Child Custody Modification
The attorneys at Philip Goldberg PC represent clients in child custody modification proceedings, including modifications to parenting time and decision-making for the children. If you are involved in a modification proceeding or have questions about the modification process, contact us to schedule a consultation.
Modification of Parenting Time or Decision-Making in Colorado
Colorado has eliminated the concept of “child custody,” and in its place substituted the concepts of “parenting time” and “decision-making” for a child. It was thought that the term “custody” connoted a sense of ownership over the child and distracted from the proper focus, which is the parents’ responsibilities to their children. A modification proceeding may impact parenting time, decision-making, or both.
Modification of Parenting Time
The court may modify a previous order granting or denying parenting time rights if the modification is in the child’s best interest. The court may not restrict a parent’s parenting time with a child unless it finds endangerment to the child’s physical health or emotional development without the restriction.
The court may not modify a parenting time order that substantially changes the parenting time arrangement, as well as the party with whom the child resides the majority of the time, unless at least one of the following occurs:
No motion for a substantial change in parenting time that would also change the party with whom the child resides a majority of the time may be filed if a prior motion requesting the same relief was heard by the court within the previous two years unless the court finds that the child’s present environment endangers their physical health or significantly impairs their emotional development.
Modification of Decision-Making Responsibilities
To modify an order allocating decision-making responsibility for the child, one of the following conditions must have occurred:
Neither party may file a motion to modify decision-making responsibilities if the court heard a prior motion requesting the same relief within the previous two years unless the court finds that the child’s present environment endangers their physical health or significantly impairs their emotional development.
How A Family Law Attorney Helps with Child Custody Modification
Colorado law requires certain criteria to be met in order to modify parenting time or decision-making.
The attorneys at Philip Goldberg PC have extensive experience litigating custody modification cases.
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Experienced Family Law Attorney
The attorneys at Philip Goldberg PC are family law attorneys serving clients in the Denver metropolitan area. They understand the complexifies involved in determining and enforcing parenting time and decision-making rights and have extensive experience litigating child custody modifications. You do not have to face these issues alone. Let our attorneys fight for what means the most to you.
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