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How to resolve conflicts when parents with joint decision-making cannot agree has become a hotly-litigated area of family law in recent years, with much of the litigation focusing on the choice of the child’s school, and on child immunizations. The Colorado Court of Appeals recently decided the E.E.L.-T. case, which…

Appellate courts nationwide have supported the pro-vaccine position in the overwhelming majority of reported child custody cases where decision-making over immunizations for children were at issue. In our Child Vaccines article in the Colorado Family Law Guide we discuss not just Colorado decisions, but have links to cases from other…

It seems like the trends are most assuredly against unvaccinated citizens in our courts. Employer-related Covid-19 vaccine mandates are increasingly being upheld by the courts, and thus far, the U.S. Supreme Court has declined to intervene. History of Pro-Covid-19 Vaccine Decisions Unsurprisingly, the family law bench has similarly been hostile…

Covid-19 has certainly resulted in major changes to our society – not just over a half million deaths, but with social distancing, companies, schools and even courts doing business remotely, and by creating divisions over what measures may be appropriate. And now, you can add a potential problem for an…

OK, it was fun while it lasted. It was just two months ago that the El Paso & Teller County courthouses fully reopened after more than a year of Covid-related closures and restrictions. Now, with the Delta Variant raging, and Covid-19 cases and deaths reaching near-peak levels, it’s clear that…

With Covid in abeyance, the 4th Judicial District Courthouses will be open for business effective Tuesday, July 6, 2021. After more than 15 months of Coronavirus-related closures, and 14 different Chief Judge Orders setting forth rules and exceptions, all restrictions are finally being lifted in the El Paso County &…

Courthouse Covid Update – July 6, 2021 At long last, the 4th Judicial District Courthouses are reopening to the public. Masks and social distancing not required, but encouraged for the unvaccinated. See our blog post for the full details. Courthouse Covid Update – May 19, 2021 Hot on the heels…

With the latest rounds of Covid-related stimulus checks, the federal government has now given most American families thousands of dollars. And since these funds are not regular tax perks, they almost certainly have not been addressed in divorce decrees, nor has there been time for appellate courts to provide us…

The American Dream – Remotely Practice Law Can lawyers remotely practice law? It’s something all of us dream of – living on the beach or in the mountains, while remotely practicing law in a court located in a much glamorous place. Work in the city, but instead of just living…

Was there any doubt? Since the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic, courts have taken a crash course in conducting video hearings. With the El Paso and Teller County Courthouses closed to routine business for most of the past year, short of seeing justice delayed the only alternative has been to…