You got through thedivorce process and have seen light on the other side of the tunnel, and you were sure while in the tunnel the the light would mean smooth sailing. Now, however you find there are still coparenting issues despite the best divorce agreement in the world put together with the help of the…
Divorce is a time of crisis and loss. It is never easy and my heart goes out to anyone caught in this difficult situation. My parents divorced when I was 11 years old and it was very painful. Then I experienced the same pain as an adult when my first marriage also failed. Despite almost…
Divorce is a difficult time and process for even the most amicable dissolutions. On the list of traumatic events in a lifetime, it is in the top 5 on almost every list ever created. So, if mediation can help minimize the stress of divorce, humor can only help more. Here are few that, as all…
Parenting afterdivorce is difficult to transition into. While there is no way to completely sheild the kids from divorce, a few suggestions can make the change easier to deal with and minimize the stress for you and your children in your new world. 1. Avoid Long Legal Battles. Mediation is the best alternative to lawyering…
Thedivorce process is extremely stressful and emotional even in the easist cases. The anger between the parties is normal, but can become extremely destructive and cause significant permanent damage to both parties. If you are on the receiving end, it will drive you nuts. A couple of tips from professionals can make the jourrney through…
A non-parent may have standing to argue for parental responsibilities when the child is not in the physical care of either parent. C.R.S. 14-10-123(1)(b) & See In Interest of K.M.B.80 P.3d 914, 917 (Colo.App.2003). If your divorce case involves one these all too common situations, you should consider mediation to help resolve the layers of…
Divorcing parents know how difficult it is to keep up with ever changing schedules, information updates, and the never ending change of plans of your children. Co-Families, a software company in Colorado Springs has launch a FREE software that allows parents on-line information exchange and calender coordination without any large learning curve. The software allows…
Too much attention is paid during a divorce to trying to figure out the perfect parenting plan often resulting the parents forgetting what is important to their children. Instead, if parents focus on some basic rules, they will find that they can raise happy and successful children after their divorce. Here are some basic rules…
In making the initial determination of parental responsibilities under a divorce case or a parental responsibility case, the court is without authority to order a parent to live in any particular location. Rather, the court must accept the place where each parent chooses or intends to live, and then make an allocation of parental responsibilities based…
Additional extraordinary expenses may be added pro-rata to a parent’s child support obligation in a Colorado Divorce. In this age of extensive cutbacks by school districts, a situation could arise where a minor child is attending a school by agreement of the parties, or one that meets the child’s special needs, and which requires special…