In Re the Adoption of H.L.C.

SABERS, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Father appeals the orders of the circuit court which terminated his parental rights and permitted the adoption of his two children. Because the court should have declined to exercise jurisdiction over a custody matter, we reverse and vacate.

FACTS

[¶ 2.] The facts and procedural history concerning this appeal are complex. B.A.C. and H.L.C. are children (children). Their mother is K.S. (mother) and their father is B.C. (father). Both of the children were born in Denver, Colorado. Their mother, father, and paternal grandparents reside in Colorado. The children’s maternal…