The holidays are a joyful time, but they can also be stressful, often involving family get-togethers, travel, special events, and traditions that are unique to each family. When a family is divided into separate households due to divorce, it adds another layer of anxiety to the holiday mix. How do divorced parents with shared custody develop a workable plan for sharing their children during the holidays? Speak to our proven divorce attorney in Denver, CO for a free case evaluation….
Divorce is always a source of emotional and legal distress. Still, it’s particularly challenging when parents share children and harbor contentious feelings toward each other, use conflicting parenting methods, and struggle to communicate and compromise effectively. The Colorado courts prioritize a child’s best interest in all decisions related to family law, divorce, and child custody, including when appointing a parenting coordinator or decision-maker to assist parents in navigating the terms of their custody agreement. This is a tool used by…
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…
