There are many types of adoption in Colorado, including foster care adoption, private domestic adoption, international adoption, and stepparent adoption. In all types of adoption, both living biological parents must agree to the adoption and terminate their parental rights. The only exception to this is when a parent is deceased or their parental rights were terminated due to court intervention in cases of abuse, neglect, addiction, or incarceration for violent crimes. When one parent objects to another party’s adoption of…
Today’s families often include blended family members, such as stepparents and stepchildren. According to statistics, around 50% of U.S. marriages are re-marriages, resulting in 1,300 new stepfamilies established each day. In most remarriages, a child remains the legal child of both biological parents, with the divorced parents sharing custody; however, in some circumstances, a child’s stepparent seeks adoption to formalize their parental relationship with their spouse’s child. Reach out to our adoption attorneys in Denver to discuss your case today…
Colorado considers a parent’s duty to support their children as a legal obligation. This obligation applies after parents divorce or between non-married parents who share a child, once paternity has been legally established for the child. In Colorado, both parents must contribute equally to their child’s financial support either through custody time, financial contributions, or both. Unlike spousal support (alimony), where the judge has discretion as to whether or not the court awards spousal support after a divorce, child support…
When matters of child custody arise during a divorce it’s common to feel anxious and resist the idea that a judge will decide when you can and cannot see your child. However, if you’ve been served with a child custody petition in Colorado, you shouldn’t dismiss it and hope the matter disappears. If both parents cannot agree on a child custody or parenting-time schedule in Colorado, the case must go to court for a judge to decide. This may feel…
With this windy weekend behind us, I’m thinking of SUMMERTIME, which means the end of the school year with the fun field trips and field days. Do you know your children’s school calendar for their end of year fun? If not, get online or ask the teachers. Volunteering in your child’s classroom is a great way to get to know your child’s friends and plan summer playdates. Plus, find out more about their education. You may even get to meet…
