This model form, a Petition in Paternity, is intended for use to initiate a request to the court to take the stated action. The form can be easily completed by filling in the blanks and/or adapted to fit your specific facts and circumstances. Available in for download now, in standard format(s). USLF control number CO-JDF-1501
Colorado Springs Colorado Petition in Paternity
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Unless legally barred, Colorado dads have equal rights to see their children as mothers do. You can see your kids according to the agreed-upon visitation schedule and parenting time allocation. Colorado favors joint custody arrangements, where both parents remain present in their children's lives post-divorce.
There are two ways to establish paternity. The first is voluntarily, where the parents both agree who the father is. The second way to establish paternity is through a court action, after which a judge will determine who the child's father is and what his rights and responsibilities are.
Yes, it is illegal. Neither parent can refuse to submit to a paternity test. The mother must supply a sample of the child's DNA, and the father must supply his own. If anyone refuses to submit to court orders, they can be held in contempt of court, which is a crime punishable by fines and imprisonment.
In Colorado, the court presumes paternity if the parties are married when the child is born or if an individual's name appears on the birth certificate as the father.
A man must fight his designation as a child's father within 5 years of the child's birth. A child can bring a paternity action, if paternity has not been determined, before the child becomes 21 years old. What are paternity DNA tests?
If the mother or father does not consent to DNA testing as requested by the other parent, the parent desiring the testing may file a motion with the court making this request. If the child's DNA and the father's DNA do not match, paternity is disproved.
It should be noted here, that a father can file for paternity at any time between birth and the age of 18. However, getting legal paternity status does not automatically entitle a father to any specific rights of visitation, decision-making, or custody. These are matters that will require court actions.
The notice of a claim of paternity may be filed before the birth of the child but shall be filed within 30 days after the birth of the child.