Divorce can turn family life upside down and replace stability with uncertainty. This reality can be especially difficult for children. Parents who prepare to help their children through this transition may be able to minimize the negative impacts of their divorce on...
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What are signs of parental alienation syndrome?
If your child resists or outright refuses to have any contact with you despite the fact that you are a kind, loving and supportive parent, you may be the victim of parental alienation syndrome. Dr. Richard Gardner coined the concept of parental alienation back in 1985...
How does parental alienation syndrome affect your child?
Dealing with the aftermath of a divorce is hard on anyone. But sometimes, parents lose sight of the important things. For example, many deprioritize their child's best interest in their pursuit of revenge. This is an all too common story that happens any time parental...
When is it time to modify your child custody arrangement?
Whether you set a child custody arrangement through mediation or a court-appointed judge determines the terms of your parental responsibility, you may think it is set in stone. However, just as life situations change, so can the terms of a child custody arrangement....
How does Colorado calculate child support?
Understanding Colorado's child support guidelines can help you budget for life after divorce as a parent. The state requires both parents to provide financial support for minor children and determines a fair child support amount depending on parenting time and other...
Should my family consider nesting?
If you are going through a divorce and have children, it is highly likely that you will share custody of them with your ex spouse after. Co-parenting is in the best interest of the children most of the time, but it can be a struggle on multiple levels. One way that...
Can you prevent parental alienation syndrome?
When couples with children divorce, hurt feelings and contention can cause a ripple effect and impact the entire family. One situation you might encounter after you divorce and attempt to co-parent with your ex-spouse is parental alienation syndrome, where the other...
Modifying your parenting plan requires a material change in circumstances
Once your divorce is finalized, your life may change in ways you did not expect. If you have children, you may find that you need to change your current parenting plan to better suit the needs of your child, as a result of these life changes. Not all life changes...
Addressing parenting time interference in a custody plan
Parenting plans can be difficult agreements to craft even when Colorado co-parents agree about the best interests of their kids. Sharing time with children and coming to terms with compromises over their upbringing can be hard when co-parents can no longer remain in...
A quick look at Colorado’s child custody evaluation
Child custody cases can be highly contentious. As a result, parents will oftentimes try to draw out the worst in each other, airing all of their dirty laundry in court. Of course, many parents are able to negotiate a child custody arrangement and avoid putting the...
