Modificación de custodia y responsabilidad de decisión en Colorado

Explicación Simple

Si alguien quiere cambiar quién cuida a un niño, no puede hacerlo de inmediato. Necesita demostrar que hay una buena razón para que el cambio sea mejor para el niño.

Es como cuando decides cambiar de entrenador en tu equipo de fútbol. Solo lo harías si sientes que el nuevo entrenador puede ayudar a mejorar tu rendimiento y el del equipo.

Ejemplo Práctico

María y Juan tienen la custodia compartida de su hijo Lucas. Después de dos años, María quiere cambiar la custodia porque cree que Juan no lo cuida bien. Sin embargo, no puede hacerlo hasta que muestre que Lucas podría estar en peligro si las cosas no cambian.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

C.R.S. 14-10-131 – Modification of custody or decision-making responsibility (1) If a motion for modification of a custody decree or a decree allocating decision-making responsibility has been filed, whether or not it was granted, no subsequent motion may be filed within two years after disposition of the prior motion unless the court decides, on the basis of affidavits, that there is reason to believe that a continuation of the prior decree of custody or order allocating decision-making responsibility may endanger the child’s physical health or significantly impair the child’s emotional development. (2) The court shall not modify a custody decree or a decree allocating decision-making responsibility unless it finds, upon the basis of facts that have arisen since the prior decree or that were unknown to the court at the time of the prior decree, that a change has occurred in the circumstances of the child or the child’s custodian or party to whom decision-making responsibility was allocated and that the modification is necessary to serve the best interests of the child. The trial court retains jurisdiction to modify an order allocating decision-making responsibility pursuant to this section during the pendency of an appeal. In applying these standards, the court shall retain the allocation of decision-making responsibility established by the prior decree unless: (a) The parties agree to the modification; (b) The child has been integrated into the family of the petitioner wit