Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Griffin
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 29, 1985No. 83SC85PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBOFSKY, Justice.
We granted certiorari to review In re Marriage of Griffin, 666 P.2d 1105 (Colo.App.1982), in which the Court of Appeals held that, where a dissolution decree provides for joint parental selection of their child’s school, the parents may request the district court to select the school when the parents cannot agree. We reverse.
The marriage of Mary Q. Griffin (the mother) and Clarence A. Griffin (the father) was dissolved on September 14, 1979. The decree of dissolution incorporated a separation agreement between the mother and the father that contained the following provisions…
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