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Parenting Time (child custody) in Colorado
Castle Rock and Colorado Springs parenting time (child custody) attorney James Townsend talks about what the court considers when making a determination on parenting time for minor children.
Free Legal Aid provides useful information about child custody. In addition to the video here, be sure you check out other resources.
In Colorado, child custody is known as “allocation of decision-making responsibility” and “allocation of parental responsibility.” The allocation of responsibility is awarded by the court based on what is in the best interests of the child. When awarding parental responsibility, Colorado courts are not rewarding one parent and punishing the other. In Colorado, several types of parental responsibility arrangements are available, including sole responsibility, joint responsibility, or a combination of sole and joint responsibility. check to learn more.
Child Support and Visitation in Colorado
In Colorado, the courts follow Colorado Revised Statutes 14-10-115 as a basic layout of the rules for determining the amount of child support. In Colorado, if the non-custodial spouse violates the visitation order, you may file an order to hold him or her in contempt of the court. check to learn more.