Whether you are a father or you worry about an unfavorable custody outcome as a mother, it is important to go over various information related to child custody. In fact, more men have become custodial parents in recent years, which proves that it is certainly possible...
Boulder Family Law Blog
The danger of waiting to file a QDRO after your divorce
Getting a divorce when your spouse has a retirement account and you don't can be a frightening undertaking. Even though you may recognize that Colorado law gives you the right to make a claim for some of the retirement account's value, it is normal to worry about not...
Can cooperating with a co-parent help your child?
When going through the early stages of divorce, it is easy to lose track of the important things. For example, you might forget to take your child's emotions into consideration when deciding how to break news of the future split. Of course, no parent wants to...
Is it too early to tell your child about divorce?
Going through a divorce is one of the most stressful situations you will likely experience in your domestic life. This is even more true if you are a parent of a young child who might not necessarily understand what is happening. As you work through this situation,...
How do you identify red flags of parental alienation?
In the aftermath of a divorce, particularly spiteful or ambitious parents may take this as an opportunity to get an edge over you. They could use this as a chance to try alienating you from your child. This is parental alienation and it is a real threat. It could do...
How can you deal with a difficult co-parent?
When dealing with your ex-spouse, you may worry about how this strenuous relationship will start to affect your children and your custody arrangement. Staying respectful and keeping an open line of communication are just two of the ways you can improve how you...
How is Colorado’s approach to custody different from other states?
Every state's family law system has to handle disagreements between former spouses about custody issues during a divorce. That means that there are 50 unique approaches to addressing those problems. Colorado has been one of the states leading the way into a more...
Dividing up retirement assets in a divorce
Previous posts on this blog touched upon the fact that certain retirement assets may be subject to property division during divorce proceedings. More specifically, family courts in Colorado view any contributions made to a retirement account during a marriage (given...
Colorado recognizes common-law marriage and divorce
Perhaps the idea of a formal marriage does not appeal to you or your significant other for a variety of reasons. After all, divorces can be messy and painful. You may assume that if you do not get legally married, you can keep whatever is yours if you and your partner...
Types of alimony in Colorado
Alimony may seem straightforward at a glance—one ex-spouse pays another spousal maintenance due to court orders—but there are various caveats that each party may want to know before getting too deep into it. As USA Today details, recent tax changes upheaved a...
