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Colorado allows parents to draft their own parenting plan that the court must then approve. If the parents cannot come to an agreement, the judge puts together a plan for them. In Colorado, child custody is also known as parental responsibility. Types of custody The...
The best interests of the child doctrine is the basis for all custody and visitation issues and may impact other parts of the divorce agreement. Generally speaking, the courts use the best interests of the child doctrine when making decisions. Divorce attorneys will...
It is common to arrest those accused of criminal activity immediately. Depending on the charges or the defendant, the accused may not have the option to post bail. So even though criminal trials may take years to get a conclusion, the defendant may remain in jail. In...
Many divorces are not litigated in court. Instead, the couple works together using mediation to draft the divorce agreement and resolve all areas of dispute. It is usually faster, less expensive, private, and less stressful. The big presumption in this process is that...
You get what you pay for. There are too many times that people use online estate planning because they think the online program saves them money on attorney fees while still covering all their needs. Unfortunately, there are too many times that these online estate...
You have been designated as personal representative to administer an estate. This means you have become a fiduciary, and you are now entrusted and charged with the highest duty of trust and responsibility. Personal representatives are named as executors if the...
On March 16, 2020, Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Nathan B. Coats issued an Order discussing how Colorado State Courts would be operated in light of COVID-19. Chief Justice Coats specifically: (1) suspended all jury trials through April 3, 2020, with the...
COVID-19 has had devastating effects on the United States, including a significant increase in unemployment claims in the United States. With the Stay-At-Home Order, Governor Jared Polis has mandated non-essential businesses to temporarily close. You may find...
Traditionally, theft laws required that trespassing must have taken place for a defendant to be charged with a crime. This created a loophole in the law, meaning that those who take possession of funds legitimately but refused to return them were not technically...
Colorado is a state that is often at the forefront of change, but that doesn't mean that it lets anything happen within its borders. Colorado actually has fairly strict DUI laws that could result in harsh penalties for you or those you love if you drink and...
