Source: L. 2000: Entire article R&RE, p. 1531, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2012: (3)(b) amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 834, § 37, effective July 1. L. 2014: IP(4) amended, (HB 14-1347), ch. 208, p. 769, § 3, effective July 1.
Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 14-13-117 as it existed prior to 2000.
This remainder of this part provides enforcement mechanisms for interstate child custody determinations.
This section authorizes a simple registration procedure that can be used to predetermine the enforceability of a custody determination. It parallels the process in UIFSA for the registration of child support orders. It should be as much of an aid to pro se litigants as the registration procedure of UIFSA.
A custody determination can be registered without any accompanying request for enforcement. This may be of significant assistance in international cases. For example, the custodial parent under a foreign custody order can receive an advance determination of whether that order would be recognized and enforced before sending the child to the United States for visitation. Article 26 of the 1996 Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition and Cooperation in Respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children, 35 I.L.M. 1391 (1996), requires those States which accede to the Convention to provide such a procedure.
Structure Colorado Code
Article 13 - Uniform Child-Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act
§ 14-13-302. Enforcement Under Hague Convention
§ 14-13-304. Temporary Visitation or Parenting Time
§ 14-13-305. Registration of Child-Custody Determination
§ 14-13-306. Enforcement of Registered Determination
§ 14-13-307. Simultaneous Proceedings
§ 14-13-308. Expedited Enforcement of Child-Custody Determination
§ 14-13-309. Service of Petition and Order
§ 14-13-310. Hearing and Order
§ 14-13-311. Warrant to Take Physical Custody of Child
§ 14-13-312. Costs, Fees, and Expenses