Legal Opinion

People ex rel. R.D

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided March 1, 2012No. 11CA1347PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge TAUBMAN.

T1 In this dependency and neglect case, AJ.D. (father) appeals from the judgment terminating the parent-child relationship between him and his children, R.D. and R.D. Because we conclude that father was denied his statutory right to counsel at the hearing concerning the termination of his parental rights, and that this violation is not subject to harmless error review, we vacate the judgment terminating father's parental rights and remand the case for further proceedings.

12 KL. (mother) also appeals from the judgment terminating the parent-child relationship between…

2Cases cited43 opinions

  1. Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Neder v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  3. Lassiter v. Department of Social Servs. of Durham Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  5. Rivera v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 2009

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. in the Interest of S.A.G., a Child, Texas Court of Appeals, 6th District (Texarkana)2013
  2. People ex rel. K.J.B.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  3. Morales-Guevara v. KorenColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. In re Adoption of I.E.HColorado Court of Appeals · 2019
  5. People ex rel. D.B.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2017

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