Legal Opinion
Department of Institutions, Grand Junction Regional Center v. Carothers
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided November 14, 1991No. 90CA0404PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TURSI.
Petitioner, the Department of Institutions, Grand Junction Regional Center, appeals the judgment of the district court sitting in probate in which it awarded attorney fees against petitioner which were incurred on behalf of respondent Jenny Car-others, an incapacitated person. We affirm the judgment.
Jenny Carothers was a developmentally disabled minor who required complete care owing to severe physical and cognitive deficiencies. She resided at the Center, a residence facility for the developmentally disabled which is operated by the department.
In 1987, Jenny’s treating…
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- The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of M.M., a Child, and concerning C.M.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Lee v. Colorado Department of HealthSupreme Court of Colorado · 1986
- Brophy v. New England Sinai Hospital, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
- C. R. A. H. ex rel. Pueblo County Department of Social ServicesColorado Court of Appeals · 1981
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- Carothers v. Department of Institutions, Grand Junction Regional CenterSupreme Court of Colorado · 1993
- People ex rel. Morgan County Department of Human ServicesColorado Court of Appeals · 2004