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By: Sarah T. McCain With the myriad of potential new client interactions I have engaged in over the last decade, one of the most often asked requests is “I want to change custody.” But what does that really mean? What does it look like? Generally, people are referring to wanting to change the primary residence…

Child support in Colorado is based off of worksheet calculations (governed by specific guidelines/formulas set forth in the statute, 14-10-115). One factor that impacts child support calculations is the number of overnights each parent has with the children. For many cases, all children are on the same schedule. In those situations, you take the number…

By: Stephen J. Plog In Part 1 of this article, I analyzed the generalities of how bonus and commission income are treated in Colorado child support cases. To recap, bonus and commission income are specifically enumerated in Colorado Revised Statutes 14-10-115 as income which can be included in a child support calculation. I also discussed…

By: Curtis Wiberg Every state has adopted what is known as the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). In cases where parents may reside in different states, this uniform act helps establish which state’s courts have jurisdiction to make determinations affecting the custody of the parties’ minor children. Once one state’s jurisdiction has…

By: Stephen J. Plog In the vast majority of Colorado divorce or custody cases I have litigated over the years, child support is an issue to be resolved. Child support is calculated based on a statutory formula, with the primary variables being the income of each party, the number of children, the number of overnight…

By: Stephen J. Plog As indicated in various, previous posts over the years, one of the primary issues which can arise in any divorce case is the division of marital property. While reading the news the other morning, I came across a story regarding the case of an English couple battling over their divorce and…

By: Curtis Wiberg Sometimes a high profile divorce can help teach a lesson on key issues that exist in an everyday Colorado divorce. The divorce proceeding currently underway in Texas involving Denver Bronco wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders is one such case. Gabriella Sanders filed for divorce in October 2016, in Texas. Within the last two…

By: Jessica A. Bryant Serving in the military can have unique impacts on your Colorado divorce or custody proceeding ranging from questions as to the proper state in which to file, special protections for service members, and questions regarding retirement account division. In Part 1, I discussed the impact military service has on the state…

By: Stephen J. Plog When starting the practice of law almost two decades ago, the issues of truth, perjury, and false claims were something I may have heard about in law school, or perhaps seen on TV or in a movie. Scenes of the witness on the stand or the accident victim faking injury to…

By: Sarah T. McCain At the commencement of the New Year, various revisions to Colorado child support statute came into effect. Changes to the ability to claim a non-joint child on the child support worksheet was covered in a prior blog post. The other revisions to this statute, while seemingly small in nature, should be…