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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › ADOPTION - ADULTS (§ 14-1-101) › Article 1 - ADOPTION OF ADULTS (§ 14-1-101) › Section 14-1-101 - Adoption of adults

(1)
Any person desiring to adopt an adult as heir at law shall file his petition therefor in the juvenile court of the county of his residence or the county of the residence of the person sought to be adopted, and thereupon summons shall issue the same as provided in the Colorado rules of civil procedure and be served on the person sought to be adopted. Such person shall file in the court a written answer to the petition within the time required by the summons and shall either consent to such adoption or deny or disclaim all desire to be adopted by such person.
(2)
Upon the filing, by the person sought to be adopted, of a disclaimer of all desire to become the heir at law of the petitioner, the petition shall be dismissed by the court, but upon the filing of a consent to such adoption, whether by the person sought to be adopted or by a legally qualified conservator or other representative if such person is non compos mentis at the time, the prayer of the petition shall be granted, and a decree of adoption shall be rendered and entered by the court declaring such person the heir at law of the petitioner and entitled to inherit from the petitioner any property in all respects as if such adopted person had been the petitioner's child born in lawful wedlock, and such decree may or may not change the name of such adopted person, as the court rendering the decree may deem advisable; and such decree or a certified copy thereof may be used as primary evidence in any court establishing the status of the person so adopted.
(3)
Any action for adoption pursuant to this section shall follow the same procedure insofar as practicable as provided in part 2 of article
5
of title
19
, C.R.S., concerning the adoption of children.
L. 67: p. 1055, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 4-2-1. L. 87: (3) amended, p. 815, § 14, effective October 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-101 - Short title

This part 1 shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Marriage Act".
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1016, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-102 - Purposes - rules of construction

(1)
This part 1 shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes.
(2)
Its underlying purposes are:
(a)
To strengthen and preserve the integrity of marriage and to safeguard meaningful family relationships;
(b)
To provide adequate procedures for the solemnization and registration of marriage.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1016, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-2.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-103 - Uniformity of application and construction

This part 1 shall be so applied and construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this part 1 among those states which enact it.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1016, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-3.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-105 - Marriage license and marriage certificate

(1)
The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall prescribe the form for an application for a marriage license, which must include the following information:
(a)
Name, sex, address, last four digits of the social security number, and date and place of birth of each party to the proposed marriage, which proof of identity and date of birth may be by a birth certificate, a driver's license, a passport, or other comparable evidence;
(b)
If either party has previously been married, such party's married name and the date, place, and court in which the marriage was dissolved or declared invalid or the date and place of death of the former spouse;
(b.5)
If either party has previously been a partner in a civil union and, if so, the name of the other partner in the civil union, or the date, place, and court in which the civil union was dissolved or declared invalid, or the date and place of death of the former partner in the civil union;
(c)
Name and address of the parents or guardian of each party;
(d)
Whether the parties are related to each other and, if so, their relationship, or, if the parties are currently married to each other, a statement to that effect.
(2)
The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall prescribe the forms for the marriage license, the marriage certificate, and the consent to marriage.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 380,§ 5, eff. 8/2/2019.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 263,§ 2, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1016, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-5. L. 93: (1)(b) and (1)(d) amended, p. 437, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: IP(1) and (2) amended, p. 2731, § 347, effective July 1. L. 2016: IP(1) amended and (1)(b.5) added, (SB 16-150), ch. 1080, p. 1080, § 2, effective June 8. L. 2019: (1)(a) amended, (HB 19-1316), ch. 3421, p. 3421, § 5, effective August 2.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending the introductory portion to subsection (1) and subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration in SB 16-150, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-106 - License to marry

