Source: L. 71: R&RE, p. 527, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 46-1-16. L. 73: p. 554, § 8. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 577, § 8, effective July 1. L. 97: Entire section R&RE, p. 32, § 1, effective July 1. L. 98: (2)(a) amended, p. 1399, § 43, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2000: (1) amended, p. 1773, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2005: Entire section amended, p. 958, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2009: (3) amended, (SB 09-268), ch. 207, p. 941, § 1, effective May 1. L. 2012: (1) amended and (2.5) added, (SB 12-056), ch. 108, p. 367, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2021: (2) amended, (HB 21-1228), ch. 292, p. 1729, § 3, effective June 22.
Editor's note: The duties of a special advocate, as formerly set out in subsection (2), were similar to the guidelines for the child and family investigator as set forth in section 14-10-116.5.
Cross references: (1) For the duty of the public defender to represent indigents, see §§ 21-1-103 and 21-1-104.
(2) For the legislative declaration contained in the 1993 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 165, Session Laws of Colorado 1993. For the legislative declarations contained in the 2005 act amending this section, see sections 1 and 3 of chapter 244, Session Laws of Colorado 2005. For the legislative declaration in HB 21-1228, see section 1 of chapter 292, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 10 - Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act
§ 14-10-102. Purposes - Rules of Construction
§ 14-10-103. Definitions and Interpretation of Terms
§ 14-10-104. Uniformity of Application and Construction
§ 14-10-104.5. Legislative Declaration
§ 14-10-105. Application of Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure
§ 14-10-106. Dissolution of Marriage - Legal Separation
§ 14-10-107.7. Required Notice of Involvement With State Department of Human Services
§ 14-10-108. Temporary Orders in a Dissolution Case
§ 14-10-109. Enforcement of Protection Orders
§ 14-10-110. Irretrievable Breakdown
§ 14-10-111. Declaration of Invalidity
§ 14-10-112. Separation Agreement
§ 14-10-113. Disposition of Property - Definitions
§ 14-10-114. Spousal Maintenance - Advisory Guidelines - Legislative Declaration - Definitions
§ 14-10-117. Payment of Maintenance or Child Support
§ 14-10-118. Enforcement of Orders
§ 14-10-120.2. Ex-Parte Request for Restoration of Prior Name of Party
§ 14-10-120.3. Dissolution of Marriage or Legal Separation Upon Affidavit - Requirements
§ 14-10-120.5. Petition - Fee - Assessment - Displaced Homemakers Fund
§ 14-10-121. Independence of Provisions of Decree or Temporary Order
§ 14-10-123.3. Requests for Parental Responsibility for a Child by Grandparents
§ 14-10-123.4. Rights of Children in Matters Relating to Parental Responsibilities
§ 14-10-123.7. Parental Education - Legislative Declaration
§ 14-10-123.8. Access to Records
§ 14-10-124. Best Interests of the Child
§ 14-10-127. Evaluation and Reports - Training and Qualifications of Evaluators - Disclosure
§ 14-10-128.1. Appointment of Parenting Coordinator - Disclosure
§ 14-10-128.3. Appointment of Decision-Maker - Disclosure
§ 14-10-128.5. Appointment of Arbitrator - De Novo Hearing of Award
§ 14-10-129. Modification of Parenting Time
§ 14-10-129.5. Disputes Concerning Parenting Time
§ 14-10-130. Judicial Supervision
§ 14-10-131. Modification of Custody or Decision-Making Responsibility
§ 14-10-131.7. Designation of Custody for the Purpose of Other State and Federal Statutes
§ 14-10-131.8. Construction of 1999 Revisions