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While not very common, there are circumstances in Wheat Ridge, Arvada and across Jefferson County where a judge may order retroactive child support after it is specifically requested. Retroactive child support means a parent will be required to pay child support to...
Hiring a Wheat Ridge or Jefferson County divorce attorney to handle your Colorado dissolution of marriage is not a requirement of the law, but common sense. Those who choose to handle their divorce themselves end up spending more money and time trying to resolve...
Whether you are preparing to ask a Jefferson County judge to only allow your children to have supervised visits with their non-custodial parent or you want to fight allegations that you should only have supervised parenting time with your child, you need an...
It is common knowledge that when a couple divorces in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, or Mountain View, one spouse may have to make payments to the other in the form of spousal maintenance payments (alimony) or child support. When one party decided to get remarried, there are...
Making decisions about your children's health, schooling, and overall care can be difficult when parents are separated or divorced and at odds with each other in Wheat Ridge, Golden, and Arvada. Normally, these would be decisions you would discuss with your partner...
During a Wheat Ridge, Arvada, or Golden divorce, you may hear the term 'discovery.' Discovery is the collection of information and documents related to a case in the Colorado Court system. Whether a criminal case, a child custody case, or a dissolution of marriage -...
Sometimes, a Wheat Ridge, Arvada, or Lakewood divorce is expected after a lengthy separation and discussion of a marriage dissolution as the next step. Other times, one party is blindsided after being served with divorce papers. Either way, there is always a sense of...
When it comes to child support in Wheat Ridge, Arvada, and Lakewood, there is a complicated formula the Jefferson County Court uses to determine whether one parent owes child support to another during a divorce, annulment, or legal separation. The calculation is based...
Filing for a Wheat Ridge divorce in Jefferson County Court while pregnant means there will be a separate set of issues that the Court will address. While some of the issues are similar to those addressed in a Colorado divorce where children are involved, others are...
Often, when referring to child custody in Jefferson County Courts, you will hear the phrase 'allocation of parental responsibilities' or APR. Previously, child custody was the legal responsibility to care for a child and is composed of two parts - legal and physical...