Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-4.5-111. Court order of parentage under surrogacy agreement

(1) Except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-110(2) or 19-4.5-112, before, on, or after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to a surrogacy agreement, a party to the agreement may commence a proceeding in a juvenile court in this state by filing a petition for determination of parent-child relationship with admissions of parentage, as applicable by the intended parents, and admissions of nonparentage by the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate and their spouse, if any, as applicable and for an order or judgment:

(2) The court may issue an order or judgment under subsection (1) of this section before the birth of the child. The court shall stay enforcement of the order or judgment until the birth of the child.

(3) Neither this state nor the Colorado department of public health and environment is a necessary party to a proceeding under subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The petition described in subsection (1) of this section must set forth the facts of the surrogacy arrangement.

(5) If a court order of parentage is issued in another state, the order must be registered with a Colorado court of competent jurisdiction before being valid in this state.