Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide

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About the Guide

The Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide was created by Carl O. Graham, a Colorado Springs, CO divorce lawyer and former Army JAG officer. As a principal in Black & Graham, LLC, a domestic relations and criminal defense firm, Carl heads up the firm's family law practice, and focuses exclusively on Colorado divorce & family law, including military divorce issues. To learn more about our Colorado Springs family law practice, visit the law firm web site at:
www.blackgraham.com.

 

  • Family Law Updates
  • Colorado Divorce & Family Law Guide
    • The D.I.Y. Divorce Guide
      • Get the Forms
      • Instructions for Forms
      • File & Serve Initial Pleadings
      • Provide Financial Disclosures
      • Fill out Agreements, Decree, etc.
      • Initial Status Conference
      • Final Steps (No Children)
      • Final Hearing (If Children)
    • Entering Into Marriage
      • Prohibited Marriages
      • Common Law Marriage
      • Ceremonial Marriage
      • Same-Sex Marriage
      • Designated Beneficiary Agreements
    • Termination of Marriage
      • Grounds for Divorce or Legal Separation
      • Jurisdiction
      • Procedure
      • Divorce
      • Legal Separation
      • Annulment
      • Statutory Injunction
    • Paternity
      • Jurisdiction
      • Paternity & DNA Testing
    • Prenuptial Agreements
    • Bankruptcy & Divorce
    • Children & Custody
      • Jurisdiction
      • Parental Decision-Making
      • Decision-Making Modification
      • Child Custody / Parenting Time
      • Parenting Time Modification
      • Relocation of Children
      • Children Passports
      • Best Interests of the Children
      • Parenting Experts / Professionals
        • Child & Family Investigator / CFI
        • Child's Legal Representative / CLR
        • Parental Responsibilities Evaluator / PRE
    • Asset & Debt Division
      • Division of Property & Debt
      • Pension & Retirement Division
        • Division of 401(k) Plans
        • Division of PERA
        • IRAs (Individual Retirement Accounts)
        • Social Security Benefits
      • Property Settlement Modification
      • Division of Employee Stock Options
      • Vacation & Sick Time
    • Colorado Grandparent Rights & Visitation
      • Legal Standard for Grandparent Visitation
      • Colorado Grandparent Custody Rights
    • Child & Spousal Support
      • Alimony / Maintenance
      • Maintenance Modification
      • Child Support
      • Child Support Jurisdiction
      • Child Support Modification & Termination
    • Protective Orders
    • Useful Links

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Decision-Making Modification

Under C.R.S. 14-10-131, a Colorado domestic relations court shall not modify decision-making responsibility absent a change in circumstances making the modification necessary to serve the best interests of the child. The standard for modifying decision-making responsibility is similar to modifying the majority parent - the established allocation of decision-making responsibility should be retained unless:

  1. The parties agree to the modification,
  2. The child has been integrated into the requesting party's family with the consent of the other party, and the integration warrants the change,
  3. There was a modification of parenting time which justifies the change,
  4. One party has consistently allowed the other to make unilateral decisions for the child, or
  5. The child is endangered by the current allocation of decision-making responsibility, and the advantage of changing residence outweighs any harm such a change would cause.

 

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