In Re the People of the State of Colorado, In the Interest of Child: L.S., and Concerning G.L.A. and D.S.

Summary

The court made its rule absolute and reversed the district court's directed verdict in a dependency-and-neglect proceeding. It held that proof by a preponderance of the evidence that a child suffered a single incident resulting in serious bodily injury may support a finding that the parent is unfit and that no appropriate treatment plan can be devised, without additional proof of causation or treatment-plan futility. The court also held that the clear-and-convincing-evidence standard applies to termination proceedings, not to this dispositional determination.