Colorado Code § 14-10-106.5

Dissolution of civil unions - legal separation - jurisdiction - applicability of article and case law
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(1) Any person who enters into a civil union in Colorado
pursuant to article 15 of this title consents to the jurisdiction of the courts of Colorado for the
purpose of any action relating to a civil union even if one or both parties cease to reside in this
state. In a matter seeking a dissolution, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity of a civil
union, the court shall follow the procedures that are set forth in this article for dissolution, legal
separation, or declaration of invalidity. The provisions of this article and any case law construing
this article apply to the dissolution, legal separation, or declaration of invalidity of a civil union.
(2) The court shall follow the laws of Colorado in a matter filed in Colorado that is
seeking a dissolution, legal separation, or invalidity of a civil union that was entered into in
another jurisdiction.

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