Posts In Family Law

Divorce: Calculating Maintenance in the Age of COVID-19 and Home Learning Jan 14

As parents of school-aged children are well aware, in Colorado most students are currently “learning from home” and classes are ...

Divorce: Will My Child Have to Testify in Court? Dec 17

This question has an easy answer: it’s highly unlikely. In Colorado, the majority of judges will not allow minors to testify in a ...

Can You Kidnap Your Own Child? Nov 19

The very short answer is: yes. If you take a child contrary to a custody order, then theoretically, you have kidnapped the child — ...

The Pros and Cons of Hiring a Private Investigator for a Divorce Case Nov 05

So you’re going through a divorce and you believe your soon-to-be-former spouse may be hiding something. Whether it’s money, ...

Does My Former Spouse Owe More Child Support if their Circumstances Change? Oct 22

In my last blog post , I discussed whether or not a former spouse can subsequently request maintenance (or an increase in ...

Can I Request Maintenance if My Former Spouse’s Circumstances Change? Oct 08

Recently someone asked me if she could get maintenance from her former spouse whose life circumstances had changed substantially. ...