Legal Opinion
People in Interest of JMA
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided December 17, 1990No. 90SA117PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vollack
The respondent P.L. appeals the trial court holding that section 19-6-108, 8 C.R.S. (1977), is unconstitutional as it denies the equal protection of the laws to children with no presumed fathers, in violation of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution, and granted summary judgment in favor of Jefferson County Department of Social Services (the Department) and K.A.A. We affirm.
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K.A.A. gave birth to J.M.A. on February 16, 1982. J.M.A.’s birth certificate did not give the name of his father. In April 1982, K.A.A. applied for Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) in…
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