Adoption — Stepparent & Kinship
Making family official in Colorado — stepparent, kinship, and custodial adoptions, start to finish.
Charles E. Liken Jr., Esq. — On Colorado's Legal Front Lines Since 1995 · Government Investigator, Denver Human Services (1997–2003) · Licensed Colorado Attorney Since 2003 ~ 20+ Years in Private Practice · Colorado Deputy District Attorney (2018–2020) · Colorado Court-Appointed Child and Family Investigator
The happiest cases we handle
Adoption under Colorado’s Children’s Code (C.R.S. § 19-5-201) is one of the few times families come to a lawyer with good news. The work is making sure it’s airtight — because an adoption that’s done wrong can be challenged later.
Ready when you are — talk it through with Charles.
Your choice: no-charge 20-minute phone call OR in-depth hour ($300) — both directly with Charles.
Do it once, do it right
The termination-of-rights piece is where stepparent adoptions get contested years later. We build the record so the adoption holds — permanently.
Take the first step. We'll take it from there.
No-charge 20-minute phone consultation, or an in-depth hour ($300) — both directly with Charles.