Q: I'm writing my Opening Bried for the Colorado court of appeals after my APR family case in Colorado.
My original case was built by my less-than-correct past attorney, from title 14, granting me only psychological parenting status. During my appeal, am I able to cite other cases that are under title 19, the Common Law De Facto Parenting Theory, or more case law that was not mentioned in my original case?
What if the respondent in my case mentioned certain cases in her defense, that actually have parts that can help me, can I mention them in the appeal even if my attorney did not?
I've spent far more than I could afford on an attorney that literally got me 10 hours per month with my non-bio daughter, whom I've raised since infancy- so I can't afford additional attorney offers at this time. I'm writing my opening brief this week. Thank you in advance!
A: You are free to cite any case you want. It does not matter whether you cited them before. Same for cases cited by the other side. Colorado cases will be the most persuasive.
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