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
How Does the Court Divide Property in a Divorce?
The first thing that you have to evaluate is identify the property. Sometimes in high asset cases, there are a lot of different assets that you have to define. You have to look at the categories of property that you have and you have to be able to establish a value for that property. For […]
September 12, 2016
Are You Eligible To File for Divorce in Colorado?
You can file for divorce, obviously, if you’re married. That’s the first requisite is that you’re married. In Colorado we are a little unique in that Colorado does recognize common law marriages, not every state does so. There might be a situation where you never went through a formal marriage ceremony, or you never went […]
September 5, 2016
How Do I Know When to Get a Protection Order?
You should get a protection order if you feel like your physical or emotional safety is at risk. A protection order is a very powerful tool that can be utilized when they are instances of domestic abuse, physical threat, physical violence, stalking, abuse of the elderly. You can get a protection order by going down […]
August 29, 2016
My Ex Hasn’t Paid Their Maintenance, What Should I Do?
If your ex is not paying maintenance or child support, you have several different options that you can do. The first thing is to try and determine why is that not happening. Why aren’t they paying? Have they lost their job? Is there something else that’s occurred that’s preventing them from complying to their obligation […]
August 22, 2016
When Can My Child’s Step-Parent Adopt My Child?
A step parent can adopt a child under certain circumstances. An adoption is very regulated. There are specific steps that you have to go through. Basically, in order for a step parent to adopt a child, you need to have consent of the biological parent or abandonment, one or the other. It’s, of course, helpful […]
August 15, 2016
How to Enforce Parenting Plans in Colorado
After separating from your former partner, learning to co-parent and stick to your parenting plan can be one of the biggest challenges people face. So, when the other party isn’t holding up their end of the agreement, it can make life difficult for you and your children. When this happens, there are a few solutions […]
August 8, 2016
How Can a Marital Agreement Benefit You?
A marital agreement is a contract between 2 parties. It’s typically what we call a pre-marital agreement which is a contract between 2 parties who are contemplating marriage. Colorado has enacted a Colorado marital agreement act so there are specific provisions. In this act that govern marital agreements. Parties who are already married may decide […]
August 1, 2016
What Factors Determine Maintenance and Alimony?
Maintenance and alimony is determined in Colorado based upon several different factors. The first factor is looking at the gross income of the parties. In other words, there is a formula that is utilized. There is a formula that is available online, and I have the family law software. If you come in and see […]
July 25, 2016
I Just Lost My Child Custody Case, What Can I Do Now?
Your worst fear has just happened, and you lost your child custody case. You may think this is the end, but there are steps you can take to keep the process moving forward. Jennifer Lewis, parter at Lewis & Matthews, offers her experience in tackling the next steps to your child custody case. For more […]
July 18, 2016
