The lawyers at our firm in Douglas County have the experience you are looking for when it comes to Colorado Interstate Child Custody,  Colorado-International Child Custody, and Colorado custody cases.

Our firm has been based in Douglas County for over 40 years, serving the Denver metro area courts in relocation of children cases and complex international custody cases.  Marc Patoile has been doing complex international custody cases for over 28 years. 

We have done cases involving parents on all seven continents, yes, we even had a parent living in Antarctica going through a divorce here in Colorado.  We have represented clients or defended against parties seeking removal to probably over 30 different countries.  At the time of writing of this page, Marc Patoile has domestic relations cases involving parties from England, Scotland, Russia, Slovenia, Korea, Mexico, Costa Rica, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Iran, Jordan and Israel, among others.   Some are military service members, most are not.  Either way, international divorce is a complex area of the law and we have the background to navigate it.  

The family law lawyers of Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., have hundreds of cases of Colorado interstate and international child custody, including cases under their belts, involving the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Act (UCCJA), the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction Enforcement Act (UCCJEA), Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act (PKPA), the Hague Convention, the International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA), and Colorado relocation and removal cases.

In addition to the experience our Colorado family law team has under the direction of Marc Patoile, our Managing Partner was also the top Judge Advocate General (JAG) for the Colorado Air National Guard and was formerly an attorney serving active duty in the United States Air Force, our firm has had the opportunity to assist many military divorces and the problems that are unique to parties living or stationed in different jurisdictions, different states or even different countries.   Our firm and its team of seasoned family law lawyers have assisted hundreds of clients in cases involving the unique issues presented by military divorces and military-related divorce matters, as well as other forms of local, state or state governmental employment.

International custody cases often start out contentious from the get go.  Courts often limit a parent’s ability to travel with the children upon the request of the other parent, for fear of flight risk with the children.  However, in re Badawiyeh-22CA174, the Court of Appeals found, in a case of first impression, that a district court may not impose abduction prevention measures under the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act, 14-13.5-101 to -112, CRS 2022, without first finding that the parent presents a credible abduction risk and evaluating all factors listed in section 14-13.5-107(1). The district court required Father to (1) surrender the children’s US and Jordanian passports to a neutral 3rd party who could release them before travel; and (2) post a $50k bond with the court naming mother as the beneficiary before an overseas trip, as security for his return with the children. There were 4 children but 2 have since emancipated. The factors under the statute are: the court “shall consider” a parent’s previous threats or attempts to abduct the child, § 14-13.5-107(1)(a)-(b); whether the parent has recently engaged in activities – such as abandoning employment or hiding assets – that could be indicative of preparations to flee, § 14-13.5-107(1)(c); the strength of the parent’s connections to the United States and other countries, § 14-13.5-107(1)(f)-(g); and whether the parent is likely to take the child to a country that is not a party to the Hague Convention, § 14-13.5-107(1)(h).  Our firm has a tremendous amount of experience in flight or removal cases, both seeking the change and defending against it, depending upon which side of the case we are hired on and assuming that our client is on the right side of the law.

The firm also assists clients with the appeal of interstate custody and domestic relations matters at all appellate levels.

Our experienced family law attorneys assist clients with the difficult issues surrounding relocation or removal cases, where either party is seeking to remove the child from his or her present jurisdiction.  We have been successful in assisting both clients who are seeking removal of the child to a new jurisdiction or those defending against a relocation action where the child’s best interests are at stake.

The firm represents parties in Colorado family law, domestic relations, divorce, and matrimonial law cases.  This involves all forms of negotiation, mediation, and litigation relating to:

• contested or non-contested issues of child custody/allocation of parental responsibilities
• Hague Convention custody cases
• international custody cases
• visitation and parenting time
• child support
• division of assets and property
• determinations of alimony and maintenance
• emergency situations including temporary restraining orders (TRO), permanent restraining orders (PRO) and injunctions
• Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) issues
• enforcement of child custody and parenting time orders
• Parental Kidnapping Protection Act (PKPA) issues
• International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) and the Hague Convention problems
• Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders (FFCCSOA)
• Prenups drafted in another state
• interstate and international property division issues
• recognition and enforce of out-of-state decrees
• special issues in military divorces
• all types of post-decree matters including modifications of custody, parenting time, and child support.

Our Colorado international custody lawyers and divorce attorneys are available for a free telephone consultation today from our offices in Douglas County!  Please call us at 303-688-3045.

 

About Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., Colorado International Child Custody Attorneys

At Folkestad Fazekas Barrick & Patoile, P.C., we have experienced teams of  family law lawyers who can assist you with all facets of legal issues affecting families.  Our divorce attorneys are former judges, prosecutors, or public defenders, so they know to present cases persuasively to judges.

Our areas of expertise include Arbitration/Mediation, Child Support, Common Law Marriage, Custody and Visitation, Divorce/Dissolution/Annulment, Paternity, Visitation and more.

Call and speak to one of our experienced lawyers today for a free telephone consultation 303-688-3045.  Marc Patoile has been doing complex international custody cases for over 28 years. 

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