(1)
(a)
When a marriage license application has been completed and signed by both parties to a prospective marriage and at least one party has appeared, or both parties appeared if permitted pursuant to section
14-2-106.5
, before the county clerk and recorder and has paid the marriage license fee of seven dollars, a fee of twenty dollars to be transmitted by the county clerk and recorder to the state treasurer and credited by the treasurer to the Colorado domestic abuse program fund created in section
39-22-802 (1)
, and an additional amount established pursuant to section
25-2-121
, such amount to be credited to the vital statistics records cash fund pursuant to section
25-2-121
, the county clerk shall issue a license to marry and a marriage certificate form upon being furnished:
(I)
Satisfactory proof that each party to the marriage will have attained the age of eighteen years at the time the marriage license becomes effective; or, if over the age of sixteen years but has not attained the age of eighteen years, has judicial approval, as provided in section
14-2-108
; and
(II)
Satisfactory proof that the marriage is not prohibited, as provided in section
14-2-110
.
(b)
Violation of subsection (1)(a)(I) of this section makes the marriage voidable.
(2)
Repealed.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 291,§ 1, eff. 8/7/2023.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 380, §1, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1017, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-6. L. 75: (2)(a) amended, p. 583, § 1, effective April 10. L. 79: (2)(a), (2)(b), and (2)(d) R&RE, p. 635, § 1, effective July 1. L. 84: (1)(a)(III) amended, p. 1118, § 9, effective June 7; IP(1)(a) amended, p. 742, § 1, effective July 1. L. 86: (1)(a)(III) amended, p. 711, § 1, effective July 1; (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(d), (2)(f), and (2)(g) amended and (2)(h) added, p. 711, § 1, effective July 1. L. 89: IP(1)(a) amended and (1)(c) added, p. 936, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (1)(c) amended, p. 927, § 4, effective May 28. L. 98: (1)(a)(I) amended, p. 1394, § 30, effective 2/1/1999. L. 2000: IP(1)(a) and (1)(c) amended, p. 1571, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2009: IP(1)(a) amended, (SB 09-068), ch. 1211, p. 1211, § 5, effective July 1. L. 2019: Entire section amended, (HB 19-1316), ch. 3419, p. 3419, § 1, effective August 2.
Subsection (2)(h) provided for the repeal of subsection (2), effective July 1, 1989. (See L. 86, p. 711.)
2023 Ch. 291, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-106.5 - License to marry without appearing in person

(1)
A county clerk and recorder may permit the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy the requirement to appear before the county clerk and recorder by an interactive audiovisual communication technology or online functionality, for the following limited purposes:
(a)
To verify application information;
(b)
To present satisfactory proof that each party to the marriage will have attained the age of eighteen years at the time the marriage license becomes effective;
(c)
To present satisfactory proof that the marriage is not prohibited; or
(d)
To pay required fees.
(2)
A county clerk and recorder shall not permit the procedure described in subsection (1) of this section if either of the parties are under eighteen years of age, or if the parties are using interactive audiovisual technology and are unable to appear together. Nothing in this section changes any requirement that must be satisfied in the state of Colorado.
(3)
A county clerk and recorder who permits the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person and staff members who carry out duties on behalf of the county clerk and recorder pursuant to this section shall complete the training and curricula developed by the human trafficking council created in section
18-3-505
for persons who work in or who frequent places where human trafficking victims are likely to appear. The training and curricula must be completed prior to permitting parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person pursuant to this section; except that if a county clerk and recorder permits the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person on and before June 18, 2021, the training and curricula must be completed no later than thirty days after June 18, 2021. A county clerk and recorder who permits the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person shall maintain records demonstrating compliance with this subsection (3) and shall display a notice of compliance with this subsection (3) in a place that is accessible to the public in the county clerk and recorder's office and on its website. A county clerk and recorder and staff members who carry out duties of the county clerk and recorder shall complete the training and curricula requirements pursuant to this subsection (3) at least once every year for as long as the county clerk and recorder permits the parties to a prospective marriage to satisfy certain requirements without appearing in person pursuant to this section.
(4)
Repealed.
Amended by 2023 Ch. 291,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2023.
Added by 2021 Ch. 264, §1, eff. 6/18/2021.
2023 Ch. 291, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-107 - When licenses to marry issued - validity

