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How to fill out the CO JDF 515 online
Filling out the CO JDF 515 form online can be a streamlined process. This guide provides clear and supportive steps to assist all users in effectively completing the form for the adoption of a child.
Follow the steps to successfully complete the CO JDF 515 form.
- Click ‘Get Form’ button to obtain the form and open it in the editing tool.
- Begin by selecting the appropriate court option at the top of the form, either District Court or Denver Juvenile Court, based on your location.
- Fill out the court address in the designated space for accurate identification of the court handling your case.
- In the section labeled 'IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF,' enter the name of the person or persons seeking to adopt.
- Provide the name and address of the attorney or the party without an attorney in the respective section.
- Enter the case number, phone number, FAX number, and email address in the 'COURT USE ONLY' section for further correspondence.
- Discuss the motion to waive the family assessment/home study. Here, explain the grounds for requesting the waiver in the provided space.
- In section 2, confirm that the child has been in the physical custody of the petitioners for over one year.
- Describe the reasons why a family assessment is unnecessary in section 3, providing sufficient details and justification.
- Attach copies of the current fingerprint-based criminal history record check and TRAILS background check for each petitioner, ensuring they accompany the petition.
- Proceed to the verification and acknowledgment section. Print your name where indicated and understand that you are affirming the information provided is true and correct.
- Sign the form in the provided spaces for each petitioner, as well as provide the date of signing.
- If applicable, have your attorney sign in the relevant section and provide the date.
- Leave the notary public or deputy clerk section blank; this will be filled in after the form is completed and signed.
- Review all entries for accuracy, then proceed to save changes, download, print, or share the completed form as required.
Complete your documents online today for a seamless experience.
A person 21 years of age or older may seek guardianship over a minor child or an incapacitated adult by filing a guardianship petition in the district court of the county of the ward's residence and paying the requisite filing fee. If the ward lives in Denver, the petition must be filed with the probate court.