In the Interest of Minor Children: Baby a and Baby B Tw. and A.w., and Adoption Choices of Colorado, Inc. v. M.c.

Summary

The court reversed the court of appeals and held that the trial court constitutionally terminated M.C.'s parental rights under Colorado's adoption statute. The trial court properly applied a presumption favoring the biological parent, required clear and convincing evidence of statutory grounds, and reasonably found that M.C. had not provided regular and reasonable support and that termination served the twins' best interests. Justice Eid, dissenting and joined by Justice Coats, would have held that the unresolved child-support issue and the absence of a forward-looking support analysis made the termination fundamentally unfair.