Colorado Revised Statutes Title 19. Children's Code § 19-7-309.5. Initial hearings

(a) Services provided through the transition program are voluntary for the youth, and the youth may remain in the transition program until the last day of the month in which the youth turns twenty-one years of age, or such greater age of foster care eligibility as required by federal law, so long as the youth meets all other program eligibility requirements pursuant to section 19-7-304;

(b) If the youth chooses to leave the transition program but later decides support is needed, the youth has the right to begin receiving child welfare services again through the transition program; and

(c) The youth has the right to counsel.

(a) Whether the youth has voluntarily entered foster care and that the county department has legal authority for placement;

(b) Whether it is in the best interest of the youth to be voluntarily placed in foster care; and

(c) If one of the following applies:

(5)(a) When a youth has been adjudicated dependent and neglected pursuant to section 19-3-102, or when there is sufficient evidence that the youth has been subjected to child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 19-1-103(1), the court shall enter a finding that the youth is dependent on the court, as defined in section 19-1-103(53.5). The court may enter special findings establishing the youth's eligibility for designation as a special immigrant juvenile pursuant to federal law, including:

(b) The order may be entered at any time following the filing of the petition or at the hearing.