Under Rule 121 "moving counsel and any self-represented party shall confer with opposing counsel and any self-represented parties before filing a...

Do I need to include my spouse's income in a redetermination for child support?

No child support is based only on the incomes of the parents, not that of new spouses.

Can I request to schedule a status hearing after I return to the country?

A lot will depend on which county the case is being heard. In most counties the first step will be the scheduling of an Initial Status Conference...

In Colorado you can only voluntarily relinquish your rights (terminate the parent-child relationship) if it is part of a step-parent adoption and...

Do I have to return diamond on my wedding ring

In Colorado any property that you received by gift are your separate property, not marital. The rings are a gift and therefore are your separate...

Can a stepparent adoption still happen?

The grounds for terminating a parent-child relationship in a step-parent adoption are that the biological parent either abandoned the child for one...

Can I give up court-ordered patenting time without being guilty of child abandonment in Colorado? I would still pay child suppo

If the mother remarries and her new husband would want to adopt your children then the Court may terminate your parent-child relationship and allow...

Child support

Child support is based on a formula where you simply input each parent's monthly gross income, any work-related child care costs that either of you...

What do I need to show the Court that I am disabled?

You would have to have the opinion of physician that you are physically unable to work. The modification would be retroactive to the time you...

Single parent for 5 years. There's been no help or contact from the "mom" his entire life. Is this grounds for abandonment?

While it appears that the "mom" has abandoned the child (no contact for at least one year), you can only terminate the parent-child relationship of...