Allocation Of Parental Responsibilities
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Appeals court says custody dispute must terminate if one parent dies
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Colorado’s second-highest court clarified last month that an unresolved custody dispute must terminate when one parent dies, with the surviving parent automatically receiving custody. A three-judge Court of Appeals panel determined it was a mistake to allow an Adams County custody case between a mother and father to continue after the mother’s death, with the…
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Denver judge made custody decision without notice to father, appeals court finds
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Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a Denver judge’s custody order on Thursday after finding the children’s father received no notice the judge actually intended to take testimony and make a decision at an advertised “status conference.” The grandmother of two children filed a custody petition in November 2023 after the death of her daughter — the children’s…