MATTER OF CUSTODY OF C.C.R.S.

No. 94SC23.

892 P.2d 246 (1995)

In the Matter of the CUSTODY OF C.C.R.S., a Child. and concerning C.R.S., Petitioner, v. T.A.M. and M.A.M., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 30, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Indian Law Clinic, Robert J. Golten, Boulder, for petitioner.

David C. Johnston, Paonia, for respondents.

James Schum, Hotchkiss, guardian ad litem for C.C.R.S.

Children's Legal Clinic, Seth A. Grob, Shari Shink, Denver, for amicus curiae Children's Legal Clinic.

The Nat. Ass'n of Counsel for Children, Donald C. Bross, Marvin R. Ventrell, Denver, for amicus curiae Nat. Ass'n of Counsel for Children.

Colorado Chapter of DeBoer Committee for Children's Rights, Ellen S. Minnig, Shelly Volkman, Englewood, for amicus curiae Colorado Chapter of DeBoer Committee for Children's Rights.


Justice VOLLACK delivered the Opinion of the Court.

We granted certiorari to review the opinion of the court of appeals in In re the Custody of C.C.R.S., 872 P.2d 1337 (Colo. App.1993). The overriding question at issue in this case is whether the best interests of the child standard, without a showing of parental unfitness, is the appropriate test for resolving a custodial dispute between a natural parent and psychological...

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