Skip to contentSkip to Search and the menu

Custody and Parenting Time

C.R.S. 14-10-124 — the best interests of the child, with the child's safety paramount

Colorado courts call custody the allocation of parental responsibilities, which covers parenting time and decision making. The court decides it in the best interests of the child, with the child's safety always paramount.

Email

Who handles this in Colorado: Colorado Legal Services, Get Help and Colorado Legal Services; and legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Colorado directory.

  • The wishes of the child's parents as to parenting time.
  • The wishes of the child, if mature enough to express reasoned and independent preferences.
  • The child's relationships with parents, siblings and anyone else who may significantly affect the child's best interests.

The section lists more factors than these, and rules where domestic violence or child abuse is found. A particular case is a question for a licensed Colorado attorney.

Sources for this section (1)
  1. C.R.S. 14-10-124 — Best interests of the child

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Colorado attorney.

From here

Walked through

This section is the long version of a step in one walkthrough. Each one takes the same law one decision at a time, with both sides of the moment written out.