This is the third post in a series on the Colorado divorce process. If you missed Parts 1 and 2, you can read them here. The purpose of this series is to give you an overview of the divorce process in Colorado. If you’ve made it this far, you’ve decided which...
Children
What Are Temporary Orders?
What Are Temporary Orders? For a spouse who is not the primary wage earner, filing for divorce or legal separation can be scary. You may be wondering how you are going to pay the bills, or how you will split parenting time. If you feel safe doing so, I also suggest...
My Ex Is Not Allowing Me To See My Kids
My Ex Is Not Allowing Me To See My Kids Although inadvisable, occasionally one party will withhold parenting time from the other parent. Generally, this is due to a dispute between the parents, most frequently over child support payments. However, even if you are...
How Do We Tell Our Kids We’re Getting Divorced?
You and your partner have made the decision to get divorced. Now it’s time to tell the kids. While no parent looks forward to this conversation, here are a few tips to help you navigate this discussion.First, you should know that research is showing that the biggest...
Holiday Self Care Tips
Holiday Self-Care TipsWhether it’s your first holiday after a divorce or your fifth, the holiday season can be difficult.Make Sure You Have a Holiday PlanHopefully your Parenting Plan spells out the details for holiday parenting time. If not, now is the time to get a...
Children’s Post-Divorce School Residence
When clients are preparing a Parenting Plan without help from an attorney, a common mistake is overlooking the children’s school residence. The Colorado Judicial Branch Parenting Plan form contains the following paragraph: I have seen Parenting Plans where this...
My Co-Parent And I Can’t Agree On Where Our Child Will Go To School. What Do I Do?
A common dispute after a divorce is where a child is going to attend school. This can happen when the child is a toddler or infant at the time of the divorce, especially when the parties did not have an attorney helping them with the divorce.Colorado’s form Parenting...
What Do I Do If My Child Is In Danger?
Unfortunately, sometimes circumstances arise that cause concern for children’s wellbeing. A Motion to Modify can take several months to resolve, which does not provide comfort if there is ongoing danger to the children. In these circumstances, Colorado law provides...
“My Current Parenting Plan Is No Longer Working. What Can I Do?”
Change is constant. Unfortunately, that means that, if you have kids, you will probably need to update your parenting plan before they turn 18. The ease of this process depends on multiple factors, including how cooperative your ex-spouse is, and what types of changes...
What Happens If My Ex And I Can’t Agree On Where Our Child Goes To School?
One of the many disputes I see between ex-spouses after the divorce is a disagreement about where the children will attend school. This is especially common if the divorce happened before the children reached school age. If the parents agreed on joint decision-making,...
