Legal Opinion
People ex rel. S.G.L.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided June 25, 2009No. 08CA2619PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge GABRIEL.
E.L. (father) appeals from the order adjudicating his daughter, S.G.L., dependent and neglected. Father argues that the petition could not be sustained as to him because (1) his actions or omissions did not cause the child to lack proper parental care or render her environment injurious, and (2) the evi-denee as to him was therefore insufficient to support an adjudication. We agree with father and therefore reverse and remand with instructions to dismiss the petition.
I. Background
Father and A.W. (mother) are not married and do not live together. It is undisputed that…
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