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Types of Supervised Parenting Time

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Family law cases are difficult, exponentially when there are kids involved. The especially difficult cases involve some form of concerning parental behavior. In these instances, it may be appropriate to seek supervision of a parent’s time with their children. Supervised parenting time may be ordered for any number of reasons. Furthermore, supervised parenting time may … Continued

Supervised Parenting Time

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Family law cases are trying on everyone involved and they can certainly bring out some of the worst in people. In those cases where children are involved, however, some rather negative behaviors may have been present long before the family law case was ever initiated. This brings us to our topic of today -- supervised … Continued

Family Law Blunders: Impacts of Social Media

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In this day and age, technology is everywhere. Our appliances are being tied in with the internet, our jobs increasingly use technology, our phones are getting faster and smarter, and social media is king. With all this technology comes constant access. However, when it comes to family law, constant access to the internet might be … Continued

Privacy in Family Matters

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Family law frequently involves some of the most intimate and personal details of a person’s life. Whether it’s a divorce, allocation of parental responsibilities, or some other family law case, there’s a substantial likelihood that private details will be made public, or at least semi-public. As a result, our clients understandably tend to express concerns … Continued

Parenting Schedule Considerations

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When couples with children break up, it can be hard on everyone involved. For parents, it means the end of a relationship and a loss of all the things associated with having a partner.  For children, it means different living situations, swapping between two homes, and living under two separate settings. For everyone, the end … Continued

Parenting Schedules: 101

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When couples break up, their relationship ends and they tend to go their separate ways. However, if a couple has kids together, the intimacy may be over, but parenting may continue for years to come. What’s more, when exes have difficulty co-parenting, it may leave the kids caught in the middle of an argument between … Continued

Mediated Resolution

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Family law cases come in all varieties, and no two are the same. The issues involved can be so vastly different from one case to the next that each case requires special attention to the nuances of that individual case and the people involved. However, for all the intricacies and unique characteristics of each case, … Continued

Submit to Arbitration

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Legal matters, generally, arise from some sort of conflict between two or more individuals. As a result of this conflict, some sort of legal action may be initiated. For many legal actions, the expectation is that the case will eventually proceed to some sort of judicial proceeding. However, there is another possible outcome for these … Continued

Modifications To Spousal Maintenance

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In our earlier post, we discussed all things related to spousal maintenance. However, there is another related issue that frequently occurs in family law cases. That issue is when one of the spouses seeks modifications to spousal maintenance obligations. Whether you’re seeking a modification, or if you’re served with a motion to modify maintenance, there…

Support Your Ex: Spousal Maintenance

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Divorce cases can be complicated, and no two cases are the same. However, there are some issues fairly common to many divorces. One such issue we frequently encounter is with regard to spousal maintenance. You might know it as “alimony” or “spousal support” or by some other name. Whatever you may call it, chances are…

Religious Upbringing: The Law and Child Rearing

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Many people have religion in their life and religion plays a big part in who they are. For many people with religion in their lives, a critical component of their faith is having the ability to raise their children within their religion. While religious upbringing is fine for whole families, it can become difficult when … Continued

Religion and Family Law: Thou Shalt Not Divorce

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Religion is important to an extremely large number of people -- it shapes their belief systems, provides a framework for how they interact with the world and may be fundamental to their identity. As important as religious belief and practice may be to an individual, there is occasional tension between what a person’s religion requires … Continued

Divorce and Its Impact on Children

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When a couple begins the process of a divorce, one of the main questions often asked by new clients falls within the category of divorce and its impact on children. Parents routinely come with questions about maintenance, child support, parenting time, or how to maintain financial instability; however, the main focus of clients is wanting what is…

Family Law & Toxic Behavior

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Family law cases can be draining both emotionally and financially. While there is always a certain level of difficulty expected with these cases, some cases take on a substantially worse character. For these cases, one party (or both) may begin exhibiting the following toxic behavior(s): irrationality; emotionally charged responses; unpredictability; unreasonableness; or any number of … Continued

My Case: What Will it Cost

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As important as an attorney’s retainer, if not more so, is how an attorney manages their time and how you are billed for their time. When clients come into our office, they always have questions regarding the cost. So we’ve dedicated this article to discussing fees, how attorneys bill their time and predictions about the … Continued

Misconceptions About Child Support in Colorado

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Rather frequently, we’ll get a call from a client who has read an article somewhere about what the law “is”. Because of the information they've come across, they’ll want to pursue an objective, or they’ll formulate an opinion as to their rights. This is particularly common for issues involving child support. Since this issue comes … Continued

Modification of Child Support: Changes in Income

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Child support may be modified whenever there is a substantial and continuing change of circumstances that would result in at least a 10% change in the support obligation. What constitutes a “substantial and continuing change of circumstances” can be many different things, including a change in either party’s income. However, not every change in income … Continued

Parental Responsibilities: Restrictions

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Disputes regarding parental responsibilities are some of the most common cases that come through domestic relations courts. Most parents want to have involvement with their children, and most parents do what they can to expand their parental responsibilities. However, there are occasionally cases with other characteristics–whether there are instances of abuse, molestation, inappropriate behavior, drug…