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Child Custody

Denver Child Custody Attorney

We Wrote the Book on Colorado Divorce and Child Custody Law

The partners at McGuane and Hogan are the authors of the Colorado Family Law Practice Series, a detailed work on the practice of divorce with references to Colorado statutes, cases, and other commentary.

Judges, lawyers, and others the divorce field rely upon this book as the authoritative text on child custody and divorce in Colorado.

Our firm has also written a number of publications on a variety of family law topics such as valuation of assets, child support in high income cases, and custodial parent relocation.

Parental Responsibility | Grandparent Visitation | Custodial Parent Relocation | Child Custody Modifications

Parental Responsibility

Colorado law no longer uses the terms "custody" or "visitation." Instead, in family law proceedings we consider the allocation of parental responsibilities.

1. Decision-making, which includes educational, medical and religious decisions.

2. Parenting time, which avoids the win-lose mentality of child custody and visitation. In Colorado, in all but the most extreme cases both parties will have as least some parenting time.

Usually decision-making responsibilities are shared between the two parties. However, if the parents can't agree, the judge could award sole decision-making responsibility to one parent.

While both parties have parenting time, it may be unequal. The child or children may live with one parent 90 percent of the time and with the other parent 10 percent of the time. The party with the majority of parenting time (meaning overnights) is often called the custodial parent.

Our child custody attorneys believe in creating a unique parental responsibility plan specifically tailored for each family’s needs. Oftentimes, these cases call for an evaluation of parents and/or children before any decisions can be made. We are equipped to offer experienced counsel in these situations and with matters where a child needs a legal representative or child and family investigator.

When the parties are unable to resolve child custody issues, we can explore alternative ways of reaching a settlement.

Grandparent Visitation

Our lawyers are experienced in representing parents, grandparents and other third parties in proceedings where a grandparent or third party seeks child custody and visitation rights.

Parent Relocation

A parent may wish to relocate outside of Colorado following a divorce, taking their child or children with them. Court approval is often required before this can happen. Our lawyers are experience both in requesting relocation and in representing the parent who opposes such a move.

Child Custody Modifications

In any divorce, parenting time, decision-making, and time schedules are subject to the continuing jurisdiction of the court. As children grow, their needs and schedules change. What was in the best interests of a child at age five might not be in the best interests at age 13. If parenting time changes, child support may also be affected.

Contact a Denver child custody attorney at McGuane and Hogan, LLP.

The Denver child custody attorneys at McGuane and Hogan, LLP serve clients throughout Colorado, including Aspen, Colorado Springs, Fort Collins, Boulder, Steamboat Springs, Vail, Grand Junction, Adams County, Denver County, Arapahoe County, Douglas County, Jefferson County, Broomfield County, Eagle County, Pitkin County, Gunnison County, El Paso County and Garfield County