Legal Opinion

In re the Custody of K.R.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided May 18, 1995No. 94CA2009PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge KAPELKE.

This action arises from a petition for custody filed by prospective adoptive parents seven days after a California court dismissed their petition for adoption because the biological mother refused to consent to the adoption. The Colorado court determined that it lacked jurisdiction and dismissed the petition for custody. We affirm.

The following findings of fact of the Colorado trial court are undisputed. At the time of the September 1994 order, the biological mother and father of the child were 18 years of age and residents of Colorado. During the pregnancy, the…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Petition of EdilsonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. C.R.S. v. T.A.M.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  3. L.G. v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1995
  4. In Re ClausenMichigan Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Barden v. BlauSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. J.M.W. v. T.I.Z.Utah Supreme Court · 2011
  2. Barclay v. EckertSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 2000
  3. People Ex Rel. AjcSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004
  4. In Re the Marriage of DicksonColorado Court of Appeals · 1998
  5. In re PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 2004

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