Licenses to marry shall be issued by the county clerk and recorder only during the hours that the office of the county clerk and recorder is open as prescribed by law and at no other time, and such licenses shall show the exact date and hour of their issue. A license shall not be valid for use outside the state of Colorado. Within the state, such licenses shall not be valid for more than thirty-five days after the date of issue. If any license to marry is not used within thirty-five days, it is void and shall be returned to the county clerk and recorder for cancellation.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1018, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-7. L. 75: Entire section amended, p. 583, § 2, effective April 10. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 437, § 2, effective July 1. L. 2012: Entire section amended, (SB 12-175), ch. 208, p. 829, § 22, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-108 - Judicial approval

(1)
The juvenile court, as defined in section
19-1-103
, after a reasonable effort has been made to notify the parents or legal guardians of each underage party, may order the county clerk and recorder pursuant to subsection (2) of this section to issue a marriage license and a marriage certificate form to a person sixteen or seventeen years of age.
(2)
(a)
The court may order the county clerk and recorder to issue a marriage license under subsection (1) of this section only if the court finds, after reviewing the report of the guardian ad litem appointed pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section, that the underage party is capable of assuming the responsibilities of marriage and the marriage would serve the underage party's best interests. Pregnancy alone does not establish that the best interests of the party would be served.
(b)
(I)
Prior to ordering the issuance of a marriage license to an underage party, the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem for the underage party and direct the guardian ad litem to investigate the best interests of the underage party and to file a report with the court addressing the factors set forth in subsection (2)(b)(II) of this section and stating a position as to whether the issuance of a marriage license to the underage party is in the underage party's best interests.
(II)
The court shall consider all relevant factors, including:
(A)
The wishes of the underage party;
(B)
The view of the parents or legal guardians of the underage party, if known;
(C)
The ability of the underage party to assume the responsibilities of marriage;
(D)
The circumstances surrounding the marriage; and
(E)
The ability of the underage party to manage the underage party's financial, personal, social, educational, and nonfinancial affairs independent of the underage party's intended spouse both during the marriage or upon dissolution of the marriage.
(3)
The district court or the juvenile court, as the case may be, shall authorize performance of a marriage by proxy upon the showing required by the provisions on solemnization, being section
14-2-109
.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 136, §18, eff. 10/1/2021.
Amended by 2019 Ch. 380, §2, eff. 8/2/2019.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1018, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-8. L. 87: IP(1) amended, p. 815, § 15, effective October 1. L. 98: (1)(b) amended, p. 1394, § 31, effective 2/1/1999.
Section 8(2) of chapter 380 (HB 19-1316), Session Laws of Colorado 2019, provides that the act changing this section applies to applications for marriage licenses submitted on or after August 2, 2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-109.3 - Rights of underage married persons

(1)
In addition to any rights established in law, a married person who has not attained eighteen years of age has the following rights:
(a)
The right to establish a domicile separate from the married person's parents;
(b)
The right to file motions and petitions with a court in the married person's name and on the married person's own behalf;
(c)
The right to enter into enforceable contracts, including but not limited to leases for housing; and
(d)
The right to consent to and make decisions concerning the married person's own medical care.
Added by 2019 Ch. 380,§ 4, eff. 8/2/2019.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-109.5 - Common law marriage - age restrictions

(1)
A common law marriage entered into on or after September 1, 2006, shall not be recognized as a valid marriage in this state unless, at the time the common law marriage is entered into:
(a)
Each party is eighteen years of age or older; and
(b)
The marriage is not prohibited, as provided in section
14-2-110
.
(2)
Notwithstanding the provisions of section
14-2-112
, a common law marriage contracted within or outside this state on or after September 1, 2006, that does not satisfy the requirements specified in subsection (1) of this section shall not be recognized as valid in this state.
L. 2006, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 9, § 2, effective July 18.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-110 - Prohibited marriages

