Has either of these scenarios become commonplace in your house since your divorce? Your 8-year old son drags his feet, whines “I want to stay home with you!” and complains about heading to your ex’s for his regularly scheduled weekend visit. Your 15-year old daughter flat out refuses to go. “I want to see my […]
Six Tips for Keeping the Peace with your Ex During the Holidays
Keeping track of child visitation pick-ups and drop-offs with your ex or soon-to-be-ex spouse can be a challenge any time of year. However, when the winter holiday season arrives, with all its festivities, parties, and family celebrations, keeping the peace can become extra stressful and difficult. Here are a few tips on how you might try […]
What If a Parent Doesn’t Exercise Their Court Ordered Parenting Agreement?
When going through a divorce, determining parenting time (also known as visitation) is a major consideration, and involves many factors such as the geographical proximity of the parents, the age of the child or children, and potential limitations such as work schedules, medical issues or other special needs of the parents and / or children. […]
Colorado Child Custody Laws
In Colorado, every divorce, annulment, legal separation, or paternity case that involves children considers the “best interests of the child” when determining child custody and “parental responsibilities.” Parental Responsibilities has two components—1) parenting time (sometimes called visitation) and 2) decision-making. This article focuses on the parenting time component. Family law in Colorado is gender-neutral, meaning […]
How To Co-Parent After Divorce
I recently saw this article, How To Do Divorce Without Wrecking Your Children, posted on Scary Mommy, and it got me thinking. The article outlines some key points on how to go through a divorce without “wrecking” your children, such as getting your children into therapy, refraining from discussing the dirty details of the divorce […]