Category Archives: Parental Rights

When people think about getting a divorce, they often imagine lengthy court processes; trials in which a judge determines divisions of property and child custody. Fortunately, there are easier ways to navigate divorce or a family dispute. Alternative Dispute Resolution or ADR refers to a collection of processes that are alternatives to court proceedings. What...

Child & Family Investigations/Parenting Coordination & Decision-Making Child Support Lawyer in Denver, CO Some Colorado courts appoint what is called a Child and Family Investigator, or CFI. A CFI is a court-appointed neutral who investigates the matter and provides information to the court regarding allocation of parenting responsibilities – i.e. parenting time, decision making and...

Family Law can be for anyone who needs help resolving a dispute regarding family. Most often family law is thought of as dealing only with divorce, however it is not just for people going through divorce. While it can be very helpful for couples that need to divide property, or determine alimony. Family law can...

Temporary Maintenance Courts sometimes will award temporary maintenance. Temporary maintenance is payments made before the divorce is finalized.  Permanent maintenance is what is awarded when the divorce is finalized.  Despite being called permanent maintenance, maintenance is generally not permanent and is usually awarded only for a certain period of time to allow the spouse receiving...

Introduction Pre-marital agreements (also known as pre-nuptial agreements) are valid agreements in Colorado.  A pre-marital agreement is an agreement you enter into with your future spouse prior to getting married.  A pre-marital agreement allows you to define how you and your spouse want your property to be divided upon divorce or death.  When a couple...

Introduction Grandparents or great grandparents may be granted visitation rights with children. However, it can be difficult to persuade a court to grant visitation rights against the parents’ decisions.  Grandparents or great grandparents must show that granting them visitation rights is in the best interest of the child or that the  parent is unfit to...

Introduction to Parenting Plans Parenting plans are one of the primary documents in a divorce with children.  The parenting plan is used to allocate decision-making responsibilities between you and your spouse and to assist in implementing the court’s order in allocating parenting responsibilities.  You are generally free to prepare a parenting plan with your spouse...