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E.R.S. v. O.D.A.

No. 88SC214.

779 P.2d 844 (1989)

In the Matter of the Petition of E.R.S., Petitioner, For the Adoption of a Minor Child, B.N.A.A., v. O.D.A., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

September 18, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard V. Lohman, Catherine Woelk-Rudisell, Susemihl, Lohman, Kent, Carlson & McDermott, P.C., Colorado Springs, for petitioner.

John H. O'Dowd, Jr., Warren, Mundt, Martin & O'Dowd, P.C., Colorado Springs, for respondent.

Justice MULLARKEY announced the judgment of the Court and delivered an opinion in which Justice ROVIRA joined.

We granted certiorari in this case to clarify what must be established in a stepparent adoption regarding the likelihood of the natural parent's payment of future child support in order for the stepparent to adopt the child. We hold that the adopting stepparent must prove the statutory requirements for adoption and the evidence, taken as a whole, must be...

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