When you’re recovering from an injury you received in an accident—whether from a car accident, a slip and fall incident, medical malpractice, or from a defective product, you want to focus on your recovery and not a contentious lawsuit in a courtroom. Fortunately, only about 2% of personal injury cases end up in courtroom litigation. The vast majority of personal injury cases in Colorado settle out of court through negotiations between an experienced Westminster personal injury attorney and the insurance…

Parents understand that children and teenagers sometimes engage in impulsive behaviors and often act without thinking. Teenagers also tend to enjoy rebelling against authority and employing outrageous behaviors to impress their friends. Studies show that the human brain isn’t completely matured beyond childhood impulsive behaviors until at least the mid-20s, but how long are parents legally responsible for the actions of their offspring, and just what does this legal responsibility entail? Even when children aren’t held to account in criminal…

Almost no one walks down the marriage aisle expecting the journey to end in divorce court, but the most recent statistics show 3 divorces per every 1,000 Colorado residents in a year. When a couple comes to the realization that divorce is inevitable in their situation, they may investigate the process of divorce in Colorado and begin looking at the approximate cost. While the amount of legal and attorney fees may seem daunting, most divorcing spouses realize they could end…

In today’s world of blended families, there are more and more step-parents who have developed strong bonds with the stepchildren they’ve helped to raise. But what happens when a blended family ends up in a divorce? What rights does a step-parent have when they wish to maintain a close, loving relationship with a stepchild? Sadly, Colorado family courts operate under the presumption that step-parents do not hold the same parental rights as biological parents. Instead, a stepparent seeking visitation rights…

Divorce is never an easy time. It’s distressing for everyone involved, but for innocent children who played no part in the divorce decision, it’s life-altering and immensely difficult. Children should never have to shoulder the burden of their parent’s choices during the tumultuous time during and after their parents’ divorce. Most parents understand how upsetting divorce can be for children and do their absolute best to protect them, but for some parents, the need to hurt the other parent and…