GUSTAFSON LAW OFFICE Colorado Springs, Colorado    El Paso County Robert D. Gustafson  *  Attorney at Law  *  Colorado Springs WELCOME perhaps I will become your attorney   INDEX - COLORADO FAMILY LAW Email Attorney  Attorney Vita Phone (719) 260-1002 Fax (719) 260-1003  **  Toll Free (800) 410-1002 Hours Consultation Terms Retainer Documents Directions Maps Travel * Trade Area

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Divorce and Legal Separation	Common Law Marriage	Adoption **  Step Parent ** Grandparent	Adoption - Straight
Paternity	Support Enforcement	Domestic Abuse Restraining Orders	Sealing Civil Court Records
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FAMILY LAW

DIVORCE AND SEPARATION

Legal Terms Grounds Legal Residence Annulment - Invalidity Common Law Marriage Procedure   *   e-Filing Legal Separation Removal of Spouse from Marital Residence Discovery & Court Case Management Demeanor Parental Responsibilities Parenting Time Preparation for Court Proceedings Child Custody & Visitation Child Support and Related Expenses Support Enforcement Alimony - Spousal Maintenance Mediation Arbitration Separate vs Marital Property - and - Division General Information Marital Violence and Domestic Abuse Safe House Treatment - Remedial Agencies & Help Divorce Recovery Workshops Extra-Marital Affair Realistic Time Frames Do I Need An Attorney? Attorney Fees & Costs Award or Denial of Fees & Costs

COLORADO COMMON LAW MARRIAGE

Synopsis Effect Primary Case Law Affidavit of Common Law Marriage Divorce Legal Separation Annulment Paternity - Legal Parentage

ADOPTION - STEP PARENT

General Information Best Interest of Child Procedure Petition Background Check Decree Finality Voluntary Relinquishment consent of non-residential birth parent Involuntary Termination non-residential birth parent non-support or abandonment Notice of Proceedings notice to non-residential birth parent No Promises non-residential birth parent or family Access to Adoption Information Court File, Adoption Agency or Registry Adoption Considerations lay person perspective Client Fact Sheet & Background Ck Do I Need an Attorney? Estate Planning Filing Fees & Birth Certificate Expenses Attorney Fees & Costs   Client Document Management

ADOPTION - GRAND PARENT & RELATIVE - KINSHIP

General Information Background Check Guardian Ad Litem Expedited Hearing - Termination Voluntary Relinquishment consent of each birth parent Involuntary Termination residential birth parent consent * non-residential parent abandonment or non-support Best Interest of Child Petition - Facts to Be Established Pleadings & Procedure Decree Finality Notice of Proceedings notice to birth parents No Promises non-residential birth parent or family Access to Adoption Information Court File, Adoption Agency or Registry Adoption Considerations lay person perspective Estate Planning Multiple Children to be Adopted Filing Fees & Birth Certificate Costs Self Help - Forms & Research Do I Need an Attorney? Client Fact Sheet & Background Ck Instructions & Documents - Start Grandparent Adoption or Kinship Adoption Attorney Fees and Costs Client Document Management

ADOPTION - STRAIGHT No Prior Family Relation

Straight Adoption Relinquishment Statute Adoption Considerations Unrelated Straight Adoption Not Included in Practice

PATERNITY Legal Parentage

Common Law Marriage Legal Terms & Principles Prior Conduct Child from Extra-Marital Affair Procedure Filing the Lawsuit Process Service Jurisdiction and Venue When to File the Lawsuit Parties to the Lawsuit Statute of Limitations Bar to Non-Paternity Defense jurisdiction - state with power to decide the lawsuit venue - county in which lawsuit should be brought Paternity Determination Presumption of Paternity Genetic Testing Paternity Decree Child's Lawful Surname Other Potential Legal Proceedings Divorce from Present Spouse Domestic Violence Criminal Proceedings Domestic Abuse Civil Restraining Order General Information Child Support & Related Expenses Court Proceedings "Palimony" or  Maintenance Property & Residence Allocation of Parental Responsibilities & Parenting Time Explicit Images Created During Relationship Mediation Arbitration Client Document Management Paternity Selected Statutes & Rules Do I Need an Attorney? Attorney Fees & Costs How Do We Do This & Time Frames

FAMILY SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT Child Support & Spousal Maintenance Enforcement Divorce Property Division & Debt Enforcement

General Information Available Enforcement Proceedings Discovery & Court