{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-202","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 19-5.5-202","heading":"Applicability.","body":"(1) This part 2 does not apply to a transfer of custody of a child by a parent, guardian, or custodian of the child to:\n\n(a) A parent of the child;\n\n(b) A stepparent of the child;\n\n(c) An adult who is related to the child by blood, marriage, adoption, or other relationship recognized by other law of this state;\n\n(d) An adult who, at the time of the transfer, had a meaningful and safe relationship with the child for a period of at least six months prior to the transfer, and whom the parent, guardian, or custodian reasonably believes, at the time of the transfer, to be a fit custodian of the child; or\n\n(e) An Indian custodian, as defined in the federal \"Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978\", 25 U.S.C. sec. 1903 (6), as amended, of the child.","path":["Title 19 - CHILDREN'S CODE","Article 5.5 - Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act","Part 2 - PROHIBITION OF UNREGULATED CUSTODY TRANSFER"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-19.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"bbf4ae782fbef24570423cf1ffd9800d98e769cd7cca61113242fcc67abf09b9","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-201","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-19-5.5-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}