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

Summary

The court held that, at a dependency-and-neglect dispositional hearing, proof by a preponderance of the evidence that a child suffered a single incident resulting in serious bodily injury is sufficient to permit a finding that no appropriate treatment plan can be devised. The state need not additionally prove that the parent caused the injury or that no treatment plan could address the conduct causing it. The court therefore reversed the directed verdict, made the rule absolute, and remanded for further proceedings.