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People v. Wilson. 13PDJ052. June 28, 2013. Attorney Regulation. The Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved a conditional admission of misconduct submitted by the parties and suspended Madeline Elizabeth Wilson (Attorney Registration Number 24060) from the practice of law for ninety days, all stayed upon the successful completion of a two-year period of probation, with conditions, effective June 28, 2013. Wilson filed a petition for legal separation in Colorado on behalf of her daughter, who resided in Alabama with her spouse and two children. In the petition, Wilson stated her daughter had been domiciled in Colorado for fifteen years and listed a Denver address as her current address. The petition also listed Colorado as the father’s home state. At the time Wilson filed the petition, neither Wilson’s daughter nor her husband had been domiciled in Colorado for ninety days, as required by Colorado law. In addition, Colorado courts lacked jurisdiction over the matter because Colorado was not the home state of Wilson’s two grandchildren. The petition was dismissed for lack of personal and subject matter jurisdiction. Wilson’s misconduct constitutes grounds for the imposition of discipline pursuant to C.R.C.P. 251.5 and violated Colo. RPC 1.7 and 8.4(d).

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