Legal Opinion
In re J.A.V.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 2009No. 07CA2169PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TAUBMAN.
R.S.F. (father) appeals from the district court order adopting the magistrate's order that found father abandoned his daughter, N.KB., and, based on that finding, granting J.A.V.'s petition for stepparent adoption of N.K.B. We reverse and remand.
*468I. Background
Father and mother are the natural parents of N.K.B., who was born in June 2004. The parties subsequently became involved in three separate cases, the third of which is the stepparent adoption at issue here.
In the first case, in May 2005, father filed a pro se petition for allocation of parental responsibilities. In…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In re R.H.N.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1985
- Moreau v. BuchholzSupreme Court of Colorado · 1951
- In Re Adoption of Two Children by JJPNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1980
- People ex rel. T.R.W.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1988
- People in Interest of RASupreme Court of Colorado · 1997
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3Cited by3 opinions
- D.P.H. v. J.L.B.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2011
- Dph v. JlbSupreme Court of Colorado · 2011
- In Re JavColorado Court of Appeals · 2009