Colorado § 26-13-129 - Exemption from federal law.

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§ 26-13-129. Exemption from federal law.

Upon a determination, finding, or warning of noncompliance or upon such other notification from the federal department of health and human services that the state may not be, or is not, in compliance with a provision of the federal "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996", Public Law 104-193, relating to the establishment of paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement of support, the state department shall seek a federal waiver or exemption pursuant to 42 U.S.C. sec. 666 (d) from the specific requirement of the "Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996" with which the state is alleged to be out of compliance.

Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1307, § 43, effective July 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 1997 act enacting this section, see section 1 of chapter 236, Session Laws of Colorado 1997.

26-13.5 ARTICLE 13.5

Administrative Procedure for Child Support Establishment and Enforcement

26-13.5-101. Short title.

26-13.5-102. Definitions.

26-13.5-103. Notice of financial responsibility issued - contents.

26-13.5-103.5. Notice of financial responsibility amended - adding children.

26-13.5-104. Service of notice of financial responsibility.

26-13.5-105. Negotiation conference - issuance of order of financial responsibility - filing of order with district court.

26-13.5-106. Default - issuance of establishment order of default - filing of order with district court - rules.

26-13.5-107. Orders - duration - effect of court determinations.

26-13.5-108. Request for court hearing. (Repealed)

26-13.5-109. Notice of financial responsibility - issued in which county.

26-13.5-110. Paternity - establishment - filing of order with court.

26-13.5-110.5. Filing genetic testing results with court - no administrative process action order.

26-13.5-111. Establishment and enforcement of duties of support upon request of agency of another state. (Repealed)

26-13.5-112. Modification of an order.

26-13.5-113. Rules and regulations.

26-13.5-114. Applicability of administrative procedure act.

26-13.5-115. Additional remedies.

26-13.5-116. Attorney of record in administrative process action case.

26-13.5-117. Administrative process action case - rights of the parties.

26-13.5-118. Exchange and delivery of evidence.

26-13.5-119. Request for court hearing - transfer of jurisdiction.

26-13.5-120. Default order of modification.

26-13.5-121. When administrative process action order is effective.

26-13.5-122. Survivability of an administrative process action order - applicability.

26-13.5-123. Where administrative process action order filed - electronic filing of order data - custodian of the record - applicability.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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