Colorado Code
Article 13.5 - Administrative Procedure for Child Support Establishment and Enforcement
§ 26-13.5-102. Definitions

As used in this article 13.5, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1.1) "Administrative process action" or "APA" means an administrative action conducted to establish or modify an administrative order pursuant to this article 13.5.
(1.2) "APA-petitioner" means the party who has applied or been mandatorily referred for child support services pursuant to article 13 of this title 26.
(1.3) "APA-respondent" means the party that did not apply for child support services and was not mandatorily referred for child support services pursuant to article 13 of this title 26.




(5.5) "Currently scheduled negotiation conference" means the conference date and time scheduled in the notice of financial responsibility or the date and time scheduled in the latest notice of continuance, whichever date is later.



(8.5) "District court" means any district court in this state and includes the juvenile court of the city and county of Denver and the juvenile division of the district court outside of the city and county of Denver.


(10.5) "Notice of financial responsibility" means the notice described in sections 26-13.5-103 and 26-13.5-105 for an administrative process establishment action and in section 26-13.5-112 for an administrative process modification action.




Source: L. 89: Entire article added, p. 1238, § 1, effective April 1, 1990. L. 90: (4) and (7) amended and (8.5) added, p. 896, § 19, effective July 1. L. 91: (5) amended, p. 365, § 39, effective April 9; (9) amended, p. 216, § 5, effective July 1. L. 96: (9) amended, p. 618, § 25, effective July 1. L. 97: (4) amended, p. 563, § 15, effective April 29. L. 2003: (7) amended, p. 1271, § 64, effective July 1. L. 2005: (7) amended, p. 498, § 3, effective August 8. L. 2011: (3) amended, (SB 11-123), ch. 46, p. 121, § 9, effective August 10. L. 2018: IP and (7) amended, (SB 18-092), ch. 38, p. 452, § 137, effective August 8; IP, (1), (3), (6), (8), (10), (11), (12), and (13) amended and (1.1), (1.2), (1.3), (5.5), and (10.5) added, (HB 18-1363), ch. 389, p. 2323, § 4, effective July 1, 2019.
Cross references: For the legislative declaration in SB 18-092, see section 1 of chapter 38, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.

Structure Colorado Code

Colorado Code

Title 26 - Human Services Code

Article 13.5 - Administrative Procedure for Child Support Establishment and Enforcement

§ 26-13.5-101. Short Title

§ 26-13.5-102. Definitions

§ 26-13.5-103. Notice of Financial Responsibility Issued - Contents

§ 26-13.5-103.5. Notice of Financial Responsibility Amended - Adding Children

§ 26-13.5-104. Service of Notice of Financial Responsibility

§ 26-13.5-105. Negotiation Conference - Issuance of Order of Financial Responsibility - Filing of Order With District Court

§ 26-13.5-106. Default - Issuance of Order of Default - Filing of Order With District Court - Rules

§ 26-13.5-107. Orders - Duration - Effect of Court Determinations

§ 26-13.5-109. Notice of Financial Responsibility - Issued in Which County

§ 26-13.5-110. Paternity - Establishment - Filing of Order With Court

§ 26-13.5-110.5. Filing Genetic Testing Results With Court - No Administrative Process Action Order

§ 26-13.5-112. Modification of an Order

§ 26-13.5-113. Rules and Regulations

§ 26-13.5-114. Applicability of Administrative Procedure Act

§ 26-13.5-115. Additional Remedies

§ 26-13.5-116. Attorney of Record in Administrative Process Action Case

§ 26-13.5-117. Administrative Process Action Case - Rights of the Parties

§ 26-13.5-118. Exchange and Delivery of Evidence

§ 26-13.5-119. Request for Court Hearing - Transfer of Jurisdiction

§ 26-13.5-120. Default Order of Modification

§ 26-13.5-121. When Administrative Process Action Order Is Effective

§ 26-13.5-122. Survivability of an Administrative Process Action Order - Applicability

§ 26-13.5-123. Where Administrative Process Action Order Filed - Electronic Filing of Order Data - Custodian of the Record - Applicability