(1)
The following marriages are prohibited:
(a)
A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier marriage of one of the parties, except a currently valid marriage between the parties;
(a.5)
A marriage entered into prior to the dissolution of an earlier civil union of one of the parties, except a currently valid civil union between the same two parties;
(b)
A marriage between an ancestor and a descendant or between a brother and a sister, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood;
(c)
A marriage between an uncle and a niece or between an aunt and a nephew, whether the relationship is by the half or the whole blood, except as to marriages permitted by the established customs of aboriginal cultures.
(2)
Repealed.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 96,§ 5, eff. 8/8/2018.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 263,§ 3, eff. 6/8/2016.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1019, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-10. L. 78: (1)(b) amended, p. 262, § 47, effective May 23. L. 93: (1)(a) amended, p. 438, § 4, effective July 1. L. 2016: (1)(a.5) added, (SB 16-150), ch. 263, p. 1080, § 3, effective June 8. L. 2018: (2) repealed, (SB 18-095), ch. 96, p. 753, § 5, effective August 8.
(1) For criminal penalties for the offense of bigamy, see § 18-6-201; for criminal penalties for the offense of incest, see § 18-6-301. (2) For the legislative declaration in SB 16-150, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2016. For the legislative declaration in SB 18-095, see section 1 of chapter 96, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-111 - Putative spouse

A person who has cohabited with another to whom he or she is not legally married in the good faith belief that he or she was married to that person is a putative spouse until knowledge of the fact that he or she is not legally married terminates his or her status and prevents acquisition of further rights. A putative spouse acquires the rights conferred upon a legal spouse, including the right to maintenance following termination of his or her status, whether or not the marriage is prohibited under section
14-2-110
, declared invalid, or otherwise terminated by court action. If there is a legal spouse or other putative spouses, rights acquired by a putative spouse do not supersede the rights of the legal spouse or those acquired by other putative spouses, but the court shall apportion property, maintenance, and support rights among the claimants as appropriate in the circumstances and in the interests of justice.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 96,§ 6, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1019, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-11. L. 2018: Entire section amended, (SB 18-095), ch. 96, p. 753, § 6, effective August 8.
For the legislative declaration in SB 18-095, see section 1 of chapter 96, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-112 - Application

All marriages contracted within this state prior to January 1, 1974, or outside this state that were valid at the time of the contract or subsequently validated by the laws of the place in which they were contracted or by the domicile of the parties are valid in this state.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1020, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-12.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 1 - UNIFORM MARRIAGE ACT (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-113) › Section 14-2-113 - Violation - penalty

Except as provided in section
14-2-109(1)
, any person who knowingly violates any provision of this part 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
L. 73: R&RE, p. 1020, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-1-13.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-201 - Property ownership

The property, real and personal, that a person in this state owns at the time of his or her marriage, and the rents, issues, profits, and proceeds thereof, and any real, personal, or mixed property that comes to him or her by descent, devise, or bequest, or the gift of any person except his or her husband or wife, including presents or gifts from his or her husband or wife, such as jewelry, silver, tableware, watches, money, and apparel, remains his or her sole and separate property, notwithstanding his or her marriage, and is not subject to the disposal of his or her husband or wife or liable for his or her debts.
Part 2 heading and section amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-202 - Married person may sue and be sued

A person, while married, may sue and be sued, in all matters having relation to his or her property, person, or reputation, in the same manner as if he or she were unmarried.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 3. G.L. § 1749. G.S. § 2268. R.S. 08: § 4182. C.L. § 5577. CSA: C. 108, § 2. CRS 53: § 90-2-2. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-2. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
For the rule of civil procedure authorizing married women to sue as if sole, see C.R.C.P. 17(b).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-203 - Rights in separate business

A married person may carry on any trade or business and perform any labor or services on his or her sole and separate account, and the earnings of a married person from his or her trade, business, labor, or services is his or her sole and separate property and may be used and invested by him or her in his or her own name. Property acquired by trade, business, and services by the married person and the proceeds may be taken on any execution against the person.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 6. G.L. § 1752. G.S. § 2271. R.S. 08: § 4183. C.L. § 5578. CSA: C. 108, § 3. CRS 53: § 90-2-3. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-3. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-204 - Not to affect marriage settlements

