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Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-5-101. Termination of the parent-child legal relationship

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The juvenile court may, upon petition, terminate the parent-child legal relationship between a parent or parents, or a possible parent or parents, and a child in:

(a) Proceedings under section 19-1-104(1)(d);

(a.5) Proceedings under section 19-5-103.5(2)(d);

(b) Proceedings under section 19-5-105;

(c) Proceedings under section 19-5-203(1)(d), (1)(e), (1)(f), (1)(j), and (1)(k); or

(d) Proceedings under section 19-5-105.5.

(2) No parent shall relinquish the parent-child legal relationship with a child other than in accordance with the provisions of this article.

(3) A termination by a court of a parent-child legal relationship pursuant to proceedings under this section or any section described by subsection (1) of this section shall not be deemed to terminate a sibling relationship between sibling children who are parties to the termination of the parent-child legal relationship.

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