COLORADO STEPPARENT ADOPTION Professional & Guaranteed
Important information about filing an adoption in Colorado.
ADOPTING YOUR STEP CHILD IN COLORADO: We are committed to helping unite families through stepparent adoption. We understand that some relationships leave a child with an absent parent. Our program allows families to complete their Colorado step parent adoptions without the high cost of an adoption attorney.
Completing a stepparent adoption in Colorado doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Our goal is to empower families with an affordable means to adopt their stepson or stepdaughter. We back our service with a 100% court acceptance guarantee.
Helping the entire State of Colorado in stepparent adoption.
We help families throughout the entire State. Our documents have consistently been praised by the Courts in Colorado and recommended by court clerks.
We help families in every city of Colorado, including: Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Pueblo, Centennial, Boulder, Greeley, Longmont, Loveland, Grand Junction, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Parket, Littleton, Northglenn, Brighton, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, and every other city in Colorado.
Important information about filing an adoption in Colorado.
A stepparent adoption in Colorado can be a fairly simple process, and it can be a wonderful step to take to unit the family unit. When the adoption is completed, the child will have the following benefits:
- > New name is established (if desired)
- > New birth certificate
- > Two legal parents active in the child’s life
- > Ability to inherit from adoptive parent
The child will have a relationship with the adoptive parent that is the same as if the child were born to the stepparent. The child’s new birth certificate will show the child’s new name and will have the adoptive parent and the natural parent listed as the child’s mother and father.
If your matter is complex, a local adoption attorney can answer any legal questions you may have. Review the following fact check which provides a general guideline as to whether you can do your own adoption:
Who can adopt.
- > Stepmother, or
- > Stepfather
A stepparent in Colorado can file to adopt his or her step child. The stepparent must be legally married to the child’s parent.
In some states, a domestic partnership and same-sex marriages may also adopt under the step parent adoption laws.
Parental Rights
Both the biological father and the biological mother have parental rights to the child. In every adoption, the absent or consenting parents parental rights will have to be terminated.
Some of the common grounds for termination of parental rights are:
- > Abandonment of the child
- > Lack of financial support
- > Sustained lack of contact
- > Abuse or neglect of minor children
- > Putative or presumptive father is not the bio-father
Child’s consent
In Colorado, if the child is over 12 years of age, the child will be required to sign a consent to the adoption.
Where to file
You will file your step parent adoption documents in the court located in the county where you reside. If you are in the military, you have the option to file in your home-state of record.
We have listed the address for some of the Colorado Courts below.
Colorado Adoption
After you have determined that you want to complete a stepparent adoption, and have familiarized yourself with the adoption process, we can help you make the adoption a reality.
The adoption is fairly simple:
- > Complete our online questionnaire
- > Review and sign the adoption forms
- > Notice the absent parent
- > Sign all consents
- > Complete background check (if required)
- > Complete home-study (if required)
- > Attend final adoption hearing
We will let you know if a background check or home study is required. We will also let you know if your specific situation can eliminate any steps or whether a step or two will need to be added.
COLORADO COURT LOCATIONS:
Here is the information for all of the courts in Colorado that handle adoptions. If your region is not listed, we will include the nearest court information with your documents.
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas:
Denver District Court: 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202 Tel: 720-865-8301
Boulder County District Court:1777 6th Street Boulder, CO 80302 Tel: (303) 441-3750
Arapahoe County District Court:7325 S. Potomac Street, Englewood, Colorado 80120
El Paso County District Court:270 South Tejon Colorado Springs, CO. Tel: (719) 448-7650 Fax: (719) 448-7685
Pitkin County District Court:506 E. Main Street Basement Aspen, CO 81611 Tel: (970) 920-5400 Fax: (970) 920-5409
Eagle County District Court:Eagle County Justice Center, 885 Chambers Ave., P.O. Box 597, Eagle, CO 81631 Phone: 970-328-6373 Fax: 970-328-6328
Garfield County District Court:109 – 8th Street, Suite 104, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 Phone: 970-945-5075 Fax: 970-945-8756
Chaffee County District Court:142 Crestone, P.O. Box 279, Salida, CO 81201 Phone: 719-539-2561 Fax: 719-539-6281
Mesa County District Court:125 North Spruce, Grand Junction, Colorado 81502 Phone: 970-257-3660
Court filing fees.
The court filing fees for an adoption in Colorado are approximately $200.
Step Parent Adoption in Colorado We help families throughout Colorado complete their stepparent adoptions without the high cost of an adoption attorney. We serve families in Denver, Colorado Springs, Aurora, Fort Collins, Lakewood, Thornton, Arvada, Westminster, Pueblo, Centennial, Boulder, Greeley, Longmont, Loveland, Grand Junction, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Commerce City, Parket, Littleton, Northglenn, Brighton, Englewood, Wheat Ridge, and all the other cities in Colorado.