{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-204","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 14-5-204","heading":"Simultaneous proceedings.","body":"(a) A tribunal of this state may exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed after a pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country only if:\n\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in this state is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in the other state or the foreign country for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by the other state or the foreign country;\n\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in the other state or the foreign country; and\n\n(3) If relevant, this state is the home state of the child.\n\n(b) A tribunal of this state may not exercise jurisdiction to establish a support order if the petition or comparable pleading is filed before a petition or comparable pleading is filed in another state or a foreign country if:\n\n(1) The petition or comparable pleading in the other state or foreign country is filed before the expiration of the time allowed in this state for filing a responsive pleading challenging the exercise of jurisdiction by this state;\n\n(2) The contesting party timely challenges the exercise of jurisdiction in this state; and\n\n(3) If relevant, the other state or foreign country is the home state of the child.","path":["Title 14 - DOMESTIC MATTERS","Article 5 - Uniform Interstate Family Support 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":"6ba96315f7b5589b0f1eb2901fd8dd0ded64cd083b9812ee799d8f29e330c13b","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-203","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-14-5-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}