Equestrian releases in Colorado | Riding at Summer Camp: Read before you sign… Written by Lindsay Obert, Esq. Hamil v. Cheley Colorado Camps, Inc. The facts of the Hamil case are fairly straight-forward. The horse-back rider was a minor (Hamil) who had been to the Cheley Colorado Camp for summer camp in 2002, 2003, and…
Governor Hickenlooper signed a new Colorado DUI law today which includes some new provisions: HB1240 Penalties for Persistent Drunk Drivers This bill is a good example of how the Colorado legislature builds coalitions and compromises. This bill comes out of a short list selected by Denver DUI lawyers together with the Interagency Task Force on…
A Colorado Child and Family Investigator (“CFI”) may be appointed in a domestic relations case, including dissolution of marriage cases (or what is commonly referred to as divorce cases), or in other cases involving children including paternity and allocation of parental responsibility cases. The roles of Guardian ad Litem, CFI’s and Parental Responsibilities Evaluators have evolved…
Colorado No Fault Divorce Law -Colorado law uses the term “dissolution of marriage” rather than “divorce.” However, these words are used interchangeable by most Denver divorce lawyers or Colorado family law attorneys. Colorado divorce law also uses the term “spousal maintenance” which replaced the word “alimony.” The terms “alimony” and “divorce” because they are more…
One issue that often arises in Colorado divorce involving children is the question of how to allocate the right to claim dependent children for income tax purposes. Allocation of the dependency exemption also arises in paternity cases or in allocation of parental responsibilities. In short, in any legal proceeding involving children in Colorado, the parties…
For many, the approaching Memorial Day weekend is the official beginning of summer – yet for the Douglas County Office of Emergency Management, Sheriff’s Office and County Commissioners, a long holiday weekend brings heightened awareness that wildfire season has also arrived. Subscribe to CODERED Notifications here With this in mind, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Office…