How Are Child Decisions Determined During A Contentious Divorce?
Factors include the ability of each parent to encourage the love and support towards the child with the other parent. This is a huge problem with parties who are divorcing or separating is the ability to disengage from the other parent and not get the children involved in the divorce process. Are you facing a contentious […]
January 8, 2016
What Marital Assets Can You Claim Without a Pre-Martial Agreement?
Under Colorado, parties can enter into a contract called a pre-marital or prenuptial agreement. In that contract they can agree regarding how their property and assets are going to be divided in the event that there is a dissolution of marriage. Also, in a pre-marital agreement, the parties can agree regarding maintenance, which is spousal […]
January 5, 2016
What Are Typical Remedies When A Parent Stops Paying Child Support?
The most common remedy when a parent stops paying is a contempt proceeding. A contempt proceeding is initiated by filling a affidavit and a petition for a citation in contempt with the court. In this pleading you set forth why the court should issue a contempt citation. The court will review your paperwork and if […]
January 1, 2016
Under What Circumstances are Parenting Plans Modifiable?
How can a parenting plan be modified? A parenting plan can be modified by either an agreement of the parties … let’s just say that you’re able to agree with your ex that certain provisions of a parenting plan aren’t working for you and it should be changed. You can enter into a stipulation modifying your […]
December 29, 2015
What Are the Key Steps to Take If You Feel That a Divorce Is Likely?
What are the key important steps to take if you feel that a divorce is likely? Here at Lewis and Matthews, we do provide divorce pre-planning and divorce coaching. So if you think that you’re headed down the path to divorce, I would recommend that you come in and speak to me about your situation. I could give […]
December 22, 2015
How Much Will My Divorce Cost Me?
How much your divorce will cost you depends on a number of factors. The main factor is how contested is your case going to be? Are there children involved? Are there issues regarding parenting time? Are there issues regarding child support? Every divorce is different. To get insight into how much your Denver divorce might cost you, give […]
October 18, 2015
How Do I Protect Myself Financially in a Contentious Divorce?
How do I protect myself financially in a contentious divorce? Assuming you’re not getting along in the divorce process at all, my quick answer to that question is you really need to do divorce pre-planning if you have the ability to do that. In other words, preparation should begin ideally before someone has actually filed for […]
October 16, 2015
How are Parenting Plans Enforced?
They are a number of different ways parenting plans are enforced. Let’s start with number one – have a good parenting plan to begin with. One of the biggest enforcement issues with parenting plans are that the parenting plan wasn’t drafted well in the beginning, so circumstances arise that aren’t covered by your parenting plan. […]
September 28, 2015
How To Decide To Have A Lawyer For A No Contest Divorce
Maybe yes, maybe no. Certainly people do it all the time when they have their own agreement, their own separation agreement, and their parenting plan. They go through the divorce process without an attorney. It’s done all the time, usually for financial reasons; they simply can’t afford an attorney. My advice is this: spend the […]
September 24, 2015
Can I Work With a Family Lawyer Out of State?
How do I work with a Colorado lawyer when I am out of state? That’s really a very good question. Usually, in most cases, people are both in the state when they’re getting a divorce or dealing with a child custody matter. On occasion, that’s not the case. You might be separated for quite a […]
September 10, 2015
