You’re getting divorced from your child’s other parent — or maybe the two of you were never married. Either way, the relationship is over. While you agree that your ex should remain involved in your child’s life, you don’t intend to seek child support. After all, you earn a good living and can support your child. Why haggle over child support when you are trying to cut ties with your ex? Your child deserves the support of both parents Even…

You’ve always been close with your spouse, so when you found out that they had been sleeping with someone else, you were furious. It was like your friendship and marriage were shattered at the same time. That break in trust eventually led to where you are today, considering a divorce. You want to leave and start fresh, because you don’t think you can get over what happened and trust your spouse again. It’s not just you in this relationship, though….

As of July 1, 2020 certain sections of Colorado’s child support guideline statute will be added so that additional fees are to be shared under the statutory authority. Additional fees to be shared through extraordinary adjustments to the schedule of child support or through reimbursement between the parties in proportion to their adjusted gross income will include: Mandatory school fees for labs, books, materials, computers, testing, or activities directly related to the child’s education, but not uniforms, meals or extracurricular…

There are several remedies to collect unpaid child support and maintenance whether it is for a period of a few months or several years. Depending on the circumstances you have several options available to you and either filing contempt of court or reducing unpaid support payments to a consolidated support judgement may be options for you. Each monthly support obligation becomes a judgment when due/owed and not paid each month. As the judgment is automatic by statute, you can file…

Having a child in Colorado outside of wedlock may make some parentage issues complicated. If you have a child while unmarried or if your husband is not your baby’s natural father, you may want to go through the steps to establish legal paternity. While establishing paternity does not by itself provide you with child support, it may make it easier for a court to order support sometime in the future. There are also several other potential benefits to establishing paternity….