In Re People Ex Rel. A.H.

I. Introduction

This original proceeding pursuant to C.A.R. 21 was brought by the father of A.H., a minor child who is the subject of a dependency and neglect case pending in the El Paso County District Court. The father claims that the district court wrongfully denied him custody of A.H. after the Department of Human Services (“DHS”) failed to prove at trial that he was an unfit parent and he was dismissed from the dependency and neglect case.

We issued a rule to show cause and received responses from the mother, DHS, and the child’s guardian ad litem. The respondents argue that relief is not…