Category: Child Custody

The issue of grandparent’s rights to visitation in Colorado is complex. If the parents of the children are healthy, alive and maintain custody, then the parents have the right to decide who their child gets to see and where they spend their time. While this is true, there are some situations and circumstances where grandparents…

When co-parents first start sharing custody of their children, one of the most difficult parts is being away from them for a day or more at a time. Staying in communication with your child while they’re with their other parent is important for both of you. However, you need to do that without going overboard…

Nothing takes higher priority for parents than the welfare of their children. Throughout a divorce, this can be hard to get right, despite being the center of every parent’s focus. The challenge doesn’t cease once the divorce is concluded. Co-parents will have to stick to the agreed custody arrangements. Part of that will generally involve…

Your co-parent has had primary custody of the children since your divorce, and you’ve faithfully paid support. Your ex, however, hasn’t been so great about your visitation rights. As a result, you’re thinking of withholding your child support until your co-parent complies with your right to parenting time. However, that decision can land you in…

One of the biggest issues in a Colorado divorce will be how you split your parental rights and responsibilities with your ex. Making sure that you get enough parenting time with your kids was probably a major priority when you first negotiated the terms of your divorce with your ex or when you went to…

Divorce means an overhaul of everyday life, especially for any children involved. Therefore, separating parents need to make the transition as seamless as possible. Unfortunately, some of these life changes brought about by divorce can cause unnecessary stress to the children who may not have the emotional maturity to process everything. It is why co-parents…

While more-or-less equally shared parenting time is more common than ever after couples split up, most exes don’t split their time with their children equally. In most of these cases, it’s still the mother who gets the bulk of the parenting responsibilities. Multiple studies, however, have shown that children do better when they spend close…

When married couples with children divorce or unmarried parents break up, they typically have to find a way to split parental rights and responsibilities. In Colorado, both parents have a right to seek shared parenting time and to play a role in the decision-making regarding their children, provided that their involvement is in the best…

As a parent, you’re pretty used to having a considerable amount of freedom regarding where you go with your children — but traveling takes on new complications once you’re separated or divorced from your co-parent and you have a joint custody agreement. If you have joint custody with your ex-spouse, you both share parental responsibilities…

With children, life can sometimes be unpredictable. Sometimes your kids may get along, but in other cases, they may not. One may be much older than a younger sibling and want more independence and to have friends over to participate in teenager-appropriate activities. You may feel the need to shield a younger child from your…