PFM v. District Court in and for County of Adams

This is an original proceeding brought pursuant to C.A.R. 21. Petitioner alleges that respondent Court is proceeding without or in excess of its jurisdiction in that her children have been removed from her custody and she has not been afforded notice and a detention hearing as required by 1971 Perm. Supp., C.R.S. 1963, 22-2-3(2). We issued a rule to show cause which we now make absolute.

On August 29, 1973, officers of the Northglenn Police Department took physical custody of petitioner’s two children, E.O., age four and one-half, and T.O., age two and one-half. The petition in dependency and…