Coercive control is increasingly recognized as a serious form of non-physical abuse that can shape custody decisions in Colorado. While many people associate domestic abuse with physical violence, Colorado courts consider a broader range of behaviors when determining...
When a co-parent speaks negatively about you to your children, it can feel like a punch to the gut. This behavior is not just frustrating; it can deeply affect your children’s emotional well-being. In serious cases, courts may view it as parental alienation, which...
This is a difficult question to answer, as much of the outcome is driven by the specific facts of your case. However, by educating yourself a little bit about the law, you can gain a better understanding of what the court is going to consider when it looks at your...
Family disputes do not always end when a Colorado couple has parted ways and gotten a divorce. While the end of the case usually settles certain issues like property division, others can still be in dispute if the agreement is not followed. That is true with spousal...
Parents going through a divorce in Colorado may agree about which of them should have custody of the children and when the children should be with each parent. Unfortunately, not all parents are able to agree. Some will believe that they should have more time than the...
As a Colorado parent who shares parenting time and decision-making authority with your ex, you have to abide by the custody order approved by the court. You and your ex may have spent quite some time planning a schedule for shared custody, or you may have spent...
There will likely be a considerable amount of change for you and your kids when going through a divorce. One of the most common changes families encounter after a divorce is moving into a new apartment or home. This also means figuring out how to divide or sell the...
Developing your parenting style and values is difficult under any circumstances, but dealing with a co-parent who undermines your relationship with your child is exceptionally hard. Often, this behavior is simply something that you must overcome or ignore, but not if...
When you have a child and you are sharing custody with the other parent, change is unavoidable. Custody plans are in place to protect your child and give them the best upbringing possible. Therefore, when situations change, it means that the child custody plan may...
Imagine you’re sitting at the dinner table with your 16-year-old daughter. She’s telling you that she wants to get a nose piercing, and a tattoo of a dragon that covers the entire back of her body. You tell her that she can’t have the piercing or the tattoo, under no...