Whenever a grandparent seeks parental responsibility for his or her grandchild pursuant to the provisions of this article, the court entering such order shall consider any credible evidence of the grandparent's past conduct of child abuse or neglect. Such evidence may include, but shall not be limited to, medical records, school records, police reports, information contained in records and reports of child abuse or neglect, and court records received by the court pursuant to section 19-1-307 (2)(f), C.R.S.
Source: L. 91: Entire section added, p. 261, § 1, effective May 31. L. 98: Entire section amended, p. 1378, § 4, effective February 1, 1999. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1401, § 4, effective January 1, 2004.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2003 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 196, Session Laws of Colorado 2003.
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