Colorado Statutes
§ 19-4-102.5 — Terms defined
Colorado § 19-4-102.5
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-4-102.5 (2026).
Text
(1)Any reference in the statutes, administrative
rules, court rules, government policies, common law, and any other provision or
source of law in this state to an acknowledgment of paternity means an
acknowledgment of parentage, as described in this section.
(2)Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in this title 19 to
father includes a parent of any gender, any reference to mother includes a
parent of any gender, and any reference to paternity is equally applicable to
parentage.
(3)Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this title 19, natural
parent means a nonadoptive parent established pursuant to this article 4, whether
or not biologically related to the child.
(4)Any reference in the statutes, administrative rules, court rules,
government polic
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Legislative History
Source: L. 2022: Entire section added, (HB 22-1153), ch. 210, p. 1389, � 3,
effective August 10.
Nearby Sections
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§ 19-1-101
Short title§ 19-1-102
Legislative declaration§ 19-1-103
Definitions§ 19-1-104
Jurisdiction§ 19-1-105
Right to counsel and jury trial§ 19-1-106
Hearings - procedure - record§ 19-1-107
Social study and other reports§ 19-1-108
Magistrates - qualifications - duties§ 19-1-111
Appointment of guardian ad litem§ 19-1-111.5
Court-appointed special advocate§ 19-1-113
Emergency protection orders§ 19-1-114
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