Graham.Law Blog

Sadly, domestic violence and child abuse are facts of life for some families. And as we discuss in our Domestic Violence article in the Colorado Family Law Guide, as well as in a prior blog about the impact of violence on child custody, violence and abuse have very real impacts…

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…

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…

What Is Child Abuse? Child abuse will get a parent in trouble, not only in child custody cases, but with the potential for action from the Colorado Department of Human Services (DHS) or even law enforcement (child abuse is a crime per (1)(a)). However, (1)(a) also recognizes that physical force may…

No one wants to be the subject of headlines like this one from Forbes: ‘Kidnap, Imprisonment And Torture’ How The Ruler Of Dubai Went To War With His Sixth Wife In U.K. Court— And Lost It is rare that a child custody case makes international headlines. But then again, it’s also rare…

Child Abuse Precludes Joint Decision-Making Child abuse and neglect has long been an important factor for the domestic relations judge in determining how to allocate parental rights and responsibilities. And under the “best interests of the child” statute, a parent who committed child abuse or neglect is precluded from joint…

Man Requests Trial by Combat in Child Custody Case Our blog does not typically report on an out-of-state case, but then again, this is an unusual case, with one party requesting a highly unusual form of dispute resolution. The Des Moines Register reports that 40 year-old David Ostrom, who believed he had…

Pain, but not from domestic violence! Super Bowl LIII is over, and Rams fans are licking their wounds after their 13-3 loss, and uninspired offense. Somehow my 10 y.o. son is a Patriots fan – not quite sure where I went wrong, as my two favorite teams are (1) the…