Skip to main content
Federal & State Lawfederalstatelaw.com
Home/Federal/Cases
Colorado Court of Appeals· 11/16/2006

People ex rel. K.A.

Citations

  • 155 P.3d 558
  • 2006 Colo. App. LEXIS 1925

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • recognizing that an award of permanent custody to a nonparent cannot be entered through a dependency and neglect proceeding, absent a valid adjudicatory order
  • noting that mootness is a doctrine that involves a court's subject matter jurisdiction and, as such, should be addressed by a court even if not raised by the parties
  • noting that mootness is a doctrine that involves a court's subject matter jurisdiction and, as such, should be addressed by a court even if not raised by the parties
  • “Unless otherwise authorized by statute or rule, the filing of a notice of appeal shifts jurisdiction to the appellate court and divests the trial court of jurisdiction to conduct further substantive action related to the judgment on appeal.”
  • in construing a statute, the court must first consider its plain language, reading it as a whole and declining to adopt an interpretation that either renders words or phrases superfluous or finds an exception not suggested by the wording

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Bernard, Marquez, Rothenberg

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

8 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Other cases named People ex rel. K.A.

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.