Colorado § 19-5-102 Venue

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-5-102 — Venue

Colorado·Title 19 Children's·Art. Relinquishment and Adoption

(1)A petition for relinquishment of the parent-child relationship shall be filed in the county where the child resides or in the county where the petitioner resides. If a child placement agency is involved, the petition may be filed in the county where the child placement agency is located.

(2)A petition for termination of the parent-child legal relationship pursuant to section 19-5-105.5 or section 19-5-105.7 must be filed in the county where the child resides or in the county where the petitioner resides.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

(1) A petition for relinquishment of the parent-child
relationship shall be filed in the county where the child resides or in the county
where the petitioner resides. If a child placement agency is involved, the petition
may be filed in the county where the child placement agency is located.

(2) A petition for termination of the parent-child legal relationship pursuant
to section 19-5-105.5 or section 19-5-105.7 must be filed in the county where the
child resides or in the county where the petitioner resides.

Colorado § 19-5-102 (Venue) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 801, � 1, effective October 1. L. 88: Entire section R&RE, p. 746, � 16, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 938, � 1, effective March 21. L. 2014: Entire section amended, (HB 14-1162), ch. 167, p. 591, � 5, effective July 1.