Establishment of support order.

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(a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this article has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if:

  1. The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or

  2. The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state.

(b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is:

  1. A presumed father of the child;

  2. Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated;

  3. Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing;

  4. An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing;

  5. Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child;

  6. An acknowledged father as provided by section 19-4-105 (1)(e), C.R.S.;

  7. The mother of the child; or

  8. An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceedingand the order has not been reversed or vacated.

(c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 14-5-305.

Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1594, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1255, § 26, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: Entire part amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 553, § 27, effective July 1.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 14-5-105 as it existed prior to 1993.


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