party's child-support obligation cannot be
modified by the agreement alone, and that changing the terms of the obligation
during deployment requires modification by court order;

(i) Provide that the agreement will terminate according to the procedures
under part 4 of this article after the deploying parent returns from deployment; and

(j) If the agreement must be filed pursuant to section 14-13.7-205, specify
which parent is required to file the agreement.

(4) The omission of any of the items specified in subsection (3) of this section
does not invalidate an agreement under this section.

(5) The agreement may be submitted to the court for approval to become an
enforceable order.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2013: Entire article added, (HB 13-1200), ch. 174, p. 628, � 2, effective May 10.