Colorado § 14-5-203 - Initiating and responding tribunals of this state.
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§ 14-5-203. Initiating and responding tribunals of this state.
Under this article, a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state, and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.
Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1585, § 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2015: Entire section amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 548, § 6, effective July 1.
COMMENT
This section identifies the two roles a tribunal of the forum may serve: acting as either an initiating or a responding tribunal. See Sections 304 and 305 for the duties and powers of the tribunal in each of these capacities. Under UIFSA, a tribunal may serve as a responding tribunal even when there is no initiating tribunal. This accommodates the direct filing of a proceeding in a responding tribunal by a nonresident of the forum, whether residing in a state or anywhere else in the world. Note, however, that the section does not deal with whether an initiating tribunal of a state may forward a proceeding to a tribunal in a foreign country, which may be left to the individual support enforcement agency.
Related to Convention: art. 2. Scope; art. 37. Direct requests to competent authorities.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 14-5-203 ("Initiating and responding tribunals of this state.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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