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People ex rel. L.B.

Citations

  • 254 P.3d 1203
  • 2011 Colo. App. LEXIS 646

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  • recognizing that “the preponderance of the evidence standard applies to both the adjudicatory and dispositional stages of a dependency and neglect proceeding”
  • recognizing that “the preponderance of the evidence standard applies to both the adjudicatory and dispositional stages of a dependency and neglect proceeding”
  • explaining that an APR must be determined in accordance with the child’s best interests, and a finding of parental unfitness isn’t required before allocating parental responsibilities for a dependent or neglected child
  • explaining that an APR must be determined in 8 accordance with the child’s best interests and a finding of parental unfitness is not required before allocating parental responsibilities for a dependent or neglected child
  • due process requires that a parent receive the assistance of counsel when a proceeding could result in termination of parental rights
  • APR must be determined in accordance with child’s best interests; finding of parental unfitness not required for APR for a child adjudicated dependent or neglected

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Graham, Jones, Webb

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