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A divorce turns one household into two, but when it comes to filing taxes, both divorced parents cannot claim their children as dependents during the same tax year. Under the IRS’s “One taxpayer, one dependent” law, when divorced parents file their taxes separately, only one parent can claim their child as a dependent per tax…

Divorce is difficult for all spouses who decide to end a marriage and divide a household, but when the spouses are also parents, separating a household also means sharing children between two homes. No aspect of divorce is as emotionally fraught as child custody. While once courts favored mothers as primary caregivers for children, today’s…

A judge’s decisions on child custody in Colorado are legally binding and enforceable. Still, Colorado courts acknowledge that sometimes circumstances substantially change. In some situations, the court may agree to alter a child custody plan based on significant long-term changes in one or both parent’s circumstances or a change in a child’s needs. Colorado Family…

Adapting to life after divorce is challenging for parents. It takes time to feel comfortable with parenting schedules, pick-ups and drop-offs, and adjusting to the new normal of one family in two households. But what happens when one parent’s career or personal life requires a big move outside of the area or out of the…

Courts in Colorado make all family court decisions in the best interests of children, including decisions on adoptions, foster care, child custody, and legal guardianship. Child custody and the legal guardianship of children are similar cases in family court. They both involve decisions about who provides a home for a child, cares for their daily…