A.L.L. v. PEOPLE

No. 09SC621.

226 P.3d 1054 (2010)

A.L.L. and D.Z., Petitioners v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondent. C.Z., In the Interest of Minor Child.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

March 1, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Barry Meinster, Conifer, Colorado, Attorney for Petitioner, A.L.L.

Deborah Gans, Denver, Colorado, Attorney for Petitioner, D.Z.

Joseph Fattor, County Attorney, Alison D. Casias, Special Assistant County Attorney, Dillon, Colorado, Attorneys for Respondent, The People of the State of Colorado.

Robert G. Tweedell, Delta, Colorado, Paula Constantakis Young, Denver, Colorado, Guardians Ad Litem for C.Z.

William Louis, County Attorney, Laura C. Rhyne, Deputy County Attorney, Colorado Springs, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, The El Paso County Department of Human Services.

Sarah Ehrlich, Sheri Danz, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, The Colorado Office of the Child's Representative.

N. Lawrence Hoyt, County Attorney, Toni Jo Gray, Assistant County Attorney, Boulder, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, The Boulder County Department of Housing and Human Services.


Justice MARTINEZ delivered the Opinion of the Court.

This case arises from a dependency and neglect (D & N) proceeding after which the trial court ordered the parental rights of A.L.L. and D.Z. terminated. The parents directed their court-appointed attorneys to appeal the trial court's order. After reviewing the decision and the record, the attorneys for both parents determined that there were no meritorious arguments to pursue on appeal. At the request of the...

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