Legal Opinion
In Re the Estate of Elliott
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 14, 2000No. 99SA306PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Rice
We issued a rule to show cause pursuant to C.A.R. 21 in this case to determine whether the probate court abused its discretion when it held Petitioner Darlene Lee Robinson in contempt and ordered her incarcerated indefinitely. We now hold that the probate court abused its discretion when it ordered Petitioner to be incarcerated indefinitely in a remedial contempt proceeding without complying with Colorado Rule of Civil Procedure 107. We direct the probate court judge to disqualify herself to allow for the substitution of another judge to adjudicate contempt proceedings in accordance with this…
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