Legal Question in Family Law in Colorado

Re: Stepparent Adoption

The stepparent adoption statute indicates a parent can be stripped of his or her parental rights for failure to pay child support (any) for a period of one year, or failure to have contact with the child for one year. Judges are more comfortable ruling where both conditions exist; however, it may be useful to ask the court to allow the adoption even where only one condition is met. My experience with the process is that the parent whose rights are being challenged usually capitulates before the process is complete and consents to the adoption--particularly where there are efforts to collect on unpaid child support.

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