Partners ThroughoutYour Family Law Case
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…
In Colorado, if you are a parent paying or receiving child support, that child support obligation will generally terminate when the child turns nineteen years old. However, if you are the parent of a child with special needs, you may be entitled to support beyond your child’s nineteenth birthday. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 14-10-115(13)(a)(II), “(i)f the child is mentally…
While Denver moves towards “reopening,” many courts continue to limit the cases that they will hear in person. What does this mean for you and your divorce? Fortunately, as attorneys who have put ourselves at the forefront of technological advances in the legal profession, we can keep your case moving forward, even if you cannot walk through the courthouse doors.…
Families today do not look one way. Many children are raised by at least one person who is not biologically related to them but fills the role of a parent in their life. In these cases, the unrelated person may legally be known as a “psychological parent”, someone other than a biological parent who develops a parent-child relationship with a…
Appropriate communication with your co-parent is imperative to avoiding conflict. However, this is an area where people tend to struggle the most. While technology can complicate family law cases, there are a number of tools through the internet that have assisted many co-parents in overcoming communication difficulties and ultimately do a better job of parenting their child together. While many…
Working through the financial aspects of a divorce or separation can be a difficult experience, especially when children are involved. Child support is frequently a point of contention during negotiations and, therefore, it is important to remember that the Court views child support as the right of the child or children. While it can be emotional to pay or receive payment to or from…
