Mother’s Rights and Child Support: Do Moms Have the Advantage in Colorado Courts?

There are plenty of misconceptions when it comes to which parent will receive child support, and exactly how much that amount will be. Fathers often ask if mothers are awarded child support more often than fathers. The truth is Colorado Courts are fairly gender-neutral when it comes to determining matters of child support. [...]

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Mother’s Rights and Parenting Time: Do Moms Have the Advantage in Colorado Courts?

Clients faced with parenting time issues often ask where the court’s loyalty lies when it comes to who gets custody - does the court favor mom or dad? Today, the term “”custody” has been replaced with “parenting time”, and it’s not just the terms that are changing with the times. Although fathers [...]

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Collaborative Divorce – Creating a Resolution that Works

Several weeks ago, I attended a two-day training seminar about Collaborative Divorce. I didn’t know much about it except what I had heard outside the legal world. I remembered hearing the term in the movie “Juno” - that it is a divorce process that is “all the rage right now”. I also remembered hearing celebrity [...]

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Effective Communication Between You and Your Attorney

Parties often hire a domestic relations attorney when communication between the parties has, to put it politely, ceased to be productive. One or both parties might hire attorneys to help them articulate their positions in a less emotionally-charged manner.
One thing many people might not think of when they hire an attorney [...]

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Life is About Making the Right Decisions and Moving On: What to do when one parent wants to relocate after a court-ordered parenting plan

Negotiating and agreeing to a parenting plan can be an arduous task for everyone involved.  Once all of the parties involved have agreed on a schedule and plan that works, and that plan has been accepted by the court, it can be unpleasant to rock the boat if one party [...]

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