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FAMLI leave may be taken continuously, intermittently, or in the form of a reduced work schedule.

Once your claim has been fully submitted with all the required paperwork, the FAMLI Division has two weeks to get a decision back to you stating that the claim has or has not been approved. Approved FAMLI benefit payments will be issued weekly. There is no waiting period before FAMLI leave is effective.

Wait for your admission decision. Most students will have a decision within four weeks after submitting a complete application with all required materials, but we ask that you allow up to six weeks for a decision.

Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on.

Colorado End-of-Life Options Act Creates criminal penalties for tampering with a person's request for medical aid-in-dying medication or knowingly coercing a person with a terminal illness to request the medication.

In order for a will to be considered valid in the state of Colorado, the testator must be at least 18 years old, have it signed by at least two witnesses (either before or after the testator's death), and have it either typed or handwritten. The state does not recognize oral (or "noncupative") wills.

The laws for Living Wills will vary by state; however, in Colorado, your Living Will must be signed by two witnesses. The witnesses to your Living Will form shouldn't be your healthcare providers, their employees, or any of your creditors. Heirs and beneficiaries are restricted, as well.

Overview of Colorado Living Wills Law The living will must be signed by the declarant (the person for whom the living will is written) in the presence of two witnesses. Another person may sign the document "in the declarant's presence and at his direction" if he is unable to sign it himself.

In Colorado, individuals may execute a "Declaration as to Medical or Surgical Treatment," more commonly referred to as a "Living Will." A Living Will covers the administration, withholding, or withdrawal of life-sustaining procedures when you have a terminal condition and are unconscious or otherwise incompetent.