Colorado § 19-4-104 - How parent and child relationship established.
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§ 19-4-104. How parent and child relationship established.
The parent and child relationship may be established between a child and the natural mother by proof of her having given birth to the child or by any other proof specified in this article, between a child and the natural father pursuant to the provisions of this article, or between a child and an adoptive parent by proof of adoption.
Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 793, § 1, effective October 1.
Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-6-104 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.
ANNOTATION
Annotator's note. The following annotations include cases decided under former provisions similar to this section.
One basic purpose of this article is the establishment of the parent-child relationship, and another is the protection of that relationship. R. McG. v. J.W., 200 Colo. 345, 615 P.2d 666 (1980).
Section authorizes establishment of paternal relationship between a child and its natural father and recognizes the right of putative fathers to bring an action to establish paternity under the applicable provisions of this article. R. McG. v. J.W., 200 Colo. 345, 615 P.2d 666 (1980).
No provision for father not married to married natural mother to establish paternity. This article makes no provision for a male claiming to be the natural father of a child to bring an action to establish his paternity under circumstances where he was not married to the natural mother and the child was born to the natural mother during her marriage to another. R. McG. v. J.W., 200 Colo. 345, 615 P.2d 666 (1980).
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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