Colorado § 15-11-118 Adoptee and adoptee's adoptive parent or parents

Colorado Statutes

§ 15-11-118 — Adoptee and adoptee's adoptive parent or parents

Colorado § 15-11-118

Title 15Probate,

Art.Intestate Succession and Wills

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 15-11-118 (2026).

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(1)Parent-child relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent or parents. A parent-child relationship exists between an adoptee and the adoptee's adoptive parent or parents.

(2)Individual in process of being adopted by married couple - stepchild in process of being adopted by stepparent. For purposes of subsection (1) of this section:

(a)An individual who is in the process of being adopted by a married couple when one of the spouses dies is treated as adopted by the deceased spouse if the adoption is subsequently granted to the decedent's surviving spouse; and

(b)A child of a genetic parent who is in the process of being adopted by a genetic parent's spouse when the spouse dies is treated as adopted by the deceased spouse if the genetic parent survives the deceased spouse

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(1) Parent-child relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent or parents. A parent-child
relationship exists between an adoptee and the adoptee's adoptive parent or
parents.

(2) Individual in process of being adopted by married couple - stepchild in
process of being adopted by stepparent. For purposes of subsection (1) of this
section:

(a) An individual who is in the process of being adopted by a married couple
when one of the spouses dies is treated as adopted by the deceased spouse if the
adoption is subsequently granted to the decedent's surviving spouse; and

(b) A child of a genetic parent who is in the process of being adopted by a
genetic parent's spouse when the spouse dies is treated as adopted by the
deceased spouse if the genetic parent survives the deceased spouse by one
hundred twenty hours.

(2.5) Individual in process of being adopted by second parent. For purposes
of subsection (1) of this section, a child who is in the process of being adopted by a
second adult in a second-parent adoption when the second adult dies is treated as
adopted by the second adult if the child's parent survives the second adult by one
hundred twenty hours.

(3) Child of assisted reproduction or gestational child in process of being
adopted. If, after a parent-child relationship is established between a child of
assisted reproduction and a parent under section 15-11-120 or between a
gestational child and a parent under section 15-11-121, the child is in the process of
being adopted by the parent's spouse or another individual when that spouse or
individual dies, the child is treated as adopted by the deceased spouse or individual
for the purpose of paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of this section.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2009: Entire section added, (HB 09-1287), ch. 310, p. 1676, � 8, effective July 1, 2010. L. 2010: (2.5) added and (3) amended, (SB 10-199), ch. 374, p. 1749, � 6, effective July 1.