ICPC State Pages

About the ICPC

The Association of Administrators of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (AAICPC) was established in 1974 and consists of members from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The AAICPC has authority under ICPC to "promulgate rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms and provisions of this compact." The AAICPC obtains its Secretariat Services, as an affiliate of the American Public Human Services Association (APHSA).

For more information, please visit the AAICPC website.

Contact the AAICPC

American Public Human Services Association
1133 Nineteenth Street, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 682-0100
fax: (202) 289-6555

Web Manager: Carla Fults [cfults@aphsa.org]

Click on a state to see it's page:

ICPC STATE Pages

Colorado

Office Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Mountain Time Zone · Phone: · Fax: (303) 866-5563

Colorado Adoption

Colorado permits the following types of adoptions in addition to public adoptions:

Adoption Type	Yes/No
Private Agency	Yes
Private Attorney	No
Independent	No

Adoption Statute-Non-Agency; Independent; Private Adoptions:

Private Agency Adoptions: CRS 19-5-206
Private Attorney Adoptions: CRS 19-5-206
Independent Adoptions: CRS 19-5-206

Public

Public Adoptive Placement-Requirements:

Three post placements in home visit at two weeks, three months, and six months after placement.

Adoption Assistance

Adoption assistance payments begin:

At the time the child is placed

Sending State Adoption Subsidy Payments (Guidelines):

No information

Special Needs

Colorado definition of "Special Needs":

To access this information, go to the AAICAMA website at http://aaicama.org/cms/index.php/adoption-assistance/policy-manual.

Finalization

Adoption may be finalized in another state:

Before finalization can occur in Colorado, child must be in adoptive placement:

6 months
Other

Statutory code/cite for Adoption Petition:

CRS 19-5-208

Court Jurisdiction for Adoption Cases:

County District Court

Home Study (Adoptions)

Statutory code/cite for the Adoptive Home Studies:

CRS 19-5-207