Category: Child Custody
What Is The Process For A Child Custody Case In Colorado?
First, you have to consider the mechanism that the child custody case is framed. It is in the context of a petition for disillusion of marriage, where you and yourspouse were married, or is it in the context of an allocation for parental responsibilities? That’s the mechanism where you and your partner were never married […]
April 28, 2017
Can I Obtain Custody Of My Step Child In Colorado?
The answer is “Yes,” and it depends upon a number of different factors. If it’s a situation where you would like to adopt your stepchild, then you would need to show that the biological parent of the child consents to you adopting the child or that there has been abandonment or failure to support the […]
April 7, 2017
How Are Parenting Plans Created?
In order to create an effective parenting plan, you have to be realistic about your individual situation. Who has been primarily involved in caring for the children while you and your partner were together? How are you going to handle the logistics of the children after you and your partner separate? By that, I mean […]
March 13, 2017
Parental Responsibilities Evaluation
A Parental Responsibilities Evaluation is conducted in the context of a contested child custody situation. You and your ex don’t agree on what is in the best interest of the children, and perhaps you have concerns about the other parent’s mental stability, drug and alcohol use, emotional stability, and you don’t think that a Child […]
February 13, 2017
Can Child Custody Cases Be Settled Outside Of Court?
The answer is yes. Most child custody cases are settled outside of court, and reason why is that people tend to do better with agreements that they’ve entered into voluntarily versus agreements that are forced on them by a third party. Also, all the courts, unless there’s domestic violence involved, will order you to do […]
February 9, 2017
Can I Get Rights as a Grandparent in Child Custody Cases?
How do grandparents’ rights work in Colorado? Grandparents do have rights in Colorado; however, the catch is that a motion for establishment of grandparents’ rights has to be filed in an underlying case. There has to be a vehicle where you can file your motion for grandparents’ rights. There needs to have been either a […]
November 21, 2016
How Do You Modify or Appeal the Court’s Divorce or Child Custody Decision?
So you’ve gotten a bad result. What do you do? How do you modify or appeal the court’s decision? First off, you have to think about where you are in the process. Is this a final order that you can appeal or file a motion to modify? In Colorado you must have a final order before […]
November 7, 2016
Does Lewis and Matthews Work on a Variety of Family Law Cases?
Lewis & Matthews specializes in a wide variety of family law cases. Family law cases are generally divided by two types. The first type is basically pre-decree or pre-permanent orders. Examples of those types of cases would be dissolution of marriage, allocation of parenteral responsibilities, paternity cases. Those are the major categories. Then, you have […]
October 10, 2016
Decision Making: What is it and What Factors Influence It?
What is decision making responsibility regarding the minor children and how is it assigned? Design making responsibility in Colorado relates to major decisions and the default or fall back is joint decision making. In other words, we want both parents to be involved in major decisions for the children. Those major decisions typically include where […]
October 3, 2016
Can I Move Out of State With My Child After A Child Custody Case?
I Want to Relocate, What Will Happen with my Children? How is a relocation of a parent handled? This is one of the most challenging aspects of representing parties in a child custody proceeding. You have a constitutional right to live wherever you choose. The issue then become, though, what happens to the children if […]
September 26, 2016
