When you choose to have children with your spouse, you probably don’t think about what will happen if you eventually end your marriage. Most couples conceive their children when they still foresee spending the rest of their life with their spouse. Unfortunately, circumstances and people can change, leaving you worried about how divorce is going to affect your relationship with your children. The good news for people in Colorado considering divorce is that the state typically wants to protect the…
For too many people, co-parenting tends to be fraught with frustration and communication breakdowns. For those who are annoyed the other parent isn’t responding to your texts or calls, that lack of cooperation probably highlights the reason you are not together. Stuff like that can also be a huge emotional trigger. But at the end of the day, both of you want to be excellent parents who follow through. Whether that means knowing a child’s activity schedule or being on…
Every year, many mothers in the US leave the workplace, staying home to raise their families and support their husbands’ career pursuits. Highly-educated women, especially, make considerable sacrifices to put their careers on hold for homemaking and mothering. Much of society backs up women’s choice to become homemakers. More than half as many Americans believe that mothers are better than fathers at caring for new babies. While both men and women recognize the value of caretaking, it’s difficult to put a price tag…
Every year, many mothers in the US leave the workplace, staying home to raise their families and support their husbands’ career pursuits. Highly-educated women, especially, make considerable sacrifices to put their careers on hold for homemaking and mothering. Much of society backs up women’s choice to become homemakers. More than half as many Americans believe that mothers are better than fathers at caring for new babies. While both men and women recognize the value of caretaking, it’s difficult to put a price tag…
There are benefits to multiple parties when you determine and acknowledge the father legally in Colorado. Establishing paternity is important for financial, emotional, psychological, medical and legal reasons. The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse discusses that paternity allows the father to take part in his child’s life, even if he is not currently with the mother. As a legal father, he can request visitation or custody, and ask to help make important life decisions about the child. One of the benefits…
