Frequently Asked Questions About Divorce and Custody Issues
Answers to common questions that explain what you will experience when you file for a divorce and/or when a divorce is filed against you, including how the court determines what will happen with issues about children of your marriage.
By: Colorado Legal Services - Northwest Project
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How do you ask the court to determine who has what parental responsibilities (custody)?
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These are the instructions and forms you need to use to ask the court to determine Parental Responsibilities (Custody). (You need Acrobat Reader to open the forms in this packet. Scroll down and click on the Acrobat icon to download a copy.)
By: Colorado State Judicial Branch
Custody Preparation for Moms
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This sites' focus is on helping and educating protective mothers. The information on this site is not intended to be legal advice.
By: custodyprepformoms.org
How to File Contempt of Court in Domestic Cases
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This site has instructions and forms you need when filing contempt of court citations. Please make sure you read the instructions before downloading the forms you need. You must have Adobe Reader on your computer. If you do not, go to www.adobe.com, look for the icon "Get Adobe Reader", click on it and follow instructions.
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
Modification of Domestic Relation Orders - video
Watch this bilingual video resource to learn more about requesting changes to existing parental court orders.
By: Colorado Legal Services - Denver, CO
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Changing Visitation or "Parenting Time"
How to change, reduce or restrict visitation - child is living with you.
By: Colorado Legal Services
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Spanish / Español
Emergency Legal Assistance for Victims
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Aiding victims through trauma intervention, emergency legal assistance and advocacy, crisis court support and intervention services.
By: Project Safeguard
Information and forms about Parenting time, Divorce and more
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This page contains links to more information about parenting classes in Colorado, filing fees, divorce actions without children or where custody of the children is uncontested, and parenting time.
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
Important Information on Parenting Time in Colorado
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This handbook will provide important information on Parenting Time in Colorado. Please reference the Table of Contents to find the information relevant to your situation. (You need Acrobat Reader to open this document. Scroll down and click on the Acrobat icon to download a copy.)
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
A Father's Guide to Child Support
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This handbook serves to help fathers
understand how child support works. Children have the right to receive support from both parents and do not lose that right when a parent is not in their home.
By: CDHS, Division of Child Support Enforcement
What is a Contempt Citation?
When someone files a contempt citation against you, it means they are asking the Judge to punish you because they believe you have violated a court order.
By: Colorado Legal Services
Free Legal Information from LawLine9
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This program is designed to provide information on options, legal information and suggestions where the individual may go for legal assistance. They are designed to aid understanding of legal issues and not designed to provide specific legal advice for individual circumstances.
By: Denver Bar Association
Appropriate Dispute Resolution
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This information will help you learn about the many options you have when you are involved in a dispute.
By: Colorado Bar Association
Office of Dispute Resolution
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If you have a legal dispute, the Office of Dispute Resolution (ODR) may be able to help. This link will take you to their homepage. The ODR exists to establish and make available dispute resolution programs and services within the Colorado Judicial Branch.
By: Colorado Judicial Branch
A List of Questions to Ask Before You Hire an Attorney
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Questions you should think about asking before hiring an attorney to represent you in your divorce and/or custody matter.
By: National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
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