IN RE J.C.T.

No. 06SC780.

176 P.3d 726 (2007)

In re the Matter of J.C.T., a minor child. Paula Constantakis Young, Guardian Ad Litem; and Three Affiliated Tribes, Petitioners v. C.A.H., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

December 3, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula Constantakis Young, Denver, Colorado, Guardian Ad Litem for J.C.T.

American Indian Law Clinic, Jill E. Tompkins, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioner Three Affiliated Tribes.

Holme Roberts & Owen LLP, Richard L. Gabriel, Timothy M. Reynolds, David A. Tonini, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent C.A.H.


Chief Justice MULLARKEY delivered the Opinion of the Court.

I. Introduction

We granted certiorari to consider the limits of the probate court's jurisdiction with regard to the guardianship of minors and its consideration of their best interests.1 J.C.T., a now ten-year-old boy, is at the heart of this conflict. Since before his first birthday, J.C.T. has been under the supervision of the Denver probate court. Based on a challenge...

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