Skip the courtroom — never the clock.

No minor children of the parties, and no pregnancy

The children door's first key — if children are in the picture, the second key below can still open it.

OR: both parties represented — by counsel or a LICENSED LEGAL PARAPROFESSIONAL — with a separation agreement covering parental responsibilities and support

The 2024 amendment's door: the LLP is written into the statute itself (§ 120.3(1)(a)).

The adverse party has been served in the manner the Colorado rules provide (or joined as co-petitioner)

Service or joinder is what gives the court jurisdiction — and what starts the 91-day floor.

There is no genuine issue as to any material fact

The statute's own phrase — a live dispute about anything material closes this lane.

No marital property to divide, or an agreement divides it

The property condition — and the sworn disclosures behind the agreement are what the five-year reopener polices.