A spouse’s addiction is one of the many reasons for filing for divorce. When your spouse can no longer control their behavior due to their addiction, which results in physical and mental harm to you and the rest of the family, letting go is sometimes the best option....
How can what you post on social media affect your divorce?
Social media has become a platform where people express themselves and their thoughts openly. While freedom of expression is a civil right, it can be especially influential in civil matters. Your former spouse can use everything you post or share on social media as...
Do divorced co-parents have to enforce the same rules?
You and your spouse are getting divorced, but you’re still going to be co-parents. You have children together, which means that you will need to find ways to cooperate and work together long-term – at least until the children have grown up. But you might be concerned...
How can you enforce child custody orders in Colorado?
Court-issued custody orders are based on the child's best interests, so both parents must abide by them. If you have been granted custody or visitation rights of your child in Colorado, you may wonder what you can do if your co-parent constantly disregards the custody...
Vacation considerations for divorced parents
With summer just around the corner, your thoughts may be turning to some time away. If you have just been through a divorce, it can bring a much-needed change of scenery. However, if you share children with your ex, you need to be aware that if you do not plan...
Why “positive childhood experiences” are needed during divorce
As a parent, you may already be familiar with “adverse childhood experiences,” or ACEs. These are experiences that can occur in childhood that cause so much toxic stress that they can follow a child into adulthood. They can affect a person’s emotional and physical...
3 quick tips to make co-parenting easier
Parents who are going through a divorce have to think about what’s best for the children. The issue is that they may not always agree on this. Sadly, children suffer when their parents can’t work as a team. It’s not always easy to work with an ex, but there are some...
The dangers of talking negatively about your ex to your children
As you go through a divorce, it can be really tempting to try and lash out at your ex-spouse through anger and frustration. Children often find themselves stuck in the middle of their parents as the process unfolds. When you don’t want to talk to your ex, it’s easy...
Can you modify your custody or parenting plan without the court?
When you divorced, you and your co-parent received a court order regarding your children's living arrangements. Colorado law calls this order the allocation of parental responsibilities, but you might know it as a child custody or parenting time plan. The arrangements...
What if your ex objects to a move?
You want to move a significant distance from the town or city that you live in. Maybe you want to move out of the state entirely. The problem is that you are divorced and you share custody of your children. When you make it known that you would like to move, your ex...