Legal Opinion
M.S. v. People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided June 10, 2013No. 11SC725PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boatright
{1 In this dependency and neglect case, we review the court of appeals' opinion in People ex rel A.C., -- P.3d --, No. 10CA2586 (Colo.App. Sept. 15, 2011) (selected for official publication), which held that removal of a child from his preadoptive foster parents' home without prior notice to the foster parents did not violate their due process rights. We agree.
1 2 The foster parents in this case, though identified by the juvenile court as prospective adoptive parents, had not yet initiated the adoption process. Because of this, we conclude that the foster parents' legal rights with regard to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sandin v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Edwards v. BalisokSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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