Colorado § 19-6-103 - Summons.

§ 19-6-103. Summons.

(1) Upon filing of the petition, the clerk of the court, the attorney or licensed legal paraprofessional for the petitioner, or the delegate child support enforcement unit shall issue a summons stating the substance of the petition and requiring the respondent to appear at the time and place set for hearing on the petition.

(2) Service of the summons shall be by personal service as provided in the Colorado rules of civil procedure. In addition to any other method provided by rule or statute, including rule 4(e) of the Colorado rules of civil procedure, when there is a basis for personal jurisdiction over an individual living outside this state pursuant to section 14-5-201, C.R.S., service may be accomplished by delivering a copy of the summons, together with a copy of the petition upon which it was issued, to the individual served. Such service may be by private process server or by sending such copies to such individual by certified mail with proof of actual receipt by such individual.

(3) The hearing shall be set for a day not less than ten days after service is completed or on such later date as the court may order.

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 812, § 1, effective October 1. L. 89: (1) amended, p. 795, § 24, effective July 1. L. 93: (2) amended, p. 1564, § 15, effective September 1. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 613, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2005: (2) amended, p. 379, § 7, effective April 22. L. 2024: (1) amended, (HB 24-1291), ch. 131, p. 473, § 25, effective August 7.

Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987.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 19-7-102 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.

ANNOTATION

Denver department of social services not stranger to proceedings. Where the Denver department of social services was before the juvenile court when it was awarded and accepted custody of a minor and it initially recommended placement of the child, its contention that it was in effect a stranger to the proceedings, being neither served with a summons nor given a hearing, is totally without support. City & County of Denver v. Brockhurst Boys Ranch, Inc., 195 Colo. 22, 575 P.2d 843 (1978).