Colorado Grandparent Rights

The Harris Law Firm focuses exclusively on domestic matters, and Colorado family law is our only practice area. When you consult with one of our attorneys about grandparents rights, the expert legal advice that you receive will help you understand your rights and options according to Colorado law. When you retain The Harris Law Firm, the many years of combined experience provided by our team of 13 family law attorneys and a staff of more than 20 legal professionals will ensure that the resolution of your case is handled in the most organized, timely, cost efficient and effective manner possible.

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Colorado recognizes grandparents rights, including the rights to custody and visitation of kids in our state.

Colorado laws regarding grandparents rights are more restrictive than many.

There are two types of cases involving grandparents rights:

1. In order to file for grandparent’s visitation, there needs must be an existing Court action open, or the grandparent’s child (the child’s parent) needs to be deceased.

2. In order to file for the allocation of parental responsibilities, the child must have been in the grandparent’s physical custody for at least 6 months.? ?

3. Another option for grandparents entails filing for guardianship, which would require that the grandparent petition the court.

Generally, speaking there are due process presumptions that a parent has the right to care for and control their child.To rebut this, clear and convincing evidence must be submitted to the court that shows that the grandparent request for visitation or parental responsibilities is in the child's best interest.

THE FACTS NATIONWIDE

In 1990, approximately 5% of all children in the United State lived with grandparents nearly 1 out of every 20 households with children.In 1990 there were 58 million grandparents in the United States. Since 1990, the number of grandparents has nearly doubled.