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Child Custody Cases

• Parenting Plan
• Emergency Orders
• Temporary Orders
• Permanent Orders
• Modification of Parenting Time
• Relocation
• Termination of Parenting Rights
• Enforcement of Child Custody Orders
• Unmarried Parents
• Grandparents' Rights

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Child Custody

Colorado courts do not use the phrase "child custody". Instead, you will hear about parenting time and decision-making authority. The distinction is exactly what it sounds like, and together both concepts equate to what is commonly referred to by non-lawyers (you know: normal people) as child custody.

In the past, the court awards custody to the primary parent, or the one who spends the most time with the children, leaving out the other parent and making them seem like a seasonal visitor. After the changes, the court focuses on the healthy sharing of responsibilities, including making the decisions regarding the children's education, health, religion, extra-curricular activities etc. and spending parenting time, which used to be called visitation, with the children.

Child Custody Cases includes:

• Parenting Plan
• Emergency Orders
• Child Custody - Temporary Orders
• Child Custody - Permanent Orders
• Modification of Parenting Time
• Relocation
• Termination of Parenting Rights
• Enforcement of Child Custody Orders
• Unmarried Parents
• Grandparents' Rights