In the Interest of Child: B.B.O.

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In this appeal, the issue before the Supreme Court came from an unpublished opinion by the court of appeals reversing the trial court's allocation of primary parental responsibilities to the half-sister of a minor child on grounds that the sister lacked standing to petition for an allocation of parental responsibilities. The court of appeals construed sections14-10-123(1)(b) and (1)(c), C.R.S. (2011), as requiring that, in order to establish standing to petition for an allocation of parental responsibilities, a nonparent must show that the child's parents voluntarily permitted the nonparent to assume responsibility for or share in the child's care. The Court held that parental consent is not required for nonparent standing. The Court therefore reversed the judgment of the court of appeals and remanded the case to the court of appeals for consideration of the remaining issues raised on appeal. View "In the Interest of Child: B.B.O." on Justia Law