The People of the State of Colorado, in the Interest of Minor Child: S.a.g. and S.a.g., Minor Child v. B.a.g. and A.w.d.

Summary

The court held that temporary emergency jurisdiction under the UCCJEA did not authorize termination of parental rights because the child was neither abandoned nor in an emergency when the termination order was entered. It also held that the juvenile court failed to conduct the required non-emergency jurisdiction analysis, including determining whether Arkansas retained home-state jurisdiction based on whether the child's absence was temporary. The court affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded for that analysis; any required communication with an Arkansas court depends on its results.