No one really anticipates that their marriage journey will end at divorce court, but when a divorce becomes the inevitable conclusion to a marriage, the next step is often determining which spouse should file for divorce. Depending on the unique circumstances of the breakup, some divorcing spouses race to be the first spouse to file, believing it gives them either an advantage or the emotional high ground, while others may feel reluctant to be the first to take the step…

When divorcing couples in Colorado have children, the court must determine each parent’s responsibility to contribute toward the children’s expenses, based on their parenting time schedule or custody and visitation arrangement. Child support is an amount of monetary support one parent must pay the other to contribute toward the expenses of raising children. The state uses guidelines to arrive at a presumptive amount of child support based on the number of children, the amount of time that each parent has…

Any injury is traumatic and painful, but when you’ve suffered serious or even life-altering injuries due to the negligence, reckless actions, or purposeful wrongdoing of someone else, it’s even more devastating. Even as you move forward from the frightening immediate aftermath of the accident, you’re likely to have painful procedures, surgeries, and medical treatments to deal with right when the bills are piling up and you aren’t able to return to work. Still, as much as you might need to…

Divorce is a complicated matter even under the most amicable of circumstances, but divorce often becomes contentious when matters of child custody arise. No parent relishes the idea of an impartial judge setting the parameters of their time with their own children, but family court judges in Colorado are tasked with making these difficult decisions. What’s already a difficult circumstance for parents to navigate becomes much more complex when one parent faces pending criminal charges. Some Colorado parents ask, “How…

Ciancio Ciancio Brown, P.C. (CCB) is pleased to formally announce Marc Kaplan’s first anniversary since joining the firm’s team. Kaplan is a preeminent trial and appellate lawyer, mediator, and arbitrator having practiced for almost 40 years. Marc practices primarily in the areas of family law and legal malpractice. Marc is the Past President of the Colorado Trial Lawyers Association, represented Colorado as the State Delegate to the Family Law Section to the American Association for Justice, is past Vice President…