Legal Opinion
In Re the Marriage of Aragon
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided October 27, 1988No. 87CA1186PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REED, Judge.
This appeal concerns the right of a paternal grandparent to visit her grandchild after the parents’ marriage has been dissolved and the grandchild has been adopted by her stepfather following her mother’s remarriage. The trial court determined that the grandparent visitation statute, § 19-1-117, C.R.S. (1987 Cum.Supp.), operated automatically to terminate the grandparent’s right to visitation following, final adoption of the grandchild by her stepparent. We reverse and remand with directions.
The marriage of the child’s parents was dissolved in May 1980, and her mother, the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Mimkon v. FordSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1975
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- Browning v. TarwaterSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
- Petition of NearhoofWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
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