Decision-Making
What is Decision-Making? The ability of parents to make a binding, major decision concerning the child. Courts will allocate decision-making […]
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Child Custody, General
Custody
What is Custody? Custody has been replaced with the term “parental responsibilities,” which encompasses both parenting time and decision-making. Related
Common Law Marriage, General
Common Law Marriage
What is Common Law Marriage? Colorado recognizes common-law marriage. A common-law marriage is treated just the same as a marriage
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Civil Protection Order
What is a Civil Protection Order? Commonly referred to as a “restraining order,” civil protection orders are issued to protect
Child Support, General
Child Support
What is Child Support? A payment from one parent to another parent of minor children as a contribution to the
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Child and Family Investigator (CFI)
What is a Child and Family Investigator (CFI)? A court-appointed investigator whose role is to collect relevant information needed to
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Best Interests of the Child
What is “Best Interests of the Child”? This is the legal standard that is used in Colorado to determine the
arbitration, General
Arbitration
What is Arbitration? This is a method of alternative dispute resolution involving the use of a neutral third party (“arbitrator”)