Colorado § 15-14.5-204 - Special jurisdiction.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 15-14.5-204 — Special jurisdiction., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 15-14.5-204. Special jurisdiction.
(1) A court of this state lacking jurisdiction under section 15-14.5-203 has special jurisdiction to do any of the following:
(a) Appoint a guardian in an emergency for a term not exceeding sixty days for a respondent who is physically present in this state;
(b) Issue a protective order with respect to real or tangible personal property located in this state;
(c) Appoint a guardian or conservator for an incapacitated or protected person for whom a provisional order to transfer the proceeding from another state has been issued under procedures similar to section 15-14.5-301.
(2) If a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency is brought in this state and this state was not the respondent's home state on the date the petition was filed, the court shall dismiss the proceeding at the request of the court of the home state, if any, whether dismissal is requested before or after the emergency appointment.
Source: L. 2008: Entire article added, p. 791, § 1, effective May 14.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 15-14.5-204 ("Special jurisdiction.") 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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