§ 14-5-307 — Duties of support enforcement agency

Colorado § 14-5-307

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 14: Domestic
• Art.: Uniform Interstate Family

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(a) A support
enforcement agency of this state, upon request, shall provide services to a
petitioner in a proceeding under this article.

(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to
the petitioner shall:

(1) Take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state,
another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(2) Request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a
hearing;

(3) Make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including
information as to income and property of the parties;

(4) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,
after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering
tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(5) Within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,
after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's
attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(6) Notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be
obtained.

(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of
a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make
reasonable efforts:

(1) To ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(2) If two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the
controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a
determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration
and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or judgment stated in a foreign
currency shall convert the amounts stated in the foreign currency into the
equivalent amounts in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate
as publicly reported.

(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue or request a
tribunal of this state to issue a child support order and an income-withholding order
that redirect payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so
by a support enforcement agency of another state pursuant to section 14-5-319.

(f) This article does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client
or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the
attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.

Legislative History

Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1590, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 97: (b)(4) and (b)(5) amended, p. 537, � 9, effective July 1. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1251, � 16, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: (b)(1), (b)(4), (b)(5), and (e) amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 551, � 18, effective July 1.