Denver Juvenile

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.

Child Care Center

Downtown Denver Info - Parking, Restaurants, etc.

Denver Human Services Resource Page

Florence Crittenton Center for Young Families

Una guía para familias con casos de dependencia y descuido

Helpful Information

Juvenile Delinquency Handbook English

Juvenile Delinquency Handbook Spanish

Kids In Court Orientation Video - https://youtu.be/7nTZxplx6xc

Youth Bill of Rights Handout

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 Records Request Form

Denver Juvenile Exhibit List

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.
• 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
• Denver Department of Human Services
  • Customer service
    720.944.3666
  • Child Abuse Hotline
    720.944.3000
     

Denver Juvenile Court Domestic Violence Protocol March 2004

Safehouse Denver, Inc.

Denver Department of Human Services

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges