2025 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 19 - Children's Code (Arts. 1 - 7)
Article 4 - Uniform Parentage Act (§§ 19-4-101 - 19-4-130)
Annotations
Research References & Practice Aids
Hierarchy Notes:C.R.S. Title 19
State Notes
Notes
Editor’s note:This title was repealed and reenacted in 1987. For historical information concerning the repeal and reenactment, see the editor’s note following the title heading.
Research References & Practice Aids
Law reviews:For article, “Paternity Testing in the Age of DNA”, see 19 Colo. Law. 2061 (1990); for article, “In Vitro Fertilization and Surrogacy: Following the Intent of the Parties”, see 24 Colo. Law. 1535 (1995); for article, “Who’s Their Daddy: Navigating Allocation of Parental Responsibilities and Paternity Actions”, see 45 Colo. Law. 29 (May 2016); for comment, “Two Legal Mothers: Cementing Parental Rights for Lesbian Parents in Colorado”, see 91 U. Colo. L. Rev. 1247 (2020); for comment, “The Legal Stranger: Colorado’s Two-Legal-Parent Limit Leaves Nontraditional Families Behind”, see 94 U. Colo. L. Rev. 315 (2023).
- § 19-4-101. Short title
- § 19-4-102. Parent and child relationship defined
- § 19-4-102.5. Terms defined
- § 19-4-103. Relationship not dependent on marriage
- § 19-4-104. How parent and child relationship established
- § 19-4-105. Presumption of paternity
- § 19-4-105.5. Commencement of proceedings - summons - automatic temporary injunction - enforcement
- § 19-4-105.6. Amendment of proceedings - adding children
- § 19-4-105.7. Stay of paternity proceedings - criminal charges of allegations of sexual assault. (Repealed)
- § 19-4-106. Assisted reproductive procedures
- § 19-4-107. Determination of father and child relationship - who may bring action - when action may be brought
- § 19-4-107.3. When determination of parentage is final - modifications - exceptions
- § 19-4-107.5. Required notice of prior civil protection orders to prevent domestic abuse - determination of parent and child relationship
- § 19-4-108. Statute of limitations
- § 19-4-109. Jurisdiction - venue
- § 19-4-110. Parties
- § 19-4-111. Pretrial proceedings
- § 19-4-112. Genetic or other tests - administrative subpoena to compel genetic testing
- § 19-4-113. Evidence relating to paternity
- § 19-4-114. Pretrial recommendations - temporary orders
- § 19-4-115. Civil action
- § 19-4-116. Judgment or order - birth-related costs - evidence
- § 19-4-117. Costs
- § 19-4-118. Enforcement of judgment or order
- § 19-4-119. Modification of judgment or order
- § 19-4-120. Represented by counsel
- § 19-4-121. Hearings and records - confidentiality. (Repealed)
- § 19-4-122. Action to declare mother and child relationship
- § 19-4-123. Promise to render support
- § 19-4-124. Birth records
- § 19-4-125. "Father" defined
- § 19-4-126. Uniformity of application and construction
- § 19-4-127. Severability
- § 19-4-128. Right to trial to court
- § 19-4-129. Child support - guidelines - schedule of basic support obligations
- § 19-4-130. Temporary orders for allocation of parental responsibilities
