If something happens so that you’re incapacitated and can’t speak to the doctors, medical decisions may still need to be made. This could happen if a young person is severely injured in a car accident, for instance, or if an older person suffers from a heart attack or...
Every parent wants to spend time with their children. It's perhaps why parenting time gets the spotlight in most divorce proceedings. However, the decision-making ability of a parent in their children's lives is equally vital. Decision-making can either be a sole or...
You love to watch movies and you’ve invested tens of thousands of dollars in a massive collection. You want to pass this collection on in your will. You’d like to give it to your children along with all of your other multimedia equipment, such as a surround sound...
The months when a teen is learning to drive can be anxious for parents. When you’re divorced, that anxiety is likely to be heightened. You’ll likely be splitting up the time you’re out on the road with your teen behind the wheel, but communication between you and your...
While divorce is often in the best interests of both spouses, it can take time to heal after a separation. Adults tend to have time to prepare for this but children don’t always see it coming. There is a lot of pressure on children to plant building blocks for their...
If you have started thinking about what's going to happen to your possessions and your financial assets after you pass away, you're probably thinking about writing a will. This is the most common estate planning document, where you can list out the items that you own...
When you got married, you meant it when you said, “forever and always.” That’s why the uneasiness you’ve been feeling lately has taken you by surprise. As you sit and sip your morning coffee, you find yourself wondering, “Are we headed for divorce?” Sometimes the...
One of the most common things that people say when asked why they don't have an estate plan is just that they'll do it later. They're putting it off for some particular reason, just procrastinating or they just think it isn't important to do it yet. They may believe...
You originally got married in a different state, where you and your spouse met. Perhaps it's where you grew up. Maybe you just went there for school and then got married after college. No matter how it happened, you are no longer living in the state where you tied the...
If a loved one dies without leaving a will or estate plan behind, it is called intestacy or dying intestate. In most cases, the absence of a will means that the Colorado probate court will decide who receives the decedent’s estate (assets, property, etc.). Probate...
