On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Jun 29, 2020 | Child Support
Even though Colorado has standard child support guidelines which are supposed to make child support orders predictable and fair, they do not always make figuring child support easy. For example, many Colorado residents will have some special situation that makes...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Apr 27, 2020 | Child Support
Each year many parents in Colorado face an issue that can cause stress and contention: child support. Whether the parents of the child in question were ever married or not, a split in the relationship will likely lead one of the parents to make a claim for child...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Mar 9, 2020 | Child Support
Divorcing couples in Colorado, as well as couples who have never been married, oftentimes run into one of the most controversial family law issues in court: child support orders. Most parents love their children and want what is best for them, but the idea of paying...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Feb 14, 2020 | Child Support
Whether two Colorado parents are married, separated, or divorced, they are both expected to contribute to the financial needs of their children. That means that if the parents live apart from each other they must work out an arrangement to share money between...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Dec 20, 2019 | Child Support
When couples in Colorado separate or divorce, both parents are often concerned about what will happen to their children. In most cases, one parent will leave the family home, bringing about questions of which parent will have custody of the children. In these cases,...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Oct 9, 2019 | Child Support
When parents in Colorado divorce, they may be worried about the process of negotiating child support. Unfortunately, media depictions of adversarial divorces may be the cause of this concern. While court battles between a divorcing couple may attract public interest,...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Aug 15, 2019 | Child Support
Colorado residents who are seeking child support may need to establish paternity. This is true if the alleged father of the child was not married to the mother at the time of conception or birth. In most cases, DNA tests are used to establish paternity because of...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Aug 1, 2019 | Child Support
Noncustodial parents in Colorado and throughout the country may try to use a tactic called voluntary impoverishment to avoid paying child support. This may involve a person failing to hold a job or taking jobs that don’t maximize his or her earning potential. If...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Jun 18, 2019 | Child Support
In Colorado and across the United States, failure to pay child support becomes an issue when it is difficult to find the supporting parent. It is important to ascertain the noncustodial parent’s physical address, and locating the noncustodial parent involves...
On behalf of Danielsen Westhoff, PC | Apr 23, 2019 | Child Support
While every state has its own formula for calculating child support, most of those formulas are broadly similar. In Colorado, the formula takes into account the income of both parents, the number of kids and expenses that might include daycare and medical care....
