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…
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Situations involving split parenting plans require unique child support calculations in a Colorado Divorce. In a situation where there are two separate children and overnights visits with the non-primary parent with only one of the children, modifying the standard child support calculations is required. It is inappropriate to calculate two separate worksheets, one for each child,…
Travel expenses in certain situations may be divided or awarded. Contact Divorce Help Center mediators to discuss your case. However, those expenses must be the cost of transporting the CHILD, not the costs of transporting the parent. C.R.S. 14-10-115(11)(a)(II) specifically allows for division of the costs of transporting the children OR the costs of transporting…
The effects of divorce on children has been studied extensively over the last few decades. Researchers now view conflict, rather than the divorce or the specifics of the parenting plan, as the most important factor in determining a childs post-divorce adjustment. Contact a mediator at Mediation Partners to help you evaluate your particular situation. Overall, children’s…
Colorado law states that disputes regarding parenting time should be referred to mediation if the parties cannot resolve their disagreement. Contact a Colorado Divorce mediation attorney to discuss your matter further. Under C.R.S. 14-10-129.5, if a party files a motion concerning non-compliance with a previous parenting time order, the Court shall deteremine within 30 days of…
Where the trial court made no finding that father’s conduct in his homosexual lifestyle endangered the child or impaired the child’s emotional development, father could not be precluded from having overnight guests during his parenting time or taking the child to a church whose members were predominately gay. Contact a Denver Divorce Mediator to discuss…
It is important to understand that the amount of time children need with their parents evolves over time. Consult with a Denver Divorce Mediator to assist you with this evaluation. In order to minimize the impact of the changes resulting from a divorce in family structure upon a child, the parenting plan needs to take into…
Stepparenting can be one of the toughest situations to handle during both a divorce and when there are post decree modification issues. A Denver Divorce Mediator can assist you with this often difficult issues. There are a number of great resources out there that offer advice on both good and bad techniques for step-parenting. Our resources page provides links…