Colorado Code § 14-5-304

Duties of initiating tribunal. (a) Upon the filing of a petition authorized by this article, an initiating tribunal of this state shall forward the petition and its accompanying documents:
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(1) To the responding tribunal or appropriate support enforcement agency in the
responding state; or
(2) If the identity of the responding tribunal is unknown, to the state information agency
of the responding state with a request that they be forwarded to the appropriate tribunal and that
receipt be acknowledged.
(b) If requested by the responding tribunal, a tribunal of this state shall issue a certificate
or other document and make findings required by the law of the responding state. If the
responding tribunal is in a foreign country, upon request the tribunal of this state shall specify
the amount of support sought, convert that amount into the equivalent amount in the foreign
currency under applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported, and provide any
other documents necessary to satisfy the requirements of the responding foreign tribunal.

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