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Overturf v. District Court of 20th Judicial District

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 13, 1979No. 79 SA 423PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DUBOFSKY, Justice.

Petitioner Sarah Overturf requested a writ of mandamus ordering the trial court to decide a question of termination of her parental rights. We issued the rule to show cause and now make the rule absolute.

The district court has withheld decision for more than two years after a termination hearing under conditions which, the petitioner alleges, have caused what may be a permanent estrangement from her children. At the most recent court hearing, in September, 1979, the court again postponed its decision, and set a new hearing date in December.

The matter in question dates back…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Stanley v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. In Re People in Interest of MMSupreme Court of Colorado · 1974
  3. Spann v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. People in Interest of HAC v. DCCSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People in Interest of THSupreme Court of Colorado · 1979

3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People ex rel. E.A.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1981
  2. People in Interest of EASupreme Court of Colorado · 1982
  3. People v. MartinezColorado Court of Appeals · 2009
  4. Overturf v. DIST. CT. OF 20TH JUD. DIST.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1979
  5. People in Interest of CSSupreme Court of Colorado · 1980

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