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…
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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…
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…
Child support obligations are determined by applying the statutory guidelines in C.R.S. 14-10-115(7) to the parents combined adjusted gross income. “Gross Income” includes income from any source. However their income may be adjusted by deducting preexising child support obligations and alimony or maintenance actually paid by the parent. Deductions are not allowed for things such as…
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…