2016 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 26 - Human Services Code
Article 13.5 - Administrative Procedure for Child Support Establishment and Enforcement
§ 26-13.5-110. Paternity - establishment - filing of order with court

(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 under this article when both parents sign sworn statements that the paternity of the child for whom support is sought has not been legally established and that the parents are the natural parents of the child and if neither parent is contesting the issue of paternity or may issue an order of default establishing paternity and financial responsibility in accordance with section 26-13.5-106. Prior to issuing an order under this section, the delegate child support enforcement unit shall advise both parents in writing as prescribed by rule and regulation 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 statements of the parents and, in the case of a default order establishing paternity and financial responsibility, the obligee's verified affidavit regarding paternity and the genetic test results, if any, shall 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 the provisions of section 26-13.5-105 (2). The order establishing paternity and financial responsibility shall have 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 set forth in section 26-13.5-105 (2).

(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 under section 19-4-124, C.R.S.

(4) Service of process to establish paternity and financial responsibility may be made under this article by certified mail as specified in section 26-13.5-104 or by any of the other methods of service specified in said section.