If you have minor children, most Colorado district requires both parents to complete a parenting-education class before the divorce is finalized. Each handles providers and timing a bit differently.

Colorado's parenting-class statute (C.R.S. § 14-10-123.7) is technically permissive: it says a court "may" order a class, but in practice nearly all judicial districts, including the Denver-metro counties (Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, Douglas, Boulder), require parents of minor children to complete one as a prerequisite to entering a decree of dissolution or legal separation. The class is usually about four hours, focused on helping kids through the transition and on effective co-parenting (it's not about basic childcare), and it's widely available online as well as in person.

Both parents must complete the class. When you finish, you file the completion certificate with the court. Without it, the judge generally won't enter your final decree. Each district keeps a list of approved providers; the Colorado Judicial Branch maintains a statewide list by county. Failing to take an ordered class can even draw a contempt citation, so don't skip it.

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