Legal Opinion
People
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided September 9, 2013No. Supreme Court Case No. 12SC835PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
11 In this dependency and neglect case, we hold that section 19-8-507(5)(a), C.R.S. (20183), permits parents, grandparents, and relatives to intervene as a matter of right. We further hold that section 19-8-507(5)(a)'s three-month time requirement does not apply to parents, grandparents, or relatives. We accordingly affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
I. Facts and Procedural History
12 A Petition in Dependency and Neglect was filed in April 2010 a few days after 0.C.'s birth,. The next month, 0.C. was removed from her parents' care because of concerns that her mother was not adequately…
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