Family Law Divorce Articles
Appeals court decides 2-1 on standard for restricting parents’ custody By MICHAEL KARLIK michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com https://www.coloradopolitics.com/courts/appeals-court-decides-2-1-on-standard-for-restricting-parents-custody/article_dc0883da-0cf8-11ed-8849-9fd809df5c20.html A divided panel of the state’s Court of Appeals has clarified the circumstances under which judges can restrict a parent’s time with their children, in a case complicated by the contradictory orders of a Jefferson County magistrate. Under Colorado law, a…
Colorado has a divorce rate at 12%, where 13.52 people out of every 1,000 have been divorced in 2021 ranking as the state with the 15th highest divorce rate in the country. Colorado divorce rates have increased by 4% over the past 3 years. In the state of Colorado, El Paso county has the highest divorce…
DOUGLAS DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION ASSIGNMENTS Please the link below to download the Douglas County District Court, Domestic Relations Division Assignments, updated on November 14, 2019. DR-ASSIGNMENTS-11-14-19Download
2019 Colorado Child Support Update 2019 Colorado Child Support Statutory Changes Many instances of “shall” changed to “must” throughout the statute. The authors/speakers surmise that this change may relate back to the question of whether “shall” always denotes mandatory action. See, for example, People v. Back, 412 P.3d 565, 569 (Colo.App. 2013): Accordingly, under certain…
Here is the complete list of 4th Judicial District judges and magistrates, with contact information and courtrooms for El Paso County District Court. However, the page has not yet been updated with the changes coming in the new year which for family law include: Teller County: Judge Sells leaves Division 6 and replaces Judge Billings-Vela. Division 1: Judge…
Marriage today represents increasingly varied combinations of two lives. First marriages, second marriages, first marriage for one spouse, second or third for another, blended families, age differences, inheritances, and gaps in wealth distribution–—these are just a few of the unique circumstances that may underscore a marriage. Some couples prefer clear agreements in advance, as to…
