About Grandparent or Great-Grandparent Family Time

A maternal or paternal grandparent of a child may seek a court order granting grandparent reasonable family time when there is or has been judicial intervention into the marriage of the child’s parents, a judicial placement of the child(ren) outside their family, or the death of the grandparent’s child.

Use the process outlined on this page to request grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights, as per C.R.S. § 19-1-117 (Colorado Revised Statutes).

To ask for decision-making authority or to be a part of the parenting time schedule, visit Get a Parenting Plan (Custody/APR) to see if you qualify.

Family Time for Grandparents or Great-Grandparents

Any grandparent or great-grandparent may ask the court for family time if the grandchild or great-grandchild is a part of one of the following cases:

1. Divorce of the child's parents or dissolution of a parent's civil union.
2. Legal separation of the child's parents.
3. Annulment of a parent's marriage or civil union
4. Child custody
5. Paternity
6. A probate case where a child's parent has died or someone is acting as a guardian or managing the finances of the child.

A grandparent or great-grandparent cannot ask the court for family time if:

1. The parental rights of the child's parents have been terminated.
2. The child has been placed for adoption, or the adoption has been legally finalized.

Note: No grandparent or great-grandparent may seek an order granting family time more than once every two years unless approved by the court.

How to Start a Case

You must file your paperwork in the county where the original case is located. Use the courts locator to find the correct court location.

Forms

Guide

• JDF 1130 - Guide to Grandparent Family Time.

Forms

• JDF 1131 - Motion to Intervene
• JDF 1132 – Order to Intervene
  • Just do sections A to C.
• JDF 1133 – Request for Grandparent Family Time
• JDF 1134 – Order for Grandparent Family Time
  • Just do sections A to C.

How to Submit Paperwork to the Court

1. Take your completed forms to the clerk at the courthouse.
2. Pay the filing fee.
   1. Visit the File Without Payment section for information on waiving that fee.