Author: John J. Beski

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 the…

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…

“Standard” Parenting Orders Prohibit Badmouthing A big part of any family law attorney’s practice is dealing with the parenting arrangements for a couple in the process of a breakup. If we’re talking about a married couple, these arrangements are usually part of the divorce. If the parents weren’t married in…

Jay Cutler, Former Denver Bronco QB, Getting Divorced Many long-time Colorado residents will remember Jay Cutler, who played quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Once upon a time, in the dark days after John Elway’s retirement and before the dawn of Peyton Manning, Cutler was one of the many potential quarterbacks…

Coronavirus & CARES Act Stimulus Payments As you may have heard, the world is dealing with a bit of a health crisis lately. The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in people all over the world being ordered to stay at home, businesses ordered shut; heck, in some places you cannot even…

The Colorado Child Support Guidelines When the parents of a child divorce, or were never married, Colorado law provides for the payment of child support. Child support is directed by a mathematical formula set forth in . While the amount of support is affected by almost a dozen factors, by…

Domestic Violence Increases During Stay-at-Home As many people around the world are ordered to stay in their homes during the pandemic it seems that domestic violence rates are on the rise.  Unfortunately, this is not surprising – when people are forced to spend most of their time together in close…