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When parents separate or divorce, one of the most challenging aspects to resolve is child custody. While courts typically aim to ensure the best interests of the child, disputes can arise and lead to custody battles. In some cases, a parent may resort to extreme...
Every parent in Denver automatically has parental rights over their children. Whatever your relationship with your co-parent is -- married, divorced, never married -- the law recognizes your right to legal child custody (the right to help make key decisions about the...
With summer approaching, many families are finding themselves back in a repeating cycle of seasonal disagreements. Trying to schedule vacations, sign kids up for camps, activities, and sports, and plan for the upcoming academic year is stressful enough without adding complicated co-parenting dynamics. You know fighting with your ex about these things isn’t good for your child, but by the…
Over the past few years, the housing market in the Denver metro area has exploded. Housing prices, rent, and the cost of living in and around Denver continue to hit all-time highs. For many, the dream of home ownership in Denver has become out-of-reach and the thought of relocating to a less expensive area is becoming more appealing. While the…
In any domestic relations case where the court has jurisdiction over the parties’ minor children, i.e., a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities (“APR”) or a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage (“divorce”), or Legal Separation, one of the main issues will be determining a parenting time schedule that is in the child’s best interest. In 1999, Colorado stopped using the…
It is a common misconception that, once your child reaches a certain age, they can automatically decide who they want to live with. In Colorado, before a child reaches the age of 18, there is not a “magic” age that gives an adolescent or teenager the autonomy to make a decision with regard to which parent they would rather live…
If 2020 taught us anything, it is that you can never anticipate every possible “what if” in your life. For parents, 2020 was wrought with complications, including cancellation of extracurricular practices and activities, closures of daycare facilities and summer camps, quarantine requirements, distancing from caretakers (like grandparents), and of course, facilitating virtual learning. While it is impossible to account for…
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of judicial districts in Colorado shut their courthouse doors in an effort to minimize the spread of the virus. As a result, many parties needing to attend hearings for the judge to resolve their family law disputes were disappointed to learn that their hearing had been cancelled. As the pandemic has…
Most kids think summer is the most wonderful time of the year. The thought of being out of school for three months is supreme even to receiving holiday gifts. What is better than spending the day doing fun activities and no homework? For co-parents, or families going through a divorce, summer parenting time can be challenging. Regular parenting time and…
Recognized earlier but first given a name in the 1980s by child psychiatrist Dr. Richard A. Garner, parental alienation occurs when a parent turns a child against a targeted “alienated” parent through words, actions, or behaviors which cause the child to reject, fear, or avoid contact with the targeted parent. In these scenarios the victim or intended victim is referred…
