Legal Opinion
C.R.S. v. T.A.M.
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided January 30, 1995No. 94SC23PublishedCited by 61 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Vollack
We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the court of appeals in In re the Custody of C.C.R.S., 872 P.2d 1337 (Colo.App.1993). The overriding question at issue in this case is whether the best interests of the child standard, without a showing of parental unfitness, is the appropriate test for resolving a custodial dispute between a natural parent and psychological parents under section 14-10-123, 6B C.R.S. (1987).
The court of appeals determined that (1) the respondents did not lack standing to seek custody under section 14-10-123 of the Uniform Dissolution of Marriage Act (UDMA); (2)…
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