Legal Opinion
Stockwell v. Dees
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 27, 2019No. Court of Appeals No. 17CA1482Published
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by JUDGE NAVARRO
¶ 1 In this proceeding concerning the allocation of parental responsibilities (APR) for L.D-S., Jennifer Lynn Dees, the child's mother, appeals the district court's order denying her motion to vacate a 2013 order giving majority parenting time to Joseph Cody Stockwell, the child's legal but not biological father. Dees contends that the court erred because it issued the APR order without first inquiring into the child's possible Indian heritage as required by the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), 25 U.S.C. §§ 1901 to 1963 (2018). Dees is right. In agreeing with…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians v. HolyfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- B.H. v. People ex rel. X.H.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2006
- N.A.H. v. S.L.S.Supreme Court of Colorado · 2000
- People in Interest of M.VColorado Court of Appeals · 2018
- In re the Parental Responsibilities of A.D.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2010
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