Colorado Report of Adoption

Who can use this form

• Used when a District or Juvenile Court in Colorado has granted an adoption.
• The form is filled out and then submitted to the court. The clerk of the court completes the certification with the court's signature and seal.
• The form has a space for an attorney or agency contact. The court, not the parent, mails the completed report to Vital Records.
• Colorado residents adopting a child born in a foreign country also use this report.

What to send with it

• The completed report with the signature and seal of the District or Juvenile Court. It cannot be submitted online.
• For a child born in a foreign country: also a certified copy of the Final Decree of Adoption, or the Finding of Birth Facts or Validation of Foreign Adoption form.
• The form says: Do Not Include Payment With this Form.
• For a child born outside Colorado, the form says the report is forwarded to the vital statistics office of the birth state.

Where to send it

Mail to

Vital Records - Birth Unit Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, CO 80246-1530

State fee

The form says not to include payment with it. The office's fee schedule effective 1/1/2026 lists $25.00 for a Report of Adoption.

Typical processing

Not provided

Form revision

rev. 08/2026

Source

Official government page