Colorado § 19-4.5-113 - Duty to support.
Full text of Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes § 19-4.5-113 — Duty to support., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 19-4.5-113. Duty to support.
(1) The establishment of the parent and child relationship pursuant to a valid surrogacy agreement, court order of parentage, and this article 4.5 is the basis upon which an action for child support may be brought against the intended parent and acted upon by the court or the delegate child support enforcement unit without further evidentiary proceedings.
(2) The breach of the surrogacy agreement by the intended parent does not relieve the intended parent of the support obligations imposed by the parent and child relationship pursuant to the provisions of this article 4.5.
(3) The donor is not the legal parent of the child thereby conceived and has no rights or duties stemming from the conception of the child.
Source: L. 2021: Entire article added, (HB 21-1022), ch. 103, p. 417, § 1, effective May 6.
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Section 19-4.5-113 ("Duty to support.") 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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