Currently, children in Colorado don’t get much of a voice in custody battles. Instead, decisions about who the child is placed with, how often they can see their parents or family and visitation is made solely by their attorney – known as "guardian ad litem." Guardian...
What are the basics of child custody in Colorado?
Divorced parents in Colorado must work together for the sake of their children. It’s important to understand how child custody works and what to expect. Colorado has a preference for joint custody The state has a preference for joint custody instead of awarding sole...
Coparenting during the holidays
If you are going through or have recently gone through a divorce and have children, you know that this will change your holiday traditions. Child custody can cause significant strain among parents, and this is particularly true around the holidays. If you're a...
Would nesting work for you and your kids?
Colorado requires divorcing parents to submit a parenting plan for approval. The plan must allow both parents to spend adequate time with their children. Nesting is one option that you have for co-parenting. Your children would continue living at the family home while...
Determining parenting time in Colorado
Colorado law aims to give both parents a substantial amount of time to spend with their kids after divorce, the exception being special circumstances where a parent can harm the child's well-being. One parent gets to be the primary custodian in normal situations while...
Child custody could be influenced by financial factors
During a Colorado family law case, many issues can come to the forefront and complicate matters. With child custody, the child’s best interests are the priority and financial considerations are a key part of that. From the outset, it is important to understand this as...
How to proceed if you need to modify a child custody order
As a divorced parent, you might need to modify a custody order or even petition a Colorado court to restrict the other parent’s time with the children. There are many reasons why you might find yourself in this position. In some cases, you and the other parent might...
What could hurt child custody negotiations?
Divorce could be hard on children, and teens might find themselves struggling with tremendous anxiety. When the parents find themselves apart during child custody negotiations, the process could become even more difficult for the teens. The custody hearings will play...
What is the difference between sole and joint custody?
Divorce is a difficult process on its own, but it becomes an entirely different situation when custody is contentious. Custody battles can become very intense and end up taking months in the courtroom. Even worse, divorces with intense custody battles are often the...
Joint custody financial considerations: What do you need to know?
During the custody aspect of your divorce proceedings, the only thing that may concern you is getting custody of your children. As a result, you may do whatever is necessary to ensure you get at least half, if not the majority of, custodial rights, including...
