divorce
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Appeals court finds judge did not punish man for religious beliefs when giving ex-wife parenting authority
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Colorado’s second-highest court last month rejected a man’s claim that a Larimer County judge unconstitutionally penalized him for expressing religious beliefs critical of homosexuality when she awarded parental decision-making to his ex-wife. District Court Judge Laurie K. Dean gave Brandon Ribble’s ex-wife broad decision-making responsibility for the couple’s children as a result of their divorce.…
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Colorado justices leave question unanswered of who should handle interstate couple’s divorce
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The state Supreme Court acknowledged its decision on Monday, involving a Denver judge’s erroneous finding that she had jurisdiction over a divorce between a Nebraska man and his Colorado wife, did not answer the question of how a court could, in fact, handle the case. “In our review, we found no straightforward answer to this…
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Pitkin County judge wrongly held mother in contempt, appeals court finds
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A Pitkin County judge issued a faulty contempt order that revoked a mother’s parenting time for three summers without addressing the required factors, Colorado’s second-highest court ruled earlier this month. After Vanessa Kirianoff-Brown did not transfer custody of her child to her ex-husband over two holiday weekends, he moved to hold her in contempt of…
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Denver magistrate may resolve dispute between parents over whether to vaccinate child against COVID-19, appeals court says
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Colorado’s second-highest court last week clarified that trial judges need not find a child is endangered before they break an impasse between two parents who cannot agree about which course of action is best. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals agreed a Denver magistrate appropriately sided with a father who wanted his child…
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Colorado Supreme Court takes up El Paso County criminal case
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The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will hear an appeal out of El Paso County questioning how criminal defendants can challenge the validity of an order to pay restitution to their victims, if the order occurs beyond the legal deadline. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to review…
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Denver judge wrongly jailed man over child support payments, appeals court finds
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A Denver judge jailed a man for 12 days over his failure to make child support payments, but she disregarded the procedural requirements and safeguards for holding someone in contempt, the state’s Court of Appeals determined. District Court Judge Nikea T. Bland ordered Rory Fitzgerald Carpenter to jail in January 2022 after a hearing in…
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Lauren Boebert disputes reports describing how her husband reacted when served with divorce papers
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert said Wednesday that news accounts detailing what happened when a process server attempted to serve divorce papers on her husband Jayson were inaccurate. The Rifle Republican confirmed Tuesday that she filed for divorce from her husband of nearly 18 years, calling the decision “truly about irreconcilable differences” and adding that she wasn’t…
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Colorado Supreme Court intervenes in case of father who spent only 2 hours with children in 2.5 years
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In a brief order issued last week, the Colorado Supreme Court granted relief to a father who has only spent two hours of parenting time with his children since November 2020, stemming from the strict terms of his 2018 divorce. When Jason Strong divorced his wife, Kassandra Webb-Galarza, an Adams County judge created three phases…
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State Supreme Court upholds discipline against divorce attorney for misconduct
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The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld multiple findings of misconduct against a Denver divorce attorney for prioritizing her own payment above her client’s interests, going so far as to conceal a check she should have disclosed to the other side. Following proceedings before the state’s presiding disciplinary judge last year, Brenda L. Storey received…
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Appeals court decides 2-1 on standard for restricting parents’ custody
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A divided panel of the state’s Court of Appeals has clarified the circumstances under which judges can restrict a parent’s time with their children, in a case complicated by the contradictory orders of a Jefferson County magistrate. Under Colorado law, a divorced parent can ask a judge to restrict their ex-spouse’s custody if there are…
