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Grandparent and Great-Grandparent Visitation Rights

Subjects

Children & Domestic Matters

Courts & Judicial

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/04/2017

This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights. The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.

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Statutes of Limitations

This memorandum provides an overview of statutes of limitations, including factors that impact length, such as statutes of repose and tolling. The memorandum also includes tables listing the various criminal and civil statutes of limitations and statutes of repose in the state.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

02/10/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Final/Annual Reports

2019 Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Colorado Youth Advisory Council Review Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2020

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

General Assembly

Final/Annual Reports

2019 Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Treatment of Persons With Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

01/06/2020

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

General Assembly

Human Services

Staff Publications

Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System Summary Report

Summary report for the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Mental Health Disorders in the Criminal and Juvenile Justice System.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/07/2019

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Summary of Major Legislation

Probate and Trusts and Fiduciaries

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly considered a number of measures related to estate documents, public guardians, and trusts.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/12/2019

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Financial Services & Commerce

Probate, Trusts, & Fiduciaries

Issue Briefs

Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act June Update (19-11)

This issue brief provides an overview of state laws related to pet animal facilities. These facilities are licensed and regulated under the Colorado Pet Animal Care and Facilities Act (PACFA).

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/28/2019

Subjects:

Agriculture

Business & Economic Development

Courts & Judicial

Professions & Occupations

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Civil Law Legislation (2019)

During the 2019 legislative session, the General Assembly examined a number of measures related to civil law. Specifically, the legislature considered bills regarding consumer fraud, internet privacy, free-speech lawsuits, damages, child hearsay exceptions, and equal pay.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/26/2019

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

Summary of Major Legislation

Children and Domestic Matters 2019 Legislation

The General Assembly passed legislation during the 2019 legislative session which strengthens protections for children in voluntary temporary care; requires studying challenges facing child care homes and ways to increased the availability of infant and child care in child care homes; amends...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

06/17/2019

Subject:

Children & Domestic Matters

Issue Briefs

Extreme Risk Protection Orders (19-08)

This issue brief provides an overview of extreme risk protection orders, including what they are, how they are used, and how Colorado's proposed law compares to other states. It also addresses other types of protection orders authorized in Colorado law.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

03/28/2019

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Tax Expenditure Evaluation

Child Care Expense Credit & Low-Income Child Care Expense Credit

Report No. 2019-TE5

Note: A more recent evaluation was issued in December 2023. Click HERE to access the December 2023 report.

Publishing Agency:

Office of the State Auditor

Date:

01/16/2019

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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