child custody
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Colorado justices take comments on new family law rules, hear concerns about ‘informal’ proceedings
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The Colorado Supreme Court received generally supportive comments last month from the legal community on a sweeping set of new rules specific to family law cases, but also heard concerns about a proposal to move unrepresented litigants into “informal” trials where different rules apply. During a May 13 public hearing, the justices heard from multiple…
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English seeks to strengthen child visitation for grandparents | FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS
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Rep. Regina English hasn’t seen two of her grandchildren in over six years. English, D-Colorado Springs, said these two of her 10 grandchildren live in Colorado, only a drive away, but a custody dispute between their parents has left English without any access for visitation. Grandparents can petition a court for visitation rights, but the…
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Despite parents, child leaving state, Supreme Court rules Colorado kept jurisdiction in welfare case
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Even though the parents and the child at the center of a welfare case had all left Colorado at the time of the decision, the state Supreme Court on Monday agreed that an El Paso County judge retained the ability to terminate the parents’ legal rights over their daughter. The justices concluded that based on…
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Colorado custody evaluator suspended amid criticism of evaluation industry
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The Colorado State Court Administrator’s Office has suspended a high-profile custody evaluator from continuing to receive court appointments following controversy over his parenting recommendations amid recent media scrutiny of the parenting evaluation industry. Jaime Watman, an official in the State Court Administrator’s Office, in a statement confirmed last week’s suspension of Mark Kilmer from ongoing…
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State Supreme Court agrees to hear El Paso County child welfare case
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The Colorado Supreme Court will review whether a trial court judge in El Paso County had the ability to terminate a mother and father’s parental rights, even though they and their child had moved out of state. The justices agreed in late April to hear the case of E.W., who was two years old in…
