Colorado § 14-5-205 Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order

Colorado Statutes

§ 14-5-205 — Continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify child support order

Colorado § 14-5-205

Title 14Domestic

Art.Uniform Interstate Family

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 14-5-205 (2026).

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(a)A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:

(1)At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued; or

(2)Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

(b)A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consist

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(a) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent with the
law of this state has and shall exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to modify
its child support order if the order is the controlling order and:

(1) At the time of the filing of a request for modification, this state is the
residence of the obligor, the individual obligee, or the child for whose benefit the
support order is issued; or

(2) Even if this state is not the residence of the obligor, the individual
obligee, or the child for whose benefit the support order is issued, the parties
consent in a record or in open court that the tribunal of this state may continue to
exercise jurisdiction to modify its order.

(b) A tribunal of this state that has issued a child support order consistent
with the law of this state may not exercise continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to
modify the order if:

(1) All of the parties who are individuals file consent in a record with the
tribunal of this state that a tribunal of another state that has jurisdiction over at
least one of the parties who is an individual or that is located in the state of
residence of the child may modify the order and assume continuing, exclusive
jurisdiction; or

(2) Its order is not the controlling order.

(c) If a tribunal of another state has issued a child support order pursuant to
the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, or a law substantially similar to that
act, which modifies a child support order of a tribunal of this state, tribunals of this
state shall recognize the continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the tribunal of the
other state.

(d) A tribunal of this state that lacks continuing, exclusive jurisdiction to
modify a child support order may serve as an initiating tribunal to request a tribunal
of another state to modify a support order issued in that state.

(e) A temporary support order issued ex parte or pending resolution of a
jurisdictional conflict does not create continuing, exclusive jurisdiction in the
issuing tribunal.

(f) (Deleted by amendment, L. 2003, p. 1245, � 5, effective July 1, 2004.)

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1585, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (a)(2), (b), IP(c), and (d) amended, p. 534, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1245, � 5, effective July 1, 2004.