Colorado Judicial Branch
Denver Juvenile
Denver Juvenile Court
The Denver juvenile court is a trial court in Colorado’s 2nd judicial district. The court has a presiding judge, two court judges, four juvenile court magistrates, a clerk of court, a family court facilitator, and a chief probation officer. Juvenile court judges serve six-year terms like district court judges and may be retained by voters in the judicial district.
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Denver Juvenile Court520 West Colfax Avenue
Room 125 (Clerk's Office)
Denver, CO 80204
United States
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Presiding Judge Orders and Directives
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Information Regarding COVID-19 Operational Changes
- Administrative Order Regarding Return to In-Person Court Proceedings
- Joint Administrative Order Regarding Court Operations Under COVID-19 (2021-02)
- Memo Re: Clerk's Office Operations & E-mail Filings Issued October 20, 2020
Other Presiding Judges' Orders
- Order on GYC Court Docket Add On Policies Issued May 11, 2023
- Order on Court Electronic Submission Filing Deadlines Issued May 11, 2023
- Order Authorizing the Denver Juvenile Court Clerk's Office to Assign RPC and GAL's to D&C Cases Prior to First Hearing Issued August 11, 2022
- Order Regarding Denver Juvenile Court Procedures for Receiving Complaints of Judicial Misconduct from Persons or Entities who are not an Employee, Volunteer, or Contractor of the Colorado Judicial Department
Virtual Courtroom Information
Currently select hearings are via WebEx. To appear by phone please call 720-650-7664 and put in the access code for the courtroom you are scheduled to be in. If you wish to appear via WebEx please click the courtroom link provided below. Click here for a detailed list of links and helpful tips.
Information Center
Information Center
Juvenile Court Information Center
Lindsey-Flanigan Courthouse
520 West Colfax Avenue, Room 125
Denver, Colorado 80204
The Denver Juvenile Court does not endorse any of the following websites or information. They are presented as additional sources of information on juvenile law and child welfare issues.
Downtown Denver Info - Parking, Restaurants, etc.
Denver Human Services Resource Page
Helpful Information
Helpful Information
Helpful Information
Juvenile Delinquency Handbook English
Juvenile Delinquency Handbook Spanish
Kids In Court Orientation Video - https://youtu.be/7nTZxplx6xc
Project Foster Power Young Adult Legal Advocacy Program
Free Childcare during Court Business (Currently Closed Until Further Notice)
The Center will be temporarily closed effective October 5, 2020 and will remain closed through the 2021 calendar year.
Court is not a comfortable environment for young children, and therefore children are not allowed in the Courtrooms. For your convenience, the Denver Warm Welcome Court Childcare Center, located at 520 West Colfax Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80202, provides free childcare for those who have business with Denver Courts. For more information regarding the Denver Warm Welcome Court Childcare Center.
Denver Juvenile Court Self-Help Resource Center (Room 125)
Denver Juvenile Court Self-Help Resource Center (Room 125)
Center’s Phone: 303-606-2849
Center’s Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Provides procedural and general information to unrepresented parties on juvenile cases (Adoptions, Child Custody, Child Support, Modification of Parenting Issues, Modification of Child Support, Grandparent Custody/Grandparent Visitation, Expungements.
For general inquiries you may contact 02JuvenileSelfHelp@judicial.state.co.us. Please note, we do not accept any email with attachments and we cannot provide legal advice. If you have a question about a process or forms, you may email to this address.
To file to establish paternity, the following forms are required:
- District Case Management Order
- Case Information Sheet – JDF 1000,
- Petition for Paternity – JDF 1501,
- Summons for Paternity – JDF 1502, and
- Final Order of Paternity – JDF 1516.
**More forms will be required after beginning your Paternity case.**
To file to disclaim paternity, the following forms are required:
- Case Information Sheet – JDF 1000,
- Petition to Disclaim Paternity – JDF 1514,
- Summons to Disclaim Paternity – JDF 1515, and
- Final Order of Paternity – JDF 1516.
**More forms will be required after beginning your Paternity case.**
To file to modify child support, the following forms are required:
- Verified Motion to Modify Child Support – JDF 1403,
- Sworn Financial Statement – JDF 1111, and
- Order Re: Modification of Child Support – JDF 1405.
To file for custody orders, the following forms are required:
- Case Information Sheet – JDF 1000,
- Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities – JDF 1413,
- Parenting Plan – JDF 1113,
- Certificate of Service – JDF 1313, and
- Order for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities – JDF 1422.
To file to modify parenting time, the following forms are required:
- Motion to Modify/Restrict Parenting Time – JDF 1406,
- Order Re: Modification/Restriction of Parenting Time – JDF 1424.
For information relinquishments, please click here.
For information about adoptions, please click here.
For information about grandparent visitation, please click here.
Referral Agencies
- Child Support Enforcement
- 1200 Federal Boulevard
Denver: 720.944.2960
Customer Service
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- 1200 Federal Boulevard
- Family Support Registry
- 303.299.9123
1.800.374.6558 (Long Distance)
Send payments through mail to:
Family Support Registry
P.O. Box 2171
Denver, CO 80201-2171
- 303.299.9123
- Denver Department of Human Services
- Customer service
720.944.3666 - Child Abuse Hotline
720.944.3000
- Customer service
Denver Juvenile Court Domestic Violence Protocol March 2004