Colorado § 26-13.5-117 - Administrative process action case - rights of the parties.
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§ 26-13.5-117. Administrative process action case - rights of the parties.
(1) An APA case may be conducted if the obligee or the obligor is an applicant for child support services pursuant to article 13 of this title 26.
(2) Both parties have the right to a one-time standard continuance not to exceed seven days after the date of the currently scheduled negotiation conference.
(3) Both parties have the right to contest paternity of a child if legal parentage of that child has not already been established by the court or by administrative order or determined pursuant to the laws of another state.
(4) Both parties may attend and participate in an APA negotiation conference conducted pursuant to this article 13.5.
Source: L. 2018: Entire section added, (HB 18-1363), ch. 389, p. 2335, § 13, effective July 1, 2019.
Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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