by Jessica Woods | Aug 19, 2019 | Divorce, Family Law |
The term “custody”, which in Colorado is referred to as “allocation of parental responsibilities”, is broken down into two components – (1) decision-making and (2) parenting time. Decision making is just that – the ability of each parent to participate in making...
by Jessica Woods | Jul 22, 2019 | Child Support, Divorce, Family Law |
Child support is essentially based on three big factors – the number of children of the relationship, the gross income of the parents, and the overnight (custody) schedule for the child. Mitigating factors include payment of the child’s health insurance, child care...
by Jessica Woods | Feb 6, 2018 | Divorce, Family Law |
Contrary to popular belief, men don’t always pay women maintenance (Colorado for “alimony/spousal support”), and child support isn’t just some random, arbitrary number the court imposes on a parent to punish them. Believe it or not, there’s a point to, and a reason...
by Jessica Woods | Sep 28, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law |
I came across this Huffington Post article recently called When It’s Time to Stop Being Nice to Your Ex. It discusses the underlying causes of why exes sometimes aren’t capable of being nice to each other after divorce – especially when children are...
by Jessica Woods | Jul 15, 2016 | Divorce, Family Law, Litigation |
When I’m speaking to my clients about the Colorado divorce process, I hand them a stack of blank forms that they’re going to come across and eventually have to deal with. It feels overwhelming at first, but all of my clients have come back to thank me for...
