Establishment of support order

14-5-401. Establishment of support order. (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this article has not been issued, a responding tribunal of this state with personal jurisdiction over the parties may issue a support order if: (1) The individual seeking the order resides outside this state; or (2) The support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this state. (b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is: (1) A presumed father of the child; (2) Petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; (3) Identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; (4) An alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5) Shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; (6) An acknowledged father as provided by section 19-4-105 (1)(e), C.R.S.; (7) The mother of the child; or (8) An individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and the order has not been reversed or vacated. (c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may issue other orders pursuant to section 14-5-305. Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 1594, � 1, effective January 1, 1995. L. 2003: Entire section amended, p. 1255, � 26, effective July 1, 2004. L. 2015: Entire part amended, (HB 15-1198), ch. 173, p. 553, � 27, effective July 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 14-5-105 as it existed prior to 1993.