Petition/Motion to Modify Custody/Visitation Instructions For Completing DOM REL 7 - Colorado
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DRIN 7 - Revised 9 March 2001
PETITION/MOTION TO MODIFY CUSTODY/VISITATION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING DOM REL 7
If you already have a court order for custody or visitation, you can request the court to
change custody or visitation. To do this you may: (1) obtain the services of an attorney to handle
your case; or (2) file the case yourself by using the DOM REL forms.
Use this form only if there is already a court order for custody or visitation AND you were
named as a Plaintiff or Defendant in that court case. To complete this form, you will need a copy
of that order. If you do not have a copy, ask the Clerk of the Court how to get one.
There are 6 steps you must follow in order to proceed with the case yourself:
> STEP 1 — Completion of Form DOM REL 7.
Follow these instructions carefully.
Use this form only if there is already a court order for custody or visitation AND you were
named as a Plaintiff or Defendant in that court case. To complete this form, you will need a copy
of that order. If you do not have a copy, ask the Clerk of the Court how to get one.
After you have a copy of the original court order, fill in:
● the case number exactly as it appears on the order;
● the name(s) of the Plaintiff and the Defendant(s) exactly as they appear on the order;
● the current addresses and telephone numbers for the Plaintiff and each Defendant. If
you do not have an address for a defendant and you have done everything you can to
find the address, call the Legal Forms Helpline
(1-800-818-9888) to see if resources are available in your county to help you.
Line 1: After printing your name in the space provided, circle if you are the mother or
father of the child(ren) or fill in your relationship to the child(ren). List the child(ren)’s
full name(s) and date(s) of birth.
Line 2: Looking at the order, fill in the date, city or county where the order was
granted, the case number, the name of the person with custody, and the name of the
person(s) granted visitation.
Line 3: For the court to grant your petition to modify custody/visitation, there must
have been a change in circumstances that makes it in the best interests of the child(ren) to
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