Legal Opinion
People ex rel. D. L. R.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided May 29, 1980No. 78-826PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ENOCH, Chief Judge.
Respondents bring this appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict that their 7-month-old child, D.L.R., was dependent and neglected. A dispositional hearing subsequently was held. We reverse.
On the date of the child’s birth, November 9,1977, the Director of the Department of Social Services in Denver filed a petition alleging dependency and neglect under § 19-l-103(20)(b), (c) and (e), C.R.S.1973. Within a few days the Department was *688given temporary custody of D.L.R. Thus, respondents have never had physical custody of the child.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- People in Interest of CRColorado Court of Appeals · 1976
- Daugaard v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971
- People in Interest of THSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
- In Re People in Interest of RKColorado Court of Appeals · 1972
3Cited by5 opinions
- People in Interest of DLRSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- In re PriceCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1982
- People in Interest of BWColorado Court of Appeals · 1981
- Gonzales v. District Court of the County of AdamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
- People ex rel. B. W.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1981