How Do You Determine and Collect Back Child Support in Colorado?
I get calls from people all the time about wanting to collect back child support and they’re worried because they think they’ve waited too long to begin collecting it. The fact of the matter is, that once there is a child support order, and that’s really something underlined. You have to have a child support […]
September 11, 2014
When is Divorce Mediation a Good Idea and What Should You Expect From It?
When does mediation make sense and how should you use it? So mediation is a process. A mediator can be an attorney; it can also be someone who is not an attorney. There are therapists that do mediation, there are accountants types, financial types that do mediation. So the first thing is making sure you […]
August 28, 2014
What drives the decision making of a divorce court judge?
Judges are human beings. It’s important to know what judge you’re going to be before, and your attorney should know who that judge is, and understand the personality distinctions of that judge; their propensities, their leanings. When you go into to court, you have an idea about who you’re speaking to and what they may think of your […]
August 21, 2014
What is Divorce Mediation, and how is it used in Denver Divorces?
What does divorce mediation do? I want you to think about mediation as a tool as opposed to an alternative. Many think, “I could get divorced with a lawyer, or I can get divorced with mediation,” like that’s a second way to get divorced, But in fact, you still have to step through every single […]
August 14, 2014
How is Child Custody Determined in Denver, Colorado?
Child custody is based on a standard, a legal standard called, what is in the best interest of the children. Child custody includes three pieces; parenting time, decision making and also child support. How is that determined? Essentially you’ll either agree or disagree over those things, in other words, you’ll have the children let’s just say 50% […]
August 7, 2014
How is a Legal Separation Different from Divorce in Colorado?
A lot of people think that legal separation is a step towards divorce. First you get legally separated, then you get divorced. But in Colorado, that’s not the case at all. There is no stair step to divorce. Legal separation is an alternative to divorce … very different. However, you have to go through the […]
July 31, 2014
How Does Colorado Determine Alimony (Maintenance) in Divorces?
Alimony – we actually don’t use that word here in Colorado. It’s the same thing, but we use the word maintenance instead. The reason we use the word maintenance is because it’s need based here in Colorado. It’s not as if you just should have maintenance/alimony because someone is at fault or someone has been […]
July 24, 2014
How Does Colorado Determine Child Support Compensation?
Child custody is based on a legal standard called, ‘what is in the best interest of the children?’ Child custody includes two pieces, it includes parenting time, and it includes decision making and also, of course, there’s child support that needs to be dealt with. How is that determined? Essentially you’ll need to decide those […]
July 17, 2014
Do we Have No-Fault Divorces in Colorado?
In Colorado we have no-fault divorces. In other words, you’re not required to have a reason to get a divorce in Colorado. You can get a divorce whether the other party wants a divorce or not – it doesn’t matter. Some states require fault. In other words, there has to be some reason that the state recognizes that’s a good enough […]
July 10, 2014
What is an uncontested divorce in Colorado?
To be honest with you, an uncontested divorce is the best kind of divorce. It means that there’s nothing that you’re fighting over that you have to go to court for and have a judge to make a determination on. In other words, you’ve gone through your divorce process but you and your spouse have […]
July 8, 2014
