CO

Based on 2024 legislative amendments, we did the following in our Colorado Custody section:

• Revised How will a judge make a decision about allocation of parental responsibilities? to add the following:
  • a judge should not consider information or recommendations that are biased; and
  • either party can file a motion to ask the judge to interview the child in the judge’s chambers in order to find out the child’s wishes as to parenting time.
• Revised Can a parent who committed abuse against me or my child get parental responsibilities? to add that when considering the judge considers the safety and well-being of the child and the abused parent, it includes their physical, mental, and emotional condition and needs.
• Revised If an allocation of parental responsibilities order is already in place, how can I get it changed? to add that a judge can order a litigant who files a frivolous motion to pay the costs of the other party’s “licensed legal paraprofessional.”
• Revised What can I do if the other parent violates the order? to add that a judge can order the losing party on a motion for contempt to pay the costs of the other party’s “licensed legal paraprofessional.”

Spanish coming soon.