In addition to the traditional legal marriage accompanied by a wedding license and ceremony, there are other relationships in Colorado that can impact a person’s legal rights. Couples in recognized common-law marriages have the same legal rights and responsibilities...

Divorce necessitates many difficult conversations about family and the future. If two Colorado residents decide to end their marriage and share kids, many of their considerations will focus on how to protect their children during the process of legally terminating...

Wedding planning might include choosing a cake, deciding on a venue and buying the perfect rings. While some couples also include a premarital agreement in their plans, they can also choose to create a postmarital agreement. A postmarital agreement is executed after a...

When parties have a family dispute, they may believe that the only option is to go to court to resolve it. They may want to consider mediation as an alternative. Mediation process Mediators help to facilitate communication between the parties and may help them assess...

A fundamental part of a family law case in Colorado is the child support order. The supporting parent is expected to make the payments to the custodial parent on time and in full. Failure to do so will negatively impact the child as he or she might not have enough...

When a family law dispute arises, many people may automatically think that they have to go court to resolve it. However, there is an out of court option called mediation that can help the parties settle their concerns. Mediation is a voluntary process where a neutral...

When unmarried parents in Colorado have a child together, but are no longer in a relationship with one another, the only way a mother can seek child support, or a father can seek custody or visitation with the child is through the establishment of paternity. There are...

Asserting that certain family law decisions are sexist is nothing new. In fact, how most child custody matters were resolved in the past several decades created a norm that the mother would maintain custody of the children while the father continued to provide for...

Parents have extensive rights in choosing how to raise their children. This can include the right to choose who gets to see their children. However, Colorado law recognizes that grandparents have an interest in seeing their grandchildren, and in some cases it's in the...

A prenuptial agreement can be a great way to protect your financial interests before getting married. This agreement, which operates like a contract between you and your soon-to-be spouse, can dictate financial responsibilities and spell out how assets will be divided...