Evans Family Law Attorney

Colorado’s laws become personal when it’s time to make critical legal decisions that impact your family’s future. It’s important to have skilled, knowledgeable representation when navigating any family court case in Evans or the surrounding Colorado region. The Evans divorce attorneys at The Law Office of Stephen Vertucci, LLC understand the anxiety our clients face when bringing to court a matter that truly hits home.

Whether it’s a divorce in Colorado, a child custody dispute, or the enforcement or modification of an existing order, the Evans family lawyers at The Law Office of Stephen Vertucci are ready to become your legal advocates throughout the process. Contact our Evans family lawyers today.

Why Choose Our Family Lawyers in Evans?

Our Evans family lawyers take a client-centered approach to every family law matter, always respecting your human dignity even under trying circumstances. With the Law Office of Stephen Vertucci, you’ll find the following:

• A legal team with a mission to protect Colorado families by seeking a low-conflict resolution whenever possible, without compromising our client’s desired outcome
• We uphold the court’s standards in making family court decisions in a child’s best interest
• We are experienced Colorado trial lawyers ready to put our years of knowledge, skills, and acquired resources behind your case
• As a proud member of the Colorado Eighth Judicial District Domestic Relations Best Practices Committee with a history of satisfied clients, we put a well-respected voice behind your family law case in Evans

When the outcome of a legal matter significantly affects your family’s future, turn to the Colorado family lawyers who are ready to fight for a favorable outcome that aligns with your goals.

What Colorado Family Law Cases Do We Handle at The Law Office of Stephen Vertucci?

Our highly-qualified legal team specializes in the following Colorado family court issues:

• Divorce
• Child custody
• Child support
• Contested divorce
• Uncontested divorce
• Annulment
• Child relocation
• Modification of existing orders
• Alimony (spousal support)
• Civil protective orders
• Legal separation
• Military divorce
• Inheritance laws
• Emergency orders
• High-asset divorce
• Division of marital assets
• Divorce mediation
• Prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements

We are the top-tier family lawyers in Evans to turn to for all your family law matters. 

What to Know About Contested and Uncontested Divorce In Colorado Family Court

Once spouses come to the conclusion that divorce is inevitable, there are two ways to move forward, depending on their ability to communicate and compromise effectively. When spouses are able to negotiate with each other and can reach agreements on all aspects of their divorce, they may choose an uncontested divorce. In an uncontested divorce, the spouses and their attorneys decide on the following terms:

• Child custody, with a workable shared parenting time plan
• Child support under the state’s guidelines
• The fair and equitable division of their marital assets and debts
• Spousal support (alimony) if it’s appropriate for their circumstances

In many cases, a professional mediator helps divorcing spouses to reach an out-of-court divorce settlement agreement so they can move forward without going to court. In most cases, a judge simply signs off on a mutually agreed-upon divorce settlement agreement unless they find it egregiously unfair to one spouse, not in the child’s best interest, or suspects that one spouse signed the agreement under duress.

If divorcing spouses cannot reach a settlement agreement, they take their unresolved disputes to court in a contested divorce. Each side presents their arguments and evidence in court, and a judge carefully considers the evidence before making a decision and signing their decisions into enforceable divorce orders.

Your Evans family law attorney from the Law Office of Stephen Vertucci will represent your interests in all aspects of navigating an uncontested or contested divorce in Colorado.

What are Colorado’s Standards for Child Custody Decisions?

Colorado courts make all child custody decisions in the best interests of the child. The law in Colorado describes the best interest of the child standard under § 14-10-124 in the following way:

“It is in the best interest of all parties to encourage frequent and continuing contact between each parent and the minor children of the marriage after the parents have separated or dissolved their marriage.”

Under this standard, the court offers a variety of popular shared parenting-time schedules. 

It’s important to note that this is a “rebuttable standard,” meaning the court understands that it’s not always possible or even advisable for both parents to have equal custody. If one parent believes that the other parent is a danger to the physical or emotional well-being of their child, they may present their arguments and evidence in court for a judge to decide. A judge may determine that one parent should have primary custody, while the other parent has visitation privileges. In cases of physical or emotional abuse, neglect, chronic addiction, or criminality, the court may restrict a parent’s custody completely or allow only supervised visitation.

How Do Spouses Divide Their Assets In a Colorado Divorce?

Colorado’s divorce laws require spouses to divide and distribute their marital assets in a way that’s “fair and equitable” if not precisely 50/50. Under this law, each spouse may retain separate assets, such as property or accounts belonging to them during the marriage or inherited by, or gifted to them, during the marriage; however, it’s important to speak to your attorney about how commingling a separate asset may give your spouse the right to claim a portion of the asset. 

All assets and debts accumulated during the marriage are subject to fair and equitable division during the divorce process.

Spousal Support (Alimony) In a Colorado Divorce

Unlike child support, spousal support is not an automatic obligation in Colorado divorces. Instead, a judge considers the individual circumstances of the marriage. Making a decision requires a judge to consider the following factors:

• The duration of the marriage
• The total income of both parties
• Each party’s share of the marital assets
• Whether one spouse stays home with small children or has left the workforce
• If one spouse supported the other’s education and career advancement at the expense of their own, or to care for the home and children

A judge may order temporary spousal support during the divorce process and then consider permanent alimony orders during the divorce.

How Can a Family Law Attorney In Evans Help?

The dedicated family legal advocates at the Law Office of Stephen Vertucci are ready to help you navigate any family court matter, including all aspects of marriage law, divorce, child custody, and support. Call our Evans family law firm today to speak to an attorney about the details of your case.