Colorado Family Law Project

09/13/2022

Mediation? What's that? Check out our newest post if you've been ordered to schedule mediation in your family law matter.



https://www.coloradofamilylawproject.com/mediation-whats-that/

10/28/2016

Parenting FTW.

08/01/2016

Are you thinking about (or in the middle of) divorcing a narcissist? The term gets thrown around pretty freely, but narcissism is a very particular kind of personality disorder.

Read all about it, and how to deal with it, in this month's New York Times Well Book Club feature.

Being married to a narcissist can be tough. But it’s even tougher if you try to divorce a narcissist, which is the topic of the latest Well Book Club.

07/25/2016

How do you teach your kids about failure and failing? Do you think it's important for them to experience failure?

Incorporating failure into parenting

07/25/2016

What sorts of superpowers do you think your kid has as a result of shared custody?

(Also, if your current Parenting Plan isn't working, let's chat. We might be able to make it a little better.)

Growing up across two households with two distinct sets of customs has made me observant and adaptive: I’m bilingual, in a sense.

07/19/2016

We'll be at Denver Legal Tonight helping walk-ins with family law questions!

Legal Night is a great place to start if you're about to file, or in the middle of a case. Attorneys are available for all sorts of areas, including immigration, criminal defense, house/landlord/tenant and family.

Denver Legal Night is an open house where volunteer attorneys provide free legal and referral information to people who cannot afford legal services. Areas of law addressed commonly include…

07/18/2016

Yikes! A Canadian couple's fighting got so bad that their judge quit!

Remember, not all battles in family court are worth escalating or fighting for. Think through what is really important to you in your case and identify healthy, positive ways to communicate those issues.

We're here to help you create those healthy, positive ways to communicate. Give us a call.



http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/divorce-judge-breastfeeding-court-1.3679397

First they drove each other nuts. Now a bickering Lower Mainland couple have pushed the patience of a provincial court judge beyond the breaking point. In an unusually frank decision, Judge Bruce Dyer has broken up with the pair. It's not them, he says - it's him.

07/16/2016

"The person who is best suited to us is not the person who shares our every taste (he or she doesn’t exist), but the person who can negotiate differences in taste intelligently — the person who is good at disagreement. Rather than some notional idea of perfect complementarity, it is the capacity to tolerate differences with generosity that is the true marker of the “not overly wrong” person. Compatibility is an achievement of love; it must not be its precondition."

What do you think of Alain de Botton's argument? Did you or do you think you will marry the wrong person?

Embrace a philosophy of pessimism. Every human will disappoint you, and you’ll do the same to them.

07/14/2016

Have a mediation coming up? Here are our two cents on making the most of it.

Mediation is required in all family law matters in the State of Colorado. In post-decree cases, mediation is often a requirement before a party may file with the Court

07/14/2016

If you're older and divorced, you might qualify to receive Social Security benefits on your ex-spouse's record (even if he or she has remarried).

Had this conversation with a client today and she was pleasantly surprised. Don't pass up a good opportunity because you didn't know it existed! Check out the SSA website to see if you qualify.

Social insurance is rad isn't it?

(You're welcome.)

Social Security delivers a broad range of services online at socialsecurity.gov. We have a proud history of protecting the integrity of our programs and service to the public.

07/11/2016

Have you ever represented yourself in court? What was your experience like?

07/07/2016

If you think family law is all stress and frowns, know it has its endearing moments too.

On June 8th, five-year-old Danielle Koning got a fairy tale ending with some help from fairy tale characters at her adoption finalization hearing. Sarah and Jim Koning of Grand Rapids, Michigan finali