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When one of the litigants fails to appear or to respond to a motion, a court can enter a default judgment, and give the other party what he/she wants without making specific findings. Except in parenting cases, and especially except for a parent wanting a relocation with children after divorce…

Can a father file a case to establish Colorado paternity before the child is actually born? The Colorado Court of Appeals recently approved of that practice, however to the extent the father’s goal is to try to get parenting set up before birth, that is not a realistic goal. And…

Ah yes – contempt of court! Your opponent violated a court order, and you, as the aggrieved party, are going to get justice at last. After all, surely it is true that every legal right has a remedy (a Latin phrase, Ubi jus, ibi remedium, which is sometimes misquoted as…

What is Relocation of Children? Simply put, relocation of children means that, after a divorce or other parenting decree, a parent with primary or co-equal custody “is intending to relocate with the child to a residence that substantially changes the geographical ties between the child and the other party.” (2)(c)….

U.S. Supreme Court & Family Law Family law is a state issue, by and large, and international child custody disputes are rare. While there are a few federal statutes which apply to family law, they generally impose obligations on the states, and in turn the states will implement the directives…

Angelina Jolie Can’t Move Children In a reminder that the rich & famous are often no different from the rest of us when it comes to compliance with the laws, Angelina Jolie was recently in the news complaining that she was being blocked from moving out of the country by…