Legal Opinion

Hernandez v. District Court in & for the Second Judicial District

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided July 9, 1991No. 91SA44PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vollack

The petitioner, Frances Hernandez (Hernandez), seeks a writ of mandamus pursuant to C.A.R. 21. Hernandez contends that the trial court abused its discretion by denying her request for a child custody evaluation and her request that the fee for the evaluation be waived or be assessed against the intervenor, Rudy Cortez (Cortez). We issued a rule to show cause why the requested relief should not be granted. We now make the rule absolute.

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Hernandez and Cortez entered into a common law marriage in 1987. One child, Rudy Cortez III, was born to this marriage on July 27,1987. When the couple…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. People v. District Court, Second Judicial DistrictSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  2. Farmers Group, Inc. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Colorado · 1991
  3. People v. GuentherSupreme Court of Colorado · 1987
  4. Colorado Division of Employment & Training, Department of Labor & Employment v. Parkview Episcopal HospitalSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  5. Binkley v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Allison v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. Gonzales v. City of Castle RockCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  3. O'Donnell v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2008
  4. In Re the Marriage of HallSupreme Court of Colorado · 2010
  5. Allison v. Industrial Claim Appeals Office of ColoradoSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994

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