Colorado § 19-5-201 Who may be adopted

Colorado Statutes

§ 19-5-201 — Who may be adopted

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

Any child legally available for adoption as
provided in section 19-5-203, under eighteen years of age, and either present in the
state at the time the petition for adoption is filed or under the jurisdiction of a court
in Colorado for at least six months may be adopted. Upon approval of the court, a
person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age may be
adopted as a child, and all provisions of this part 2 referring to the adoption of a
child shall apply to such a person.

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Any child legally available for adoption as
provided in section 19-5-203, under eighteen years of age, and either present in the
state at the time the petition for adoption is filed or under the jurisdiction of a court
in Colorado for at least six months may be adopted. Upon approval of the court, a
person eighteen years of age or older and under twenty-one years of age may be
adopted as a child, and all provisions of this part 2 referring to the adoption of a
child shall apply to such a person.

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Legislative History

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 805, � 1, effective October 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1304), ch. 339, p. 1807, � 1, effective July 1.