OCR’s Case Law Archive
OCR’s Caselaw Archive contains case law from the Colorado Supreme Court and Colorado Courts of Appeal. OCR began this Archive in December 2018 and will update it quarterly.
Click on a case title below or use the “Search for” tool to look up a specific case.People in Interest of S.A.G., 2021 CO 38
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court decides whether the trial court had jurisdiction to terminate parental rights under […]
People in Interest of K.C. v. K.C., 2021 CO 33
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court decided whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) requires a district court […]
People in Interest of J.G., 2021 COA 47
While this is a Court of Appeals decision, the Supreme Court also denied a petition for certiorari (21SC312, People […]
People in Interest of E.S., 2021 COA 79
In this decision, the Court of Appeals reverses an order terminating father’s parental rights, holding that the department failed […]
People in Interest of B.H., 2021 CO 39
In this decision, the Colorado Supreme Court considers whether an order returning physical custody of a child to the […]
People in Interest of R.J.B., 2021 COA 4
In this decision, the Court of Appeals considers whether the mother’s due process and equal protection rights were violated […]
People in Interest of My.K.M. and Ma.K.M, 2020 COA 33
In this decision, the Court of Appeals holds that a child’s membership in a tribe, even absent eligibility for […]
People in Interest of L.B-H-P., 2021 COA 5
In this case, the Court of Appeals considers an issue of first impression: When does the medical condition or […]
People in Interest of A.M., 480 P.3d 682 (Colo. 2021)
In this decision, the Supreme Court reviews a decision by a divided panel of the Court of Appeals that […]
People in Interest of A.A., 2020 COA 154
In this decision, the Court of Appeals reverses a termination order, concluding that the juvenile court completely denied visits […]
People in Interest of G.C.M.M., 2020 COA 152
In this case, the Court of Appeals considered the interplay between the jurisdictional provisions of the Uniform Parentage Act […]
People in Interest of S.A.G., 20SC314
The Colorado Supreme Court grants certiorari to determine whether the court of appeals erred in its analysis of the […]
People in Interest of K.C., 20SC533
The Colorado Supreme Court grants certiorari to determine whether the Indian Child Welfare Act (“ICWA”) requires trial courts to […]
People in Interest of E.Q., 20COA118
After the children were adjudicated dependent and neglected based upon the parents’ stipulation, the parents submitted an additional stipulation […]
People in Interest of B.H., 20SC498
The Colorado Supreme Court grants certiorari to determine whether the trial court: had jurisdiction under the Uniform Child Custody […]