Rule 4.4. Certification of Custody Matters to Juvenile Court

(a) Any party to a dependency or neglect action who becomes aware of any other proceeding in which the custody of a subject child is at issue shall file in such other proceedings a notice that an action is pending in juvenile court together with a request that such other court certify the issue of legal custody to the juvenile court pursuant to Section 19-1-104(4) and (5), C.R.S.

(b) When the custody issue is certified to the juvenile court, a copy of the order certifying the issue to juvenile court shall be filed in the dependency or neglect case.

(c) When the juvenile court enters a custody order pursuant to the certification, a certified copy of such custody order shall be filed in the certifying court. Such order shall thereafter be the order of the certifying court.

Committee Notes

Source: Entire chapter repealed and reenacted June 16, 1988, effective January 1, 1989.