Time and time again, studies show that what works best for the children of divorced parents is when both parents strive to have open communication with their child. If your split was acrimonious, a joint custody arrangement can feel uncomfortable. You may have a painful history that you are reminded of whenever you and your [...]
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It’s normal to feel some guilt about your divorce when you have children in the mix. So states Christina Pesoli, Founder “Emotional Hard Body Divorce Boot Camp” has put together some tips to help with your guilt, while not becoming a pushover for your children. Make things feel homey. Pelosi suggests you make the home [...]
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In an ideal world, working out child support arrangements would be smooth and simple. No muss, no fuss, no drama, no big deal, no problem. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work out that way a whole lot of the time. Take the recent case of rapper Flavor Flav (of Public Enemy fame). He agreed to pay more [...]
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It is not a secret that the divorce process can be highly adversarial as one party or the other tries to come out of the process with more money, property or custody rights. However, more and more, couples with children are deciding they don’t want the high levels of stress associated with an aggressive divorce [...]
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Denver, Colo. – Denver family law attorney Bill Thode sees many parents that struggle with the division of parental rights and responsibilities during a divorce. Each spouse jockeys to get full custody of the child and becomes encompassed by this demand. “What’s important to understand is that Colorado courts care about the best interests of [...]
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Denver, Colo. – Child custody laws in Colorado promote frequent and continuing contact between each parent and their children after a divorce. Any parent who violates this principle faces harsh consequences, including contempt of court, fines, custody or visitation modifications, even six months in jail. When parents agree on a reasonable parenting plan, children will [...]
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Parenting time is a relatively new term previously used to describe visitation. In the state of Colorado, all divorced or separated parents are required to have a parenting time schedule on file with the court. Both parents should be given liberal parenting time rights, unless of course it is not in the child’s best interest [...]
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