Divorce Blog

By: Michelle L. Searcy As a family law attorney who has been practicing for more than ten years, I hear a lot of allegations made between parties. A particularly difficult dilemma for parties and their attorneys arises when someone is actively involved in alienating children from the other parent or when a party believes the…

By: James C. McTurnanThe judge in a divorce case has the unenviable task of disentangling the lives and livelihoods of spouses who are unable to reach agreements on their own. Often, the lives of divorcing spouses are complex, and it is not unusual for any case to have its fair share of challenging issues. However,…

By: Jessica A. Saldin, In any family case, so much focus is put on going through your case and getting to the final orders, but what happens when you get an order and you aren’t happy? This article lays out your option when you get an order from the court that you do not agree…

By: Sarah T. McCain While recently reading the entertainment section of the news, I came across a story highlighting the divorce of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Clearly most of their issues were not those that the average individual can really relate to. However, there were some items that you see in many high conflict…

By: Plog & Stein PC Chances are if you are considering divorce, you are facing difficulties in your marriage that you don’t believe you and your spouse will be able to overcome. Perhaps you have even made the decision to divorce, but are unsure what the best time to file is. Here are some facts…

By: James C. McTurnan If your child custody case involves children of Native American decent, there could be more to your case than just the ins and outs of Colorado family law. The Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (ICWA), a federal statutory section, addresses the rights of Indian tribes with respect to custody determinations…

By: Jessica A. Saldin It is not uncommon for people facing the end of a marriage or break-up of a relationship to contemplate moving out of state- either for a fresh start, to be nearer to family, or other reasons. We often have people facing a divorce or custody case asking if they would get…

By: Stephen J. Plog As indicated in many previous Plog & Stein blog posts, Colorado Revised Statutes indicate that parents have a legal obligation to provide financial support for their children. This requirement is manifested in child support orders flowing from child custody, divorce, or stand-alone child support cases. Monthly child support amounts are calculated…

By: Sarah T. McCain In the past several years there has been a renewed focus on mental health care and those going through divorces or custody cases are not immune to those issues. It is incredibly common for a parent to seek the assistance of a therapist to discuss these often complicated emotional issues. Children…

After over twenty years of practicing family law in the Denver area, I’ve seen all sorts of odd situations. The stories I could tell range from run-of-the-mill tales of spouses behaving badly to the truly bizarre. Of course, I cannot tell those stories due to the oath of confidentiality taken at the outset of my…