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Colorado Springs Traffic Lawyer: Should You Pay or Fight a Ticket?

Driving is a great privilege and convenience, but there are many rules that every Colorado driver has to obey to keep everybody safe on the road. It doesn’t mean that every traffic violation that’s issued is legitimate, and there are times when people receive tickets or citations unnecessarily.

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How Do You Find the Best Divorce Attorney for Your Case?

If your marriage is ending, and you find yourself searching the internet for the “best divorce lawyer near me,” I know it can be a challenge. How do you find the right lawyer for you?

Your Divorce Lawyer is on Your Team, the Judge is Not

Your Divorce Lawyer is on Your Side, but What is the Role of the Judge in a Divorce?

While choosing the best Colorado Springs divorce attorney is important in determining how things will go in your divorce, few people have more of an impact on the Colorado divorce process than the judge. In this article, we explore the role of the Judge during a divorce in Colorado Springs.

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Tips for Your First Christmas After Divorce

The holiday season is about many things, including family and traditions. But divorce can tear families in two, disrupting lifelong traditions for adults and children alike. It can make that first Christmas during or after a divorce an emotional rollercoaster.

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What Do Colorado Courts Consider When Calculating Child Support?

How is child support calculated in Colorado? This short guide explains the guidelines and formulas that judges use to determine amounts each parent will need to contribute to the child’s upbringing.

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Collaborative v. Contested Divorce: What’s the Difference? Which is Right for Me?

If you are researching collaborative vs contested divorce we salute your willingness to consider alternatives approaches to divorce in Colorado.

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Tips for Finding the Best Divorce Lawyer in Colorado Springs

You won’t have a hard time finding divorce lawyers in Colorado Springs; there are hundreds. Finding the best divorce lawyer in Colorado Springs for you, however, can be much more challenging.

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Religion, Homeschooling & Other Considerations for Colorado Child Custody Agreements

Child custody agreements are a major part of many Colorado divorces. Parents may lose sight of or not even consider long-term, big-picture issues that can dramatically shape the child’s life and raise intense feelings between the parents.

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Stalking, Divorce and Protection Orders in Colorado

Stalking is a serious crime in Colorado. Whether the stalking occurs before, during, or after divorce proceedings, victims and potential victims need protection from the torment stalking can cause. While imperfect, Colorado law provides tools that can help shield spouses and their children from...

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Drug Crimes and Child Custody in Colorado Springs

Colorado Child Custody Agreements Involving Drug Crimes The consequences of a conviction for drug crimes in Colorado can be severe: hefty fines, time behind bars, and a criminal record and stain on your reputation which will follow you for years and could limit employment and other opportunities....

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What should I know about spousal maintenance in Colorado?

When is Spousal Maintenance Awarded in a Colorado Divorce? “The economic lives of spouses are frequently closely intertwined in marriage and… it is often impossible to later segregate the respective decisions and contributions of the spouses. Consequently, awarding spousal maintenance may be...

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Grandparent's Rights in Colorado

Ask any grandparent and they will tell you how much joy their grandchildren bring to them. Whether called grandma and grandpa, baba and poppy, or nana and pop-pop, grandparents form special bonds with their children’s children, and the time they spend together is irreplaceable and priceless....

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Divorce Lawyer vs. Divorce Mediator: Which is Best for Your Colorado Springs Divorce

There is no such thing as “one size fits all” when it comes to Colorado Springs divorce. Every person, couple, and marriage is unique. The problems that led to the end of a marriage, and the attitudes of each spouse as the divorce process begins, will play a big role in determining how a divorce...

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How Does “Voluntary Underemployment” Affect Colorado Child Support Obligations?

How “Potential Income” is Used to Determine Child Support Obligations Divorce can bring out the worst in people. Underhanded actions and tricks designed to hurt the other spouse and gain an advantage in the proceedings are all too common. In many cases, a spouse will engage in devious tactics to...

Underhanded Colorado Divorce Tricks to Look Out For - And Avoid

All is not fair in love and war, and divorce involves the end of the former and all too often the beginning of the latter. The end of a marriage can bring out the worst in people who feel angry, betrayed, or victimized by their spouse. While divorce is rarely pleasant and sometimes quite...

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How Will a Colorado DUI Affect My Child Custody?

There are many consequences that follow an arrest and conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) in Colorado. Hefty fines, court-ordered rehab, limits on or loss of your driving privileges, and jail time may all lay ahead. But a DUI can have repercussions well beyond what the judge in your...

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How to Modify Child Support After a Colorado Divorce

The agreements and final divorce decree that lay out the respective rights and obligations of spouses are based on the circumstances that exist at that time. This includes the determination of child support. But life moves forward after the ink dries on your divorce papers, and the world as it was...

How Do You Qualify for an Annulment in Colorado?

Marriages end. The legal process of ending a valid marriage – whether the marriage lasted for 20 years, 20 months, or 20 days - is called divorce. Sometimes, however, marriages never existed in the first place. In other words, people can enter into a marriage that is invalid in the eyes of the...

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Moving On: Understanding Parental Relocation in Colorado

Picking up stakes and moving residences has been part of the American story since those Pilgrim families jumped off the Mayflower and moved to Massachusetts. Individuals and families remain mobile to this day, moving for a wide variety of reasons – job opportunities, to be close to relatives, or...

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Does a Child's Preference Matter in Colorado Custody Decisions?

When parents in Colorado decide to get divorced, their kids don’t get a say in whether their parents’ marriage will end, even though their lives will be upended and forever changed because of it. That doesn’t mean, however, that children don’t have feelings or opinions about the matter, especially...

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