Establishing legal custody is a critical step for unmarried parents to ensure their rights and responsibilities toward their child. Understanding the legal process and requirements can help parents navigate this situation effectively. Understand legal custody Legal...
Child Custody
How to decide who gets the kids for the holidays
Figuring out holiday plans with your co-parent can be challenging. By working together, you can create a schedule that makes everyone happy, especially your children. Start planning early Begin discussing holiday custody arrangements well in advance. Early planning...
Do you still pay child support with 50/50 custody in Colorado?
Child support remains a key concern for parents sharing 50/50 custody. Many believe that equal custody means no child support obligation, but that isn’t always the case. Child support aims to ensure that the child’s needs get met, regardless of the custody...
Do family courts favor mothers in custody decisions?
Many people believe that family courts automatically favor mothers in custody decisions. This is rarely the case. In the past, courts often awarded custody to mothers based on the "tender years" doctrine. This outdated belief assumed that young children needed their...
Ensuring the child’s best interest in custody arrangements
Separating parents are often overwhelmed with emotions during their divorce process. Among other things you need to sort out, child custody is one of the big decisions you must agree on. Every parent wants the best for their child, but how do you exactly factor this...
What to consider when allocating parental responsibilities
In Colorado, parents, regardless of whether married or not, can pursue an allocation of parental responsibilities (custody) to settle issues involving their child, including how much parenting time they each have or who gets to decide on major decisions about their...
Parenting time considerations: Virtual visits and digital bonding
Technology has profoundly impacted parenting, transforming how parents care for, educate and interact with their children. Accordingly, it has become an important consideration when developing parenting time plans for separated parents. When considering this method as...
The basics of child custody in Colorado
Child custody is one of the most sensitive matters that comes with a divorce. When a parent has legal custody, they make all significant decisions for their child. On the other hand, physical custody refers to a parent’s right to have the child live with them....
The rise of custodial fathers
Picture this: a household where the dad dons an apron, expertly cooks dinner and helps his children with their homework. Seems like a rare occurrence, right? Well, not anymore! Custodial fathers, or dads who have primary custody of their children, are on the rise....
Signs that you should modify your parenting plan
Parenting plans are essential for a divorce with minor children. When you create your parenting plan, the schedules, expectations and details focus on the current situation. Sometimes that situation changes over time and the parenting plan no longer works the way that...