In Re the Marriage of Stewart
Colorado Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge METZGER.
The sole issue in this post-dissolution proceeding is whether, under recent amendments to the statutes governing modification of parental responsibilities, the endangerment standard or the best interests standard applies to modifications of parental responsi bilities where the parents equally share joint legal and physical custody under the original decree. We conclude that the best interests standard applies. Accordingly, we vacate the district court's order denying the motion to modify the joint custody originally granted to Arthur D. Weigle (father) and Ann E.…
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