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On January 11, 2021, the Colorado Supreme Court upheld the marriage of LaFleur and Pyfer, and ruled that, pursuant to the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges , same-sex couples must be allowed to enter into common-law marriages and the state must retroactively recognize common-law marriages of same-sex couples that occurred ...
State law recognizes the non-genetic, non-gestational mother as a legal parent to a child born via donor insemination, but only if the parents are married. [28] While there are no specific surrogacy laws in Colorado, the courts have ruled that the practice is legal and surrogacy contracts can be recognized as legally valid. Both gestational and ...
The Colorado Civil Union Act allows two adults to enter a civil union "regardless of the gender of either party". [21] The law took effect on May 1, 2013. Colorado became the ninth state to offer such a status in addition to the nine that–along with the District of Columbia–recognize same-sex marriage. [22]
Romer v. Evans, 517 U.S. 620 (1996), is a landmark United States Supreme Court case dealing with sexual orientation and state laws. [1] It was the first Supreme Court case to address gay rights since Bowers v.
Pursuant to the state constitution, the Colorado General Assembly has enacted various laws. The bills and concurrent resolutions passed by a particular General Assembly session, together with those resolutions and memorials designated for printing by the House of Representatives and the Senate, are contained in the Session Laws of Colorado. [1]
In Colorado, drivers are legally required to carry at least a minimum amount of liability insurance. If you cause an accident, liability insurance will pay for the other driver’s losses, like ...
The Colorado Revised Statutes are revised and published by the Revisor of Statutes of the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services under the supervision of the Committee on Legal Services as required by the Colorado Constitution. [1] [2] [3]
Its statutes are codified in the Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S.). [1] The session laws are published in the Session Laws of Colorado. [1] Colorado's legislature is similar to those of other states, except that, unlike many states, Colorado does not give its lieutenant governor any legislative authority (e.g. tie-breaking vote).