Legal Opinion
In re the Parental Responsibilities Concerning M.D.E.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided January 31, 2013No. 12CA2482PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge J. JONES.
1 1 In this dissolution of marriage proceeding, Seott D. Rottler (father) challenges the district court's order allowing Bernice M. Spencer (great-grandmother) to intervene and seek "grandparent" visitation of father's child (great-grandmother's great-grandehild) under section 19-1-117, C.R.S.2012%, We *1059hold, consistent with the General Assembly's express definition of "grandparent" and the plain language of section 19-1-117, that great-grandmother is not a grandparent within the meaning of section 19-1-117. Therefore, because she does not have standing to seek…
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