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Which JDF form do you need to change parenting time in Colorado?

The Colorado Judicial Branch publishes a specific set of forms for changing parenting time, and which one you need depends on whether the other parent agrees. Using the wrong one is a common and avoidable delay.

What the court’s own documents say

JDF 1406 is the motion used when the other parent disagrees with the change.
“JDF 1406: Motion — Used when a parent disagrees with the change.”
— Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time
JDF 1423 is the stipulation used when both parents agree.
“JDF 1423: Stipulation — Used when both parents agree to the change.”
— Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time
JDF 1315 is the response form, JDF 1424 is the order, and JDF 1113 is the parenting plan.
“JDF 1424: Order (fill out up to the case caption). JDF 1113: Parenting Plan. JDF 1315: Response.”
— Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time
If child support also needs to change, JDF 1403 is filed alongside the parenting-time motion.
“If yes, also include JDF 1403 - Motion to Modify Child Support.”
— Colorado Judicial Branch — JDF 1406 (rev. April 11, 2023)

Agreement changes which form you need

If you and the other parent agree, the stipulation route is shorter and cheaper. If you do not agree, it is the motion. Filing a motion when you actually have agreement creates a contested posture nobody wanted.

Forms are free

Colorado publishes these forms at no cost on the Judicial Branch website. Nobody should charge you for a blank form.

If you have a hearing coming up

The free walkthrough of a hearing day — what happens box by box, and the exact words that get a document into evidence — is on this site and asks nothing of you.

Read The Nine Boxes — freeThe Court Day System — $149The Hearing Packet — $1,500

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General information about Colorado court procedure, not legal advice, and not about your specific case. Court rules and forms change — open the linked source and confirm it still says this before you rely on it. For advice about your situation, talk to a licensed Colorado family-law attorney. CourtDocs is not a law firm and no attorney-client relationship is created by reading this page.