Does Matthews & Matthews Treat Men and Woman Differently?
At Lewis & Matthews it doesn’t matter if you’re a man or a woman you’re going to get the same level of care. We are not biased one way or the other in terms of clients. We probably are about 50/50 in terms of male clients and female clients. On the other hand, every human […]
June 9, 2015
What Determines How Much I Will Spend on a Divorce Case?
Most family law attorneys bill on an hourly basis. I’m not sure if you can find someone out there that will do a flat fee. I’m not aware personally of anyone that does flat fees. There might be someone out there. But most of the time, you’re going to be dealing with an hourly fee […]
June 6, 2015
What Should I Pay Close Attention to in the Colorado Child Support Formula?
The first thing that you would ask your lawyer is what would the formula says, because we have a formula here in Colorado for child support. The very first thing is to sit down with your attorney and go over what are the things that go into that formula, and at least estimate what those […]
May 30, 2015
How Can I Resolve My Family Law Issues Without Going to Court?
First of all, mediation is great if it works. It is an opportunity to settle your case without bringing it into the courtroom, and if you can settle your case without bringing it into the courtroom you avoid all sorts of long-term resentment on one side or the other or both. Once you hit a […]
April 15, 2015
How Is The Maintenance Formula Calculated In Colorado?
Maintenance in Colorado used to be very subjective. It’s alimony, essentially. But this year we have a formula that’s gone into place, and the formula is used by courts all the time, as evidenced by this past year. It is discretionary, so the court doesn’t have to use it. They can veer from the formula […]
March 26, 2015
The 2 Steps You Should Take To Start Off Your Divorce The Right Way
There are a couple of things that you are going to need to do to initiate the divorce process. First, there are legal things that you do to start the divorce process. You will need to file a petition for dissolution of marriage. What’s the first thing you do? You file a petition for dissolution […]
March 19, 2015
Two Key Issues To Keep In Mind When Protecting Your Finances During A Divorce
When talking about how to protect your finances in a divorce, there are really two issues. There’s protecting overall your assets, and then the second issue is how to temporarily protect your finances during the divorce process? I’m going to address those both briefly. Let’s talk about the temporary issue first. Let’s say that you’re […]
March 13, 2015
In what situations can full custody of a child be granted?
Getting full custody of a child means 2 things. One is parenting time, that you would have all the parenting time, and the second is decision making, you would also have the right to make all of the major decisions in the child’s life. That’s what I call full custody. For the most part, if […]
March 6, 2015
What you should look for in a good divorce lawyer?
What you should look for in a good divorce lawyer? That’s a really good question. I think, first of all, obviously a referral from someone you know is a great way because they’ve used the person. It really helps tremendously, if you know someone who can refer you to someone. Let’s say you don’t have […]
February 27, 2015
One key secret to changing your child support amount in Colorado
How do I change child support? This is actually a question I also get a lot of people calling about. Child support is a formula here in Colorado. So you’re not going to be able to change child support unless there is at least a 10 percent change to the bottom line of that formula. […]
February 18, 2015
