Overview
Allocation of Parental Responsibilities in Colorado Springs
Allocation of parental responsibilities is Colorado's term for custody. These cases decide decision-making and parenting time for unmarried parents or after a divorce, and the court decides them based on the best interests of the child.
We prepare detailed parenting plans that address holiday schedules, transportation, school choice, medical decisions, and communication between households.
When the schedule is contested, we take it to a hearing. We work with child and family investigators, parental responsibility evaluators, and, where appropriate, therapists, so the court hears the full picture.
A protection order between the parents, or a finding of domestic violence, can change how parenting time and decision-making are decided. How protection orders affect custody in Colorado
Filing in El Paso County
Custody cases in El Paso County follow the same case management order as divorces, including the parenting class for parents of children under 18 and mediation for contested issues. Read our El Paso County family court guide.