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Appeals court decision on Indian child case sets up split for Supreme Court
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There are now two competing interpretations from the state’s second-highest court for how judges have “reason to know” that a child in a custody proceeding fits the legal definition of an American Indian child, setting up the Colorado Supreme Court to have the final say on the matter. Last week, a three-judge panel for the…
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State Supreme Court accepts cases on Indian child protections, redacted video tape
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The Colorado Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases that implicate federal protections for the children of tribal nations and the ability of suspects to potentially make up self-serving statements to use for their benefit at trial. The latest announcements from the state’s highest court continue a recent trend of granting appeals involving the…
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State Supreme Court weighs counties’ obligations to American Indian children
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A mother of two children struggled with substance abuse and was the victim of domestic violence. When the children’s father assaulted her and moved out, she abandoned the children at daycare. The matter culminated in a Denver judge terminating both parents’ rights in 2020. However, the child welfare case has now landed at the Colorado…
