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Select a link below based on whether or not there are children involved to view the associated instructions, forms, and fees:

• Get a Divorce if You Have Children with Your Spouse
• Get a Divorce if You Do Not Have Children with Your Spouse

The children must reside in Colorado for a minimum of six months prior to the filing date, or since birth if under six months of age.

See Child Custody without a Marriage or Civil Union for more information.

You will need to contact the court where the decree was entered. Use the courts locator to find the correct court location.

An Initial Status Conference is a meeting of the judge and the lawyers (or unrepresented parties) to determine how the case is progressing. At the status conference, the judge may ask whether and how the parties have tried to settle the case. Often, court rules require the parties to file paperwork before the conference to answer questions about the issues to be discussed at the conference.

For more information, view About Family Cases Forms.

Your case should be filed in the county where you or the Co-Petitioner/Respondent resides. Either party must reside in Colorado for at least 90 days prior to the filing of the Petition.

Use the courts locator to find the correct court location.

To obtain a declaration that your marriage is invalid, you need to prove one of the grounds described in §14-10-111, C.R.S. Declaration of Invalidity. Please review the statute and Invalidity of Marriage - Annulment to determine what grounds may apply to your circumstances.