Colorado Statutes
§ 19-5-102 — Venue
Colorado § 19-5-102
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-5-102 (2026).
Text
(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.
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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.
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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Colorado § 19-5-102, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/co/19/19-5-102.