Denver Family Law and Estate Planning Blog

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

How Can a Step Parent Get a Custody of a Child?

A step parent can get legal custody of a child if there is a step parent adoption. That step parent adoption process is relatively simple if the legal standards are met. Let me tell you a little bit about legal standards. In order to have a step parent adoption, you have to have one of two things. […]

What You Need to Know About Your Credit During a Divorce

Of course divorce can ruin your credit. It really depends on the financial circumstances of your divorce. But, can it ruin your credit? Absolutely. It can also ruin your credit after the divorce. And that’s the one I’d really like to talk about first. When you design your separation agreement, in other words, how you’re […]

What Can a Family Law Firm Do About Domestic Abuse?

We are unfortunately limited in dealing with domestic abuse unless you are ready to move forward with some type of family law matter. We certainly can help you get a protection order. We can do that, regardless. You don’t have to have a family law matter to get a protection order. We can help you […]