There is a difference. Legally, custody is decision making, that’s the power of parents to decide things such as health, education and welfare issues for their minor children, whereas physical custody is more of a residential schedule. Where is the child going to sleep on a certain day, where will the child’s clothes be hanging? […]
Child Custody
At what age can a child choose which parent he or she wishes to live with?
At what age can a child choose which parent he or she wishes to live with? The age of majority in Colorado is 18 for parenting time and 19 for child support. Legally the court loses jurisdiction to enforce parenting time once a child has reached 18 years old. There are exceptions to this like […]
How does joint custody work?
A custody agreement, joint or otherwise, is reduced to writing so that both parties have an understanding of the agreement. This writing is called a parenting plan. Parenting plans outline regular parenting time, vacation time, holiday time, decision making for both major and day to day decisions, relocation issues, contact between the parties and the […]
How does a divorcing couple decide child custody?
Every case begins with the best interests of the children. In reaching a parenting plan that is in the children’s best interests, we look to several factors including the history of the parties, the parties’ schedules, the children’s schedules, and other factors reflecting the needs of the children. We look to their schedule for soccer, […]
How does a divorcing couple decide on sole or joint custody in Colorado?
Want to know how a divorcing couple decides on sole or joint custody in Colorado? Read on to see what implications follow in this process.
Can parents have equal rights and decision making powers regarding their children?
It is absolutely possible for both parents to have equal rights and decision making powers regarding their children regardless of whether or not their time is split between homes. Parents have equal rights, that’s it, they have equal rights unless a court has deemed one parent unfit or a danger to the child. Parents usually […]
Can primary parenting rights be taken away?
Primary parenting rights can be taken away from the parent to whom they were originally assigned and awarded to the other parent. There are many reasons that someone would experience a change in primary care. The basic answer, which might seem too simplistic is that life happens. If the primary parent becomes unable or even […]
Are the terms custody and parenting time interchangeable in Colorado?
Custody refers to parenting time and decision making, custody is an all encompassing term which has a lot of different facets to it. Parenting time would be physical custody, while decision making would be legal custody. If you’re speaking as custody as whole it would be both of those things together although they can be […]
What’s the difference between joint legal and joint physical custody in Colorado?
In Colorado there’s a difference between legal custody and physical custody. Custody is basically broken down into these two categories of legal and physical. Legal is the right to make decisions about the child’s care, education, health and religion, while physical custody is the actual time the child spends with either parent. Custody issues are […]
Under what conditions will a judge grant visitation or custody of a child or a grandchild?
Any non-parent who meets the standing requirements can bring claim for parental responsibility. A grandparent is considered a non-parent. The Supreme Court case Troxel talked about the presumption in favour of a parent over a grandparent. In Colorado the statute has been expanded so long as the party has met the standing requirements, that they […]
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