parenting time
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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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Appeals court finds Denver judge relied on unsupported facts to restrict man’s parenting time
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Colorado’s second-highest court concluded last week that a Denver judge made “clearly erroneous” findings about a father’s sobriety and his request for parenting time when she imposed strict conditions on visitations with his children. Following a virtual April 2024 hearing in which both parents were without a lawyer, then-District Court Judge Jennifer Torrington issued an…
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Appeals court says reduction in parenting time, even a substantial one, is not a ‘restriction’
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Colorado’s second-highest court ruled for the first time on Thursday that even if a judge substantially reduces the amount of time a parent may spend with their child, it is not a “restriction” that requires a heightened justification. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals acknowledged that under its interpretation of the law, a…
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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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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…
