L.G. v. People

We granted certiorari to consider the court of appeals’ opinion in People in the Interest of K.G., 876 P.2d 1 (Colo.App.1993). The court of appeals held that the Colorado juvenile court (the juvenile court), acting on a petition in dependency and neglect filed by the State of Colorado in the interest of K.G. (the child or K.G.), was without jurisdiction, under 28 U.S.C. § 1738A (1988) (the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980 1 (PKPA)), to modify the visitation rights of L.G. (the father or L.G.), which were provided for as part of a divorce decree in Oklahoma.

We find that the juvenile…