Colorado Code § 14-13-310

Hearing and order
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(1) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency
order pursuant to section 14-13-204, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate
physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate
physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes that:
(a) The child-custody determination has not been registered and confirmed under section
14-13-305 and that:
(I) The issuing court did not have jurisdiction under part 2 of this article;
(II) The child-custody determination for which enforcement is sought has been vacated,
stayed, or modified by a court of a state having jurisdiction to do so under a provision of law
adopted by that state that is in substantial conformity with part 2 of this article; or
(III) The respondent was entitled to notice, but notice was not given in accordance with
standards in substantial conformity with the standards set forth in section 14-13-108, in the
proceedings before the court that issued the order for which enforcement is sought; or
(b) The child-custody determination for which enforcement is sought was registered and
confirmed under section 14-13-305 but has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court of a
state having jurisdiction to do so under this part 3.
(2) The court shall award the fees, costs, and expenses authorized under section 14-13-
312 and may grant additional relief, including a request for the assistance of law enforcement
officials, and set a further hearing to determine whether additional relief is appropriate.
(3) If a party called to testify refuses to answer on the ground that the testimony may be
self-incriminating, the court may draw an adverse inference from the refusal.
(4) A privilege against disclosure of communications between spouses and a defense of
immunity based on the relationship of husband and wife or parent and child may not be invoked
in a proceeding under this part 3.
(5) A privilege against disclosure of communications between partners in a civil union
and a defense of immunity based on the relationship of partners in a civil union or parent and
child may not be invoked in a proceeding under this part 3.

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