M.S. v. PEOPLE

No. 11SC725.

303 P.3d 102 (2013)

2013 CO 35

M.S. and S.S., Petitioners v. The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Respondents. In the Interest of Minor Child: A.C., and A.C., by and through his Guardian ad Litem.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

June 10, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pickard & Associates, P.C., Joe Pickard , Kerry Simpson , Justin Ross , Littleton, Colorado, Attorneys for Petitioners.

Douglas J. Friednash , Denver City Attorney, Laura Grzetic Eibsen , Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for the Respondent the People of the State of Colorado.

Robert G. Tweedell , Delta, Colorado, Guardian ad Litem for the Minor Child.

Linda Weinerman , Sheri M. Danz , Dorothy M. Macias , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae the Office of the Child's Representative.

Morrison & Foerster, Randall J. Fons , John R. Lanham , Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center, Stephanie Villafuerte , Jeffrey C. Koy , Denver, Colorado, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae the Rocky Mourtain Children's Law Center.

En Banc


Justice BOATRIGHT delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 In this dependency and neglect case, we review the court of appeals' opinion in People ex rel A.C., ___ P.3d ___, No. 10CA2536 (Colo.App. Sept. 15, 2011) (selected for official publication), which held that removal of a child from his preadoptive foster parents' home without prior notice to the foster parents did not violate their due process rights. We agree.

¶ 2 The foster parents...

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