Tag: Parental Rights
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Colorado Supreme Court to review child custody decision
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s second-highest court described the correct framework for deciding whether to terminate a parent’s legal rights over a child. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. Currently, there is one vacancy that will…
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Appeals judge raises questions about review of custody decisions
A member of Colorado’s second-highest court suggested last week that appellate judges should have more leeway to decide whether trial judges correctly terminate or decline to terminate parents’ legal rights over their children. At the same time, the three-judge Court of Appeals panel agreed that no specific person has to be identified in order for…
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Parental rights group seeks to repeal competency law
A group of parental rights advocates and Republican lawmakers is urging the Colorado legislature to repeal a 2024 law that made changes to the state’s competency procedures. Established over the summer, the group called We The Parents includes members of the Colorado Parental Advocacy Network and legislators from the more conservative wing of the Republican…
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Appeals court finds Denver judge terminated man’s parental rights based on faulty reasoning
Colorado’s second-highest court on Thursday determined the evidence did not support a Denver judge’s ruling terminating the legal relationship between a father and his child. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel identified numerous instances where the facts contradicted the trial judge’s findings that the father lacked stable housing and was unable to be “a full-time…
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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Jeffco overnight field trip policy’s reliance on gender identity
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a constitutional challenge to the overnight field trip policy of Jeffco Public Schools, filed by multiple families who objected to rooming assignments based on students’ gender identities as opposed…
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Appeals court finds Denver judge relied on unsupported facts to restrict man’s parenting time
The father’s attorney suggested the trial judge may have confused his case with another
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Colorado school districts grapple with new state law to honor students’ chosen names
As more school districts adopt policies to adhere to a new state law regarding students’ chosen names, it’s been far from a simple decision for some in the Pikes Peak region. With the passage of House Bill 1039 into law last April, all public schools must now implement a written policy outlining how staff will…
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Families file lawsuit against Jeffco school district
Three families represented by Alliance Defending Freedom have filed a federal lawsuit, alleging that the Jefferson County School District violated parents’ fundamental right to make decisions about the upbringing and education of their children. The lawsuit is based on the school district’s policy of assigning students to share overnight accommodations with other students who share…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up 2 drunk driving appeals, case about campus sexual misconduct
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review three appeals that implicate the state’s drunk driving laws and the legal obligation of universities to conduct fair investigations into alleged sexual misconduct. At least three of the court’s seven members must consent to review a case. One appeal raises yet another angle in the long-running fallout…
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Arapahoe County judge was wrong to condition parents’ visits with child on drug tests: Appeals court
An Arapahoe County judge had no apparent legal basis to require two parents to submit to sobriety tests as a condition for visiting their child, Colorado’s second-highest court determined last week. Former District Court Judge Natalie T. Chase declined to permit a mother and father to resume in-person visits with a child identified as A.P.…