B.  Relinquishment Petition

C.R.S. § 19-5-103(4)(a)




C.R.S. § 19-5-102
The parent must file a relinquishment petition. The court may grant the relinquishment unless one of the parents joins in the petition. The petition may be filed in the county where the:
  • Child resides;
  • Parent/petitioner resides;
  • Child placement agency is located.
C.R.S. § 19-5-103(12)







C.R.S. § 19-5-103(1)(b)(I)




C.R.J.P. 6.3(1).





C.R.S. § 19-1-103(1)(b)(II)
The relinquishment procedure applies as long as Colorado is the child’s home state, even if the child is adopted outside of Colorado.

The relinquishment petition must include:

  • Names of both biological parents (if known);
  • Name of the child (if named);
  • Ages of parties concerned;
  • Reason relinquishment is desired;
  • Proper venue;
  • If the relinquishment is part of a designated adoption:
    • Details about the designation;
    • Whether the adoptive parents are paying any fees or costs;
    • Affidavit of relinquishment.
  • The affidavit accompanying the petition must include:
    • Information on the nature and extent of counseling;
    • Disclosure of anything of value paid or promised in connection with the pregnancy, birth and relinquishment; and
    • The child’s birth certificate or copy of the child’s birth certificate or application for birth certificate.
C.R.S. § 19-5-108
The court should give notice to the child support enforcement unit. If no adoption is pending and the relinquishing parent has assigned to the state support rights for the child, the child support enforcement unit must receive notice of a relinquishment petition.