Chapter 16 - CHAPTER 16 GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS

• Jurisdiction: Colorado

Chapter 16 GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS

Dianne H. Peterson, Esq., CWLS

SYNOPSIS

§ 16.1 GRANDPARENT VISITATION

§ 16.1.1—Statutory Basis and Standing

§ 16.1.2—Intervening in an Existing Action

§ 16.1.3—Motion and Hearing

§ 16.1.4—Troxel and Constitutional Rights of Natural Parents

§ 16.1.5—Modification of Grandparent Visitation

§ 16.1.6—Survival of Grandparent Visitation Rights Following Adoption of Grandchild

§ 16.1.7—Religious Training with Visiting Grandparents

§ 16.1.8—Attorney Fees

§ 16.1.9—CFIs and Evaluations

§ 16.2 ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES: GRANDPARENTS, KIN, AND "PSYCHOLOGICAL PARENTS"

§ 16.2.1—Standing to Obtain the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities

§ 16.2.2—"Best Interests" Standard Applies

§ 16.2.3—Presumptions in Favor of Biological Parents

§ 16.2.4—The Indian Child Welfare Act and the Allocation of Parental Responsibilities to Non-parents

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