Colorado § 26-13.5-110 Paternity - establishment - filing of order with court

Colorado Statutes

§ 26-13.5-110 — Paternity - establishment - filing of order with court

Colorado § 26-13.5-110

Title 26Human

Art.Administrative Procedure

This text of Colorado § 26-13.5-110 (Paternity - establishment - filing of order with court) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Colorado primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 26-13.5-110 (2026).

Text

(1)The delegate child support enforcement unit may issue an order establishing paternity of and financial responsibility for a child in the course of a support proceeding pursuant to this article 13.5 when a parent signs a statement that the paternity of the child for whom support is sought has not been legally established and that the parents are the legal parents of the child and if neither parent is contesting the issue of paternity or may issue a default order establishing paternity and financial responsibility in accordance with section 26-13.5-106. Prior to issuing an order pursuant to this section, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall advise both parents in writing as prescribed by rule promulgated pursuant to section 26-13.5-113 of their legal rights concerni

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

(1) The
delegate child support enforcement unit may issue an order establishing paternity
of and financial responsibility for a child in the course of a support proceeding
pursuant to this article 13.5 when a parent signs a statement that the paternity of
the child for whom support is sought has not been legally established and that the
parents are the legal parents of the child and if neither parent is contesting the
issue of paternity or may issue a default order establishing paternity and financial
responsibility in accordance with section 26-13.5-106. Prior to issuing an order
pursuant to this section, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall advise
both parents in writing as prescribed by rule promulgated pursuant to section 26-13.5-113 of their legal rights concerning the determination of paternity.

(2) A copy of the order establishing paternity and financial responsibility and
the sworn statement of the parent and, in the case of a default order establishing
paternity and financial responsibility, the APA-petitioner's verified affidavit
regarding paternity and the genetic test results, if any, must be filed with the clerk
of the district court in the county in which the notice of financial responsibility was
issued or as otherwise provided in accordance with section 26-13.5-105 (2). The
order establishing paternity and financial responsibility has all the force, effect, and
remedies of an order of the district court, and the order may be executed upon and
enforced in the same manner as an order of the court.

(3) If the order establishing paternity is at variance with the child's birth
certificate, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall order that a new birth
certificate be issued pursuant to section 19-4-124.

(4) Service of process to establish paternity and financial responsibility may
be made pursuant to this article 13.5 by any method of service, including certified
mail, as specified in section 26-13.5-104.

Legislative History

Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1245, � 1, effective April 1, 1990. L. 90: (2) amended, p. 899, � 25, effective July 1. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 186, � 8, effective August 1. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 565, � 18, effective July 1. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (HB 18-1363), ch. 389, p. 2332, � 10, effective July 1, 2019.