neglect
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Facts did not support Boulder County judge’s finding of child neglect, appeals court says
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A Boulder County judge did not have sufficient facts to definitively conclude a man had neglected his child, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled last week in reversing the trial court’s decision. In child welfare proceedings, formally known as dependency and neglect cases, a judge’s finding of neglect can eventually lead to the termination of the legal…
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Despite wrong man on phone, appeals court upholds termination of father’s parental rights
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The Court of Appeals upheld an Adams County judge’s termination of a man’s parental rights, even though the man was not present and a different person – with his same name – was on the phone during the parental rights hearing instead. The caseworker in a child welfare proceeding learned that the child’s father was incarcerated,…
