Legal Opinion

People ex rel. L.A.C.

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided July 15, 2004No. 03CA1012PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge NIETO.

T.R. (mother) appeals from a judgment terminating the parent-child legal relationship between her and her children, L.A.C. and J.M.C. We affirm.

I

Mother contends the trial court erred in failing to appoint a guardian ad litem (GAL) for her. She argues that a GAL was necessary to protect her interests because of her age, her limited intellectual ability, and her emotional and mental condition. We find no error.

Mother was eighteen years old when the petition in dependency and neglect was filed and almost twenty years old at the time of the termination hearing.

A

A GAL must be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. ButlerSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. People ex rel. A. M. D.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  3. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of M.M., a Child, and concerning C.M.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1986
  4. People ex rel. D.L.C.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. People v. IN THE INTEREST OF VWColorado Court of Appeals · 1998

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. People ex rel. Z.P.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2007
  2. People ex rel. T.D.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2006
  3. People ex rel. N.G.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2012
  4. Anderson v. Hyland Hills Park & Recreation DistrictColorado Court of Appeals · 2004
  5. People ex rel. M.S.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2005

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