Colorado Adoption Laws Page5

Adoption Laws in Colorado Page5

State haven laws for Infants

• Infant age : Statute: - § 19-3-304.5
  • 72 hours or younger baby.

• Who may relinquish the infant : Statute: - § 19-3-304.5
  • Parents of the infant.

• Who may receive the infant : Statute: - § 19-3-304.5
  • Staff member from any hospital.
  • Firefighter from a fire station.

• Responsibilities of the safe haven provider : Statute: - § 19-3-304.5
  • Notify within 24 hours to the Division of Children and Family Services of the 'Department of Human Resources'.
  • It is valid for the safe haven provider to do any action necessary to protect the health of the child

• Immunity for provider : Statute: - § 19-3-304.5 Yes.

• Protection for relinquishing parent : Statute: - §- § 18-6-401(9): 19-3-304.5
  • It is affirmative defense to prosecution for placing a child in a threatening situation.
  • A parent who safely relinquishes a child is not able to have his or her name added to the State central child protection registry.

• Effect on the parental rights : Statute: - § 19-3-304.
  • The department may place the child in adoptive home.
  • As soon as lawfully possible the department may proceed to terminate the parent's rights.

Advertising used and facilitators in adoptive placements

• Advertisement used
  • It is not addressed in reviewed statutes.

• Intermediaries or facilitators use : - § 19-5-213
  • Attorneys or the physicians can also charge reasonable fees for professional services customarily performed for these persons.
  • No one other than the adoption exchange whose membership contains the county departments and child placement agencies, a county department, or licensed child placement agency may offer, charge, give or receive money to locate or identify the adoption of any child, natural parent, prospective adoptive parent, or the expectant natural parent.