Latest Blog Posts By Category

• After Divorce

  • My partner and I split. Am I entitled to their social security benefits?

    Codified in the Code of Federal Regulations subsection 404.331, an individual may be entitled to their ex-spouse’s social security benefits. To be ...

• Alimony

  • Spousal Maintenance in Colorado (2022)

    Introduction Alimony, or “spousal maintenance,” as it is called in Colorado, is court ordered payment from the higher-earning spouse to the ...

• Child Custody

  • How does shared custody affect child support?

    Contact Us Divorce Info Child support is financial payment from a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent to provide monetary aid in the care and ...

• Child Support

  • How does shared custody affect child support?

    Contact Us Divorce Info Child support is financial payment from a non-custodial parent to a custodial parent to provide monetary aid in the care and ...

• Counseling

  • Help! I Have a Hearing Coming Up, How Do I Prepare?

    WORD OF DISCLAIMER: This blog is not intended to replace the importance of getting legal advice about your case from an attorney . Rather, this blog ...

• COVID-19

  • Co-Parenting COVID Vaccination challenges- Who makes the decision???

    Contact Us Divorce Info As of November 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the ...

• COVID-19 & Alimony / Support

  • American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Changes to the Child Tax Credit

    The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“Rescue Plan”), signed into law on March 12, 2021, is a comprehensive law that extends and creates several ...

• COVID-19 & Children Issues

  • Co-Parenting COVID Vaccination challenges- Who makes the decision???

    Contact Us Divorce Info As of November 2, 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have approved the ...

• COVID-19 & Domestic Violence

  • What Can YOU Do - Helping the Silent Victims

    “Life’s most urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” – Martin Luther King, Jr. For weeks, experts around the world have been predicting a ...

• COVID-19 & Modifications

  • The Holidays, Your Family and COVID

    It is time once again for family and friends to come together to celebrate the holidays. Unfortunately, this year’s holiday season will be much ...

• Divorce

  • What's in a Name? Changing your own name or your child's name as part of a family law case

    If you are going through a dissolution of marriage or a legal separation, changing your own name is relatively straightforward. Colorado law now ...

• Español

  • Un divorcio mas civilizado y tranquilo

    Usar la mediación como alternativa al litigio La mediación en un entorno de derecho familiar es un procedimiento legal extrajudicial donde un tercero ...

• Estate Planning

  • How Trusts Keep Wealth and Property within Families and Passed to Rightful Heirs

    In the first two Remarriage and Estate Planning Blog articles, we introduced you to Jane and her three biological children, Joe, Mary and Tony. Jane’s ...

• Events

  • Shared Parenting Tips for the Summer

    If you share custody of your children, summer break is one of the best times of the year to spend quality time with your children. As you’re making ...

• Firm Update

  • The Harris Law Firm Named 5280 Magazine’s “Face of Family Law”

    The Harris Law Firm is proud to announce that we have been featured as “The Face of Family Law” in the April 2023 issue of 5280 Magazine . The article ...

• LawYourWay Wednesday

  • How Do I Successfully Get the Court to Consider My Evidence?

    When presenting your case, you will most likely have documents or other things you want the court to consider before coming to a decision. The court ...

• Legal Updates

  • Closing the Boyfriend Loophole: New Federal Gun Legislation Brings Change to Colorado Domestic Violence Law

    Intro (What does the Act do?) On Saturday, June 25, 2022, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (the “Act”), a bill that has ...

• Mediation

  • Family Law Mediation

    If you are involved in a divorce proceeding, you have several different options to help you reach a resolution: trial, settlement conferences, and ...

• Military Divorce

  • Unique Challenges for Military Members During Divorce

    While going through a divorce is always difficult, military members and their spouses face unique challenges relating to jurisdiction, child custody, ...

• Parenting

  • What's in a Name? Changing your own name or your child's name as part of a family law case

    If you are going through a dissolution of marriage or a legal separation, changing your own name is relatively straightforward. Colorado law now ...

• Property Division

  • Estate Planning Post-Divorce: Things to Consider as you Plan for a New Future

    Proper estate planning is important for each of us. A good estate plan saves your heirs the time, heartache, and expense of going through what can ...

• Retirement Plans

  • What is a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)?

    What many people do not realize when they begin the divorce process, is that retirement funds, including pension credits, can be considered marital ...

• Separation

  • What's in a Name? Changing your own name or your child's name as part of a family law case

    If you are going through a dissolution of marriage or a legal separation, changing your own name is relatively straightforward. Colorado law now ...

• Workshops

  • Divorce and End of Relationship Support Group

    Facing down a divorce or the end of a long relationship can be an emotionally draining or traumatic event, but you don’t have to do it alone. The ...