Peo in Interest of ADC

21CA1334 Peo in Interest of ADC 12-23-2021

COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS

Court of Appeals No. 21CA1334

City and County of Denver Juvenile Court No. 20JV149

Honorable D. Brett Woods, Judge

The People of the State of Colorado,

Appellee,

In the Interest of A.D.C., a Child,

and Concerning J.V.,

Appellant.

JUDGMENT REVERSED AND CASE

REMANDED WITH DIRECTIONS

Division A

Furman, Harris, and Tow, JJ.

PER CURIAM

NOT PUBLISHED PURSUANT TO C.A.R. 35(e)

Announced December 23, 2021

Kristin M. Bronson, City Attorney, Amy J. Packer, Assistant City Attorney,

Denver, Colorado, for Appellee

Gina G. Bischofs, Guardian Ad Litem

Ainsley Bochniak, Office of Respondent Parents’ Counsel, Denver, Colorado, for

Appellant

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¶ 1 In this dependency and neglect case, respondent father, J.V.,

appeals the juvenile court’s order of adjudication after entry of the

disposition. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.

¶ 2 After father filed the opening brief, the People and the child’s

Guardian ad litem (GAL) filed a joint motion for remand to cure

defects in compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and

to correct conceded reversible error in the adjudication of the child

as dependent and neglected in this case.

¶ 3 We grant the motion and reverse the juvenile court’s

disposition and order of adjudication, and remand the case for

further proceedings, which must be conducted in compliance with

ICWA.