People ex rel. D.R.W.

Judge MARQUEZ

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent. In my view, the procedures followed in this case substantially complied with those mandated by the statutes, including § 19-3-505(7)(b), C.R.S.2003, requiring a dispositional hearing. In addition, the majority ignores the statutory requirement of § 19-3-604(3), C.R.S.2003, that in considering termination of the parent-child legal relationship, the court should give primary consideration to the physical, mental, and emotional conditions and needs of the child. See § 19-3-100.5(2), C.R.S.2003 (the health and safety of the child is the paramount…