{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-13-207","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 14-13-207","heading":"Inconvenient forum.","body":"(1) A court of this state that has jurisdiction under this article to make a child-custody determination may decline to exercise its jurisdiction at any time if it determines that it is an inconvenient forum under the circumstances and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum. The issue of inconvenient forum may be raised upon motion of a party, the court's own motion, or request of another court.\n\n(2) Before determining whether it is an inconvenient forum, a court of this state shall consider whether it is appropriate for a court of another state to exercise jurisdiction. For this purpose, the court shall allow the parties to submit information and shall consider all relevant factors, including:\n\n(a) Whether domestic violence or domestic abuse has occurred and is likely to continue in the future and which state could best protect the parties and the child;\n\n(b) The length of time the child has resided outside this state;\n\n(c) The distance between the court in this state and the court in the state that would assume jurisdiction;\n\n(d) The relative financial circumstances of the parties;\n\n(e) Any agreement of the parties as to which state should assume jurisdiction;\n\n(f) The nature and location of the evidence required to resolve the pending litigation, including testimony of the child;\n\n(g) The ability of the court of each state to decide the issue expeditiously and the procedures necessary to present the evidence; and\n\n(h) The familiarity of the court of each state with the facts and issues in the pending litigation.\n\n(3) If a court of this state determines that it is an inconvenient forum and that a court of another state is a more appropriate forum, it shall stay the proceedings upon condition that a child-custody proceeding be promptly commenced in another designated state and may impose any other condition the court considers just and proper.\n\n(4) A court of this state may decline to exercise its jurisdiction under this article if a child-custody determination is incidental to an action for divorce, dissolution of marriage, or another proceeding while still retaining jurisdiction over the divorce, dissolution of marriage, or other proceeding.","path":["Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS","Article 13 - Uniform Child-custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act","Part 2 - JURISDICTION"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-14.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"7defca15c5abf44417f47ec21d6c1dd3f1e9b113a0ccb0256503872c4bc428e9","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-13-206","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-13-208"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}