Colorado is not a community-property state, and its divorce law does not require a strict 50/50 division of marital property. Instead, Colorado’s divorce court requires a fair and equitable division of marital assets, giving spouses greater discretion in negotiating a divorce settlement, often with the help of a professional mediator. For example, under the equitable…

Colorado’s family courts make all decisions in a child’s best interest. Under this decision-making standard, the state begins each child-custody case with the presumption that continued, frequent contact with both parents is best for the child. Unless one parent presents significant evidence to rebut this presumption and shows that it’s not in their child’s best…

Divorced or unmarried parents who share children require a legal structure in place for sharing custody of their children. Once the order is in place, can one parent refuse the other parent access to their child? Under C.R.S. § 14-10-124, Colorado’s legislature states the following:“The General Assembly further recognizes that, in most cases, it is…