family law
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Appeals judge asks Colorado Supreme Court to once again clarify magistrate rules
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A member of Colorado’s second-highest court urged the state Supreme Court last week to revise confusing language in the rules governing magistrates, less than two weeks after an attempted cleanup of the rules took effect. Magistrates are judicial employees who are not judges but who handle aspects of cases in the trial courts. Litigants may consent…
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Colorado Supreme Court struggles with rubric for significant reductions in parenting time
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The Colorado Supreme Court attempted to identify on Wednesday the circumstances under which judges may reduce the number of days a parent spends with their child post-divorce without it rising to the level of a “restriction” that requires more rigorous justification under the law. During oral arguments, some members expressed discomfort with a recent Court…
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‘Everything’s fair game’: Justice Melissa Hart speaks about potential family law initiatives
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‘We are really looking actively at what other states are doing,’ says Hart
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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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‘Not gonna pro bono our way out of this problem’: Justice Melissa Hart speaks about solving access to justice
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Justice Melissa Hart and some of Colorado’s leading pro bono advocates spoke last month about the initiatives currently in place to provide legal assistance to unrepresented litigants, and delivered the message that more volunteer hours simply will not aid everyone who requires help. “We are not gonna pro bono our way out of this problem.…
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Ethics, family law and AI: Colorado’s justices, judges speak about appellate do’s and don’ts
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During a pair of events earlier this month, one for young lawyers and one for appellate attorneys more broadly, several of Colorado’s judges and justices provided commentary on subjects ranging from professionalism and artificial intelligence to key developments within the judiciary. Chief Justice Brian D. Boatright also disclosed he will swear in Justice Monica M. Márquez on July…
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Q&A with Angela Arkin | Launch of Colorado’s licensed legal paraprofessional program underway
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Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court approved a framework for a new legal occupation that can represent clients in limited circumstances without a law degree: licensed legal paraprofessionals. On April 30, the first class of LLPs will sit for an exam, and soon afterward will be able to handle aspects of divorce, custody and other…
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Q&A with Angela Arkin | Launch of Colorado’s licensed legal paraprofessional program underway
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Last year, the Colorado Supreme Court approved a framework for a new legal occupation that can represent clients in limited circumstances without a law degree: licensed legal paraprofessionals. On April 30, the first class of LLPs will sit for an exam, and soon afterward will be able to handle aspects of divorce, custody and other…
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Colorado Supreme Court weighs propriety of financial penalties for job-switching lawyers
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When attorney Grant Bursek left his job for a different law firm, his old employer billed him $18,936 – meaning $1,052 for each of the 18 clients he took with him, pursuant to an agreement he signed months earlier. Now, in a first-of-its kind case, the Colorado Supreme Court is pondering whether law firms may charge…