When people watch the Olympics, it often gets personal. Viewers get invested in the athletes' journeys and personal histories as they compete and take home medals. A lot of the top athletes this year have gone through some family issues and would no doubt relate to...
A committee in the Colorado House of Representatives last week voted to approve and send to the House proposed legislation that would allow same-sex couples in the state to enter into civil unions, giving them many of the same legal rights as married couples. The...
There can be a lot of uncertainty when more than one Colorado family combines into one unit. A son may gain a stepmother, and a father may gain a stepdaughter. How will things go? What will the family dynamics be like? Will everyone get along? There are also some...
Over the past few months, we've noted that Facebook has been playing an increasing role in evidence in divorce and child custody cases in Colorado and all over the country. A situation in another state is making headlines because of it its unusual outcome: A man was...
It may seem totally backwards that a victim of domestic violence be forced to pay spousal support to their abusive spouse. In some states, due to family law loopholes and rules regarding what judges are allowed to decide, it can happen. One woman says her abusive...
When couples' children turn 18, it's not out of the realm of possibility that they are not done raising children. That doesn't mean that they will have more kids themselves - but they could end up raising their children's kids. The practice is becoming more and more...
When couples are married for decades, it can be a shock to many when they get divorced. When Al and Tipper Gore announce their 40-year marriage was on the rocks, for example, people were stunned. It can be a surprise to all involved, even the other spouse. It can seem...
A much-discussed family lawsuit has come to an end. An appeals court in Illinois last week dismissed a lawsuit in which two grown children accused their mom of "bad mothering." The case made headlines in the family law circle after many questioned the son and...
Do you remember the film "The Parent Trap" from the early 1960s? Hayley Mills plays twins aiming to get their estranged parents back together. It was remade with Lindsey Lohan in 1998 and may be the archetype for the "comedy of remarriage" films - movies which experts...
Divorce can be hard on kids who are affected by it. Some studies have suggested children of divorced parents often end up in unhappy marriages themselves. But new studies show something different: the positive influence of stepfamilies and seeing a parent's happy...
When people watch the Olympics, it often gets personal. Viewers get invested in the athletes' journeys and personal histories as they compete and take home medals. A lot of the top athletes this year have gone through some family issues and would no doubt relate to...
A committee in the Colorado House of Representatives last week voted to approve and send to the House proposed legislation that would allow same-sex couples in the state to enter into civil unions, giving them many of the same legal rights as married couples. The...
There can be a lot of uncertainty when more than one Colorado family combines into one unit. A son may gain a stepmother, and a father may gain a stepdaughter. How will things go? What will the family dynamics be like? Will everyone get along? There are also some...
Over the past few months, we've noted that Facebook has been playing an increasing role in evidence in divorce and child custody cases in Colorado and all over the country. A situation in another state is making headlines because of it its unusual outcome: A man was...
It may seem totally backwards that a victim of domestic violence be forced to pay spousal support to their abusive spouse. In some states, due to family law loopholes and rules regarding what judges are allowed to decide, it can happen. One woman says her abusive...
When couples' children turn 18, it's not out of the realm of possibility that they are not done raising children. That doesn't mean that they will have more kids themselves - but they could end up raising their children's kids. The practice is becoming more and more...
When couples are married for decades, it can be a shock to many when they get divorced. When Al and Tipper Gore announce their 40-year marriage was on the rocks, for example, people were stunned. It can be a surprise to all involved, even the other spouse. It can seem...
A much-discussed family lawsuit has come to an end. An appeals court in Illinois last week dismissed a lawsuit in which two grown children accused their mom of "bad mothering." The case made headlines in the family law circle after many questioned the son and...
Do you remember the film "The Parent Trap" from the early 1960s? Hayley Mills plays twins aiming to get their estranged parents back together. It was remade with Lindsey Lohan in 1998 and may be the archetype for the "comedy of remarriage" films - movies which experts...
Divorce can be hard on kids who are affected by it. Some studies have suggested children of divorced parents often end up in unhappy marriages themselves. But new studies show something different: the positive influence of stepfamilies and seeing a parent's happy...