Legal Opinion
People ex rel. L.L.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 23, 2017No. Court of Appeals No. 16CA1222PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
JUDGE FURMAN
¶ 1 In this dependency and neglect case, mother, A.T., told the juvenile court at a shelter hearing that she had possible Apache Native American ancestry. But, for reasons not disclosed in the record, the parties and the juvenile court did not follow certain procedures mandated by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901-1963 (2012); see § 19-1-126, C.R.S. 2016. Following a jury verdict, the court adjudicated the child, L.L., dependent and neglected. The court then held a dispositional hearing.
¶ 2 On appeal, mother contends that we should reverse…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People ex rel. A. M. D.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
- B.H. v. People ex rel. X.H.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2006
- People ex rel. S.G.L.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2009
- People ex rel. J.O.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2007
- People ex rel. T.M.W.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2009
3Cited by4 opinions
- People ex rel. D.B.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2017
- People v. C.A.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2017
- In re L.LColorado Court of Appeals · 2017
- Stockwell v. DeesColorado Court of Appeals · 2019