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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-608 (2024)

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(1) An order for the termination of the parent-child legal relationship divests the child and the parent of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations with respect to each other, but it shall not modify the child's status as an heir at law which shall cease only upon a final decree of adoption.

(2) No order or decree entered pursuant to this part 6 shall disentitle a child to any benefit due him from any third person, including, but not limited to, any Indian tribe, any agency, any state, or the United States.

(3) After the termination of a parent-child legal relationship, the former parent is not entitled to any notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child by another, nor has he any right to object to the adoption or to otherwise participate in such proceedings.

Source: L. 87: Entire title R&RE, p. 790, § 1, effective October 1.

Editor's note: This section was contained in a title that was repealed and reenacted in 1987. Provisions of this section, as it existed in 1987, are similar to those contained in 19-11-108 as said section existed in 1986, the year prior to the repeal and reenactment of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2026 · leading case: of Gallegos, 2021 COA 115.
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of Gallegos, 2021 COA 115. · cites it 12× “Because we aim to give full and sensible effect to the entire statutory scheme, we interpret section 15-11- 119(3) as carving out a limited exception to the general rule outlined in section 19-3-608(1). ¶ 18 The timing of section 15-11-119(3)’s passage lends support to our…”
Est. of David v. Snelson, 776 P.2d 813 (Colo. 1989). · cites it 6× “She bases this conclusion on a reading of section 15-ll-109(l)(a) of the probate code in conjunction with section 19-3-608(1), 8B C.R.S. (1988 Supp.”
People ex rel. D.R.W., 91 P.3d 453 (Colo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “Section 19-3-608(1), C.R.S.2003. Thus, the court generally treats the initial hearing after an adjudication of dependency and neglect as a “dispositional hearing.”
People ex rel. J.W.W., 936 P.2d 599 (Colo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 3× “Section 19-3-608, C.R.S. (1996 Cum.Supp.).”
in Interest of S.A.G, 2020 COA 45. · cites it 2× “”); § 19-3-608(1), C.R.S. 2019 (an order terminating parental rights permanently divests the parent of custody).”
People in Interest of NS, 821 P.2d 931 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “See also §§ 19-3-608 and 19-5-211(2) and (3), C.R.”
People ex rel. N.S., 821 P.2d 931 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “See also §§ 19-3-608 and 19-5-211(2) and (3), C.R.”
Peo in Interest of XJP, No. 24CA1012 (Colo. Ct. App. Jan. 9, 2025). · cites it 2× “2002) (holding that a guardianship with no parental contact may be a viable alternative to termination of a parental rights in some cases); § 19-3-608(1), C.R.S. 2024 (stating that a termination 6 judgment divests the parent of “all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities,…”
Peo in Interest of OG, No. 25CA1439 (Colo. Ct. App. June 18, 2026). · cites it 2× “2, 2026); see also § 19-3-608(1), C.R.S. 2025 (providing that a termination judgment divests the parent of “all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties, and obligations” with respect to the child).”
People ex rel. N.N.U., 819 P.2d 1107 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). · cites it 2× “It is true, of course, that, under § 19-3-608(3), C.R.S. (1990 Cum.Supp.), after an order of termination enters, the former parent “is not entitled to any notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child.”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-608(1): 6 cases
Est. of David v. Snelson, 776 P.2d 813 (Colo. 1989). “She bases this conclusion on a reading of section 15-ll-109(l)(a) of the probate code in conjunction with section 19-3-608(1), 8B C.R.S. (1988 Supp.”
of Gallegos, 2021 COA 115. “Because we aim to give full and sensible effect to the entire statutory scheme, we interpret section 15-11- 119(3) as carving out a limited exception to the general rule outlined in section 19-3-608(1). ¶ 18 The timing of section 15-11-119(3)’s passage lends support to our…”
People ex rel. D.R.W., 91 P.3d 453 (Colo. Ct. App. 2004). “Section 19-3-608(1), C.R.S.2003. Thus, the court generally treats the initial hearing after an adjudication of dependency and neglect as a “dispositional hearing.”
in Interest of S.A.G, 2020 COA 45. “”); § 19-3-608(1), C.R.S. 2019 (an order terminating parental rights permanently divests the parent of custody).”
Peo in Interest of XJP, No. 24CA1012 (Colo. Ct. App. Jan. 9, 2025). “2002) (holding that a guardianship with no parental contact may be a viable alternative to termination of a parental rights in some cases); § 19-3-608(1), C.R.S. 2024 (stating that a termination 6 judgment divests the parent of “all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities,…”
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-3-608(3): 1 case
People ex rel. N.N.U., 819 P.2d 1107 (Colo. Ct. App. 1991). “It is true, of course, that, under § 19-3-608(3), C.R.S. (1990 Cum.Supp.), after an order of termination enters, the former parent “is not entitled to any notice of proceedings for the adoption of the child.”
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