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A Colorado stepparent adoption is one of the most common of adoptions. Because the legal system recognizes that the child’s best interests are often best served by a step-parent who has been filling the role of parent officially becoming the child’s legal parent, there is even a simplified legal process…
Suspend License to Enforce Child Support State Child Support Agencies have a lot of arrows in their quivers to enforce child support arrears – contempt of court proceedings, as well as a variety of civil measures such as garnishing wages, seizing tax returns or bank accounts, suspending professional licenses, triggering a passport…
Earlier this year, we wrote a blog post on the issue of “Covenant Marriages“, which are an attempt in some states to let spouses agree at the time of marriage to “opt out” of the no-fault divorce system and require a spouse to have grounds for a divorce. Colorado is…
Basic Asset Division in a Colorado Divorce In contrast to Community Property states where marital property must be divided equally, Colorado is a “marital property” state, and our statute requires that marital assets and debts be divided “equitably” (i.e. fairly), not necessarily equally. Most of the time, however, equal means…
ICWA & Adopting in Colorado One of the nicest parts of being a family law attorney is making a positive difference in our clients’ lives. People who work at saving mutli-national corporations 0.3% on their tax bill may never have to deal with a client who is emotional to the…
Justice May Be Blind, Judges Notice Court Attire What is it with lawyers and court attire? The media loves to gossip about the strange things people say and do, and dress, in court. The woman who came to a hearing in a night-gown and hair curlers. The man who was…
Victims of Domestic Abuse Domestic abuse is a serious matter, both in terms of child endangerment, and on the parent/victim. If you have been the victim of domestic violence, your first call should be to the police. Domestic violence is first and foremost a crime, and should be handled by…
What Are Family Law Attorneys? A family law attorney (also known as a “divorce lawyer,” though we do much more than that) is a lawyer who practices domestic relations law. If you need to seal a business deal, draft a will, or file bankruptcy, you’re in the wrong place. But…
United Kingdom Debating No-Fault Divorce Better late than never? This is one of those “I can’t believe they don’t already have it” situations. A no-fault divorce bill is set for debate in the House of Commons this month that could radically change the way couples get divorced according to BBC….
Legal Paternity in Colorado Did you know that Colorado paternity law makes it possible for a man to have to pay 19 years of child support for a child that he didn’t conceive? Or that it’s possible to have spent 10 or more years caring for a child you believe…
