PEOPLE IN INTEREST OF E.A.M. v. D.R.M.

Supreme Court Case No. 22SC29.

516 P.3d 924 (2022)

2022 CO 42

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Petitioner, IN the INTEREST OF a Minor Child: E.A.M. v. D.R.M., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Colorado.

September 12, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorneys for Petitioner: Kristin M. Bronson , Denver City Attorney, Laura Grzetic Eibsen , Assistant City Attorney, Denver, Colorado.

Attorney for Minor Child: Josi McCauley , Guardian ad litem, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Attorneys for Respondent: The Morgan Law Office, Kristofr P. Morgan , Colorado Springs, Colorado, Law Office of Dailey & Pratt, LLC, Joel M. Pratt , Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Attorney for Amicus Curiae Colorado Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel: Zaven T. Saroyan , Denver, Colorado.

Attorneys for Amici Curiae Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe: Indian Law Clinic, Michigan State University College of Law, Kathryn Fort , East Lansing, Michigan, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, Laura Jones , Denver, Colorado.

JUSTICE SAMOUR delivered the Opinion of the Court, in which CHIEF JUSTICE BOATRIGHT, JUSTICE MÁRQUEZ, JUSTICE HOOD, JUSTICE GABRIEL, JUSTICE HART, and JUSTICE BERKENKOTTER joined.


¶1 No resource "is more vital to the continued existence and integrity of Indian tribes than their children," and because the United States has a special relationship with Indian tribes and a responsibility to Indian people, it "has a direct interest...

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