parenting
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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 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 drops case over parental deadlock in school choice
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The Colorado Supreme Court will not hear an appeal that questioned whether judges may decide where children are to attend school when their divorced parents cannot agree. The court’s dismissal of Hakiowskie Flores’ petition came after a Jefferson County judge reluctantly agreed with a recent decision out of the state’s Court of Appeals that found…
