Though the spooky season is coming to a close for this year, Halloween is a holiday that comes around every year. For your family, this may be a holiday that you have special traditions for and that you enjoy celebrating in fun and safe ways. While you, your kids and...
Child custody: Make the children’s well-being a top priority
Divorce can be emotionally, psychologically and financially taxing on anyone who goes through it. For parents who divorce, child custody usually becomes a primary concern. Children will be impacted by the situation regardless, but parents can influence how children...
How fathers can win child custody
In decades past, it was presumed that children should stay with the mother when parents get divorced. These days, most states have dropped this presumption. Some states have even passed laws stating there is no preference for mothers over fathers in child custody...
How to make a joint custody successful
When parents divorce, the children will inevitably be impacted in one way or another. Many times, both parents want sole custody of the children after a split. However, the best child custody arrangement is one that serves the best interest of the children. For this...
Think long-term when creating your parenting plan
If you are going through a divorce, you are likely most concerned with how this process will impact your children. It will bring significant changes to your life and the lives of your kids. You and the other parent understand that it is important to provide a sense of...
Advice for a successful co-parenting child custody arrangement
Although marriages dissolve for any number of reasons, a common area of concern when parents divorce is the safety and well-being of the children. Countless studies have shown that children benefit the most from having access to both parents. Because of this,...
Modifying parenting time and custody in Colorado
Once a divorce has been finalized and a child custody agreement is signed by the judge, you and your ex-spouse are legally required to follow the terms of the order. However, as the months and years go by, you may find that the original agreement no longer serves the...
Can false domestic violence claims cause me to lose custody?
The short, and often sad, answer to this question is yes. If you cannot prove that a domestic violence claim alleged against you is false, then you do risk a change in custody. Divorce is a stressful situation on all by itself. Add children and custody battles to...
Colorado parental responsibilities versus child custody
Most parents know what child custody means in the divorce process. However, many may not know that parental responsibilities means the same thing in our state. Since 1999, the term “child custody” was replaced by "parental responsibilities.” However, this switch in...
Substance abuse and its impact on child custody orders
You understand how important it is for children to maintain strong relationships with both parents. Whether you and the other parent were never married, or you divorced, you likely agree that it’s good for your kids to know they have two parents who care about them...