Nothing in sections
14-2-201
to
14-2-206
invalidates any marriage settlement or contract.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 7. G.L. § 1753. G.S. § 2272. R.S. 08: § 4184. C.L. § 5579. CSA: C. 108, § 4. CRS 53: § 90-2-4. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-4. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-205 - Married person's land subject to judgment

When a person against whom liability exists marries and has or acquires lands, judgment on such liability may be rendered against him or her and his or her husband or wife jointly, to be levied on such lands only.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 10. G.L. § 1756. G.S. § 2275. R.S. 08: § 4187. C.L. § 5582. CSA: C. 108, § 7. CRS 53: § 90-2-7. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-7. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-206 - Spouse cannot convey other spouse's lands

The separate deed of a spouse conveys no interest in the other spouse's lands.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 12. G.L. § 1757. G.S. § 2276. R.S. 08: § 4188. C.L. § 5583. CSA: C. 108, § 8. CRS 53: § 90-2-8. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-8. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-207 - Spouse may convey lands as if unmarried

A person, while married, may bargain, sell, and convey his or her real and personal property and enter into any contract in reference to the same as if he or she were unmarried.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
R.S. p. 455, § 2. L. 1874: p. 185, § 1. G.L. § 1759. G.S. § 2278. R.S. 08: § 4190. C.L. § 5585. CSA: C. 108, § 10. CRS 53: § 90-2-9. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-9. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-208 - Married person may contract

A person, while married, may contract debts in his or her own name and upon his or her own credit, and may execute promissory notes, bonds, bills of exchange, and other instruments in writing, and may enter into any contract the same as if he or she were unmarried. In all cases where any suit or other legal proceedings are instituted against the married person and any judgment, decree, or order is rendered or pronounced against the married person, the same may be enforced by execution or other process against the married person as if he or she were unmarried.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 1874: p. 185, § 3. G.L. § 1761. G.S. § 2280. R.S. 08: § 4191. C.L. § 5586. CSA: C. 108, § 11. CRS 53: § 90-2-10. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-10. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-209 - Loss of consortium

In all actions for a tort by a married person, both spouses have an equal right to recover for loss of consortium of his or her spouse.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 61: p. 560, § 1. CRS 53: § 90-2-11. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-11. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 2 - RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-201 — 14-2-210) › Section 14-2-210 - Domicile

The right of a person to become a resident domiciled in the state of Colorado must not be denied or abridged because of sex or marital status, and the common law rule that the domicile of a married person is that of his or her spouse is no longer in effect in this state.
Amended by 2018 Ch. 72,§ 2, eff. 8/8/2018.
L. 69: p. 824, § 1. C.R.S. 1963: § 90-2-12. L. 73: p. 1022, § 1. L. 2018: Entire part amended, (SB 18-090), ch. 72, p. 638, § 2, effective August 8.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-301 - Short title

This part 3 may be cited as the "Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act".
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-301 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-302 - Definitions

In this part 3:
(1)
"Amendment" means a modification or revocation of a premarital agreement or marital agreement.
(2)
"Marital agreement" means an agreement between spouses who intend to remain married which affirms, modifies, or waives a marital right or obligation during the marriage or at legal separation, marital dissolution, death of one of the spouses, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event. The term includes an amendment, signed after the spouses marry, of a premarital agreement or marital agreement.
(3)
"Marital dissolution" means the ending of a marriage by court decree. The term includes a divorce, dissolution, and annulment.
(4)
"Marital right or obligation" means any of the following rights or obligations arising between spouses because of their marital status:
(a)
Spousal maintenance;
(b)
A right to property, including characterization, management, and ownership;
(c)
Responsibility for a liability;
(d)
A right to property and responsibility for liabilities at legal separation, marital dissolution, or death of a spouse; or
(e)
An award and allocation of attorney's fees and costs.
(5)
"Premarital agreement" means an agreement between individuals who intend to marry which affirms, modifies, or waives a marital right or obligation during the marriage or at legal separation, marital dissolution, death of one of the spouses, or the occurrence or nonoccurrence of any other event. The term includes an amendment, signed before the individuals marry, of a premarital agreement.
(6)
"Property" means anything that may be the subject of ownership, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, legal or equitable, or any interest therein, including income and earnings.
(7)
"Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
(8)
"Sign" means with present intent to authenticate or adopt a record:
(a)
To execute or adopt a tangible symbol; or
(b)
To attach to or logically associate with the record an electronic symbol, sound, or process.
(9)
"State" means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands, or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former §§ 14-2-302 and 14-2-306 as they existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-303 - Scope

(1)
This part 3 applies to a premarital agreement or marital agreement signed on or after July 1, 2014.
(2)
This part 3 does not affect any right, obligation, or liability arising under a premarital agreement or marital agreement signed before July 1, 2014.
(3)
This part 3 does not apply to:
(a)
An agreement between spouses which affirms, modifies, or waives a marital right or obligation and requires court approval to become effective; or
(b)
An agreement between spouses who intend to obtain a marital dissolution or court-decreed legal separation which resolves their marital rights or obligations and is signed when a proceeding for marital dissolution or court-decreed legal separation is anticipated or pending.
(4)
This part 3 does not affect adversely the rights of a bona fide purchaser for value to the extent that this part 3 applies to a waiver of a marital right or obligation in a transfer or conveyance of property by a spouse to a third party.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-303.5 - Applicability of part and case law to agreements relating to civil unions

Prospective parties to a civil union and present parties to a civil union may contract to make an agreement relating to the civil union that includes any of the rights and obligations that may be included in a premarital agreement or marital agreement pursuant to this part 3. The provisions of this part 3 and any case law construing this part 3 apply to any agreement made by prospective parties to a civil union or between present parties to a civil union.
Amended by 2015 Ch. 259,§ 34, eff. 8/5/2015.
Added with relocated provisions by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-307.5 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-304 - Governing law

(1)
The validity, enforceability, interpretation, and construction of a premarital agreement or marital agreement are determined:
(a)
By the law of the jurisdiction designated in the agreement if the jurisdiction has a significant relationship to the agreement or either party at the time the agreement was signed and the designated law is not contrary to section
14-2-309
or to a fundamental public policy of this state; or
(b)
Absent an effective designation described in paragraph (a) of this subsection (1), by the law of this state, including the choice-of-law rules of this state.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-305 - Principles of law and equity

Unless displaced by a provision of this part 3, principles of law and equity supplement this part 3.
L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-306 - Formation requirements

A premarital agreement or marital agreement must be in a record and signed by both parties. The agreement is enforceable without consideration.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-303 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-307 - When agreement effective

A premarital agreement is effective on marriage. A marital agreement is effective on signing by both parties.
L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1161, § 1, effective 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-305 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-308 - Void marriage

If a marriage is determined to be void, a premarital agreement or marital agreement is enforceable to the extent necessary to avoid an inequitable result.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-308 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-310 - Unenforceable terms

(1)
In this section, "custodial responsibility" means parental rights and responsibilities, parenting time, access, visitation, or other custodial right or duty with respect to a child.
(2)
A term in a premarital agreement or marital agreement is not enforceable to the extent that it:
(a)
Adversely affects a child's right to support;
(b)
Limits or restricts a remedy available to a victim of domestic violence under law of this state other than this part 3;
(c)
Purports to modify the grounds for a court-decreed legal separation or marital dissolution available under law of this state other than this part 3;
(d)
Penalizes a party for initiating a legal proceeding leading to a court-decreed legal separation or marital dissolution; or
(e)
Violates public policy.
(3)
A term in a premarital agreement or marital agreement which defines the rights or duties of the parties regarding custodial responsibility is not binding on the court.
Part 3 repealed and reenacted with amendments by 2013 Ch. 239,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-311 - Limitation of action

A statute of limitations applicable to an action asserting a claim for relief under a premarital agreement or marital agreement is tolled during the marriage of the parties to the agreement, but equitable defenses limiting the time for enforcement, including laches and estoppel, are available to either party.
Added by 2013 Ch. 239, §1, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1163, § 1, effective 7/1/2014.
This section is similar to former § 14-2-309 as it existed prior to 2013.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-312 - Uniformity of application and construction

In applying and construing this uniform act, consideration may be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Added by 2013 Ch. 239, §1, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1164, § 1, effective 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Article 2 - MARRIAGE AND RIGHTS OF MARRIED PERSONS (§§ 14-2-101 — 14-2-313) › Part 3 - UNIFORM PREMARITAL AND MARITAL AGREEMENTS ACT (§§ 14-2-301 — 14-2-313) › Section 14-2-313 - Relation to electronic signatures in global and national commerce act

This part 3 modifies, limits, or supersedes the federal "Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act",
15 U.S.C. section 7001
et seq., but does not modify, limit, or supersede section 101(c) of that act,
15 U.S.C. section 7001(c)
, or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in section 103(b) of that act,
15 U.S.C. section 7003(b)
.
Added by 2013 Ch. 239, §1, eff. 7/1/2014.
L. 2013: Entire part R&RE, (HB 13-1204), ch. 239, p. 1164, § 1, effective 7/1/2014.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-101 - [Repealed]

L. 82: Entire article added, p. 299, § 1, effective April 23. L. 89: (2) amended, p. 783, § 1, effective April 19. L. 95: (2) amended, p. 513, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 554, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-102 - [Repealed]

L. 82: Entire article added, p. 299, § 1, effective April 23. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 783, § 2, effective April 19. L. 91: (1) and (5) amended, p. 743, § 5, effective April 4; (7.5) added, p. 420, § 4, effective May 31. L. 93: (2)(d)(II) and (7.5) amended, pp. 576, 1725, §§ 3, 2, effective July 1. L. 94: (2), (6), (7.5)(b), and (8) amended, p. 933, § 1, effective July 1; (2)(d)(II), (4), and (7) amended and (7.5)(c), (13), and (14) added, p. 2031, §§ 8, 9, effective July 1; (5), (9), and (10) amended and (15) added, p. 2007, § 2, effective 1/1/1995. L. 95: (14) amended, pp. 513, 568, §§ 2, 5, effective July 1. L. 96: (14) amended, p. 1688, § 17, effective 1/1/1997. L. 98: (1) and (5) amended, p. 244, § 3, effective April 13. L. 99: Entire section repealed, p. 501, § 6, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-103 - [Repealed]

L. 82: Entire article added, p. 300, § 1, effective April 23. L. 83: (3)(a) amended, p. 640, § 1, effective April 29. L. 89: (3)(a) and (4) amended, p. 785, § 3, effective April 19. L. 91: (4) amended, p. 239, § 1, effective July 1. L. 96: (5) amended, p. 1840, § 1, effective July 1. L. 99: (4) amended, p. 501, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2003: (4) amended, p. 1010, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 554, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-104 - [Repealed]

L. 82: Entire article added, p. 301, § 1, effective April 23. L. 85: Entire section R&RE, p. 585, § 1, effective March 10. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 785, § 4, effective April 19. L. 91: (1) amended, p. 420, § 5, effective May 31. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 293, § 3, effective April 23; entire section amended, p. 175, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2033, § 10, effective July 1; entire section amended, p. 2007, § 3, effective 1/1/1995. L. 99: Entire section amended, p. 502, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2004: Entire section repealed, p. 554, § 5, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-105 - Violations of orders

A person failing to comply with any order of the court issued pursuant to this article shall be found in contempt of court and, in addition, may be punished as provided in section
18-6-803.5
, C.R.S.
L. 82: Entire article added, p. 301, § 1, effective April 23. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 419, § 2, effective May 31.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS (§§ 14-1-101 — 14-15-119) › DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Article 4 - DOMESTIC ABUSE (§§ 14-4-101 — 14-4-107) › Section 14-4-106 - [Repealed]

L. 95: Entire section added, p. 569, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2010: Entire section repealed, (HB 10-1422), ch. 419, p. 2069, §24, effective August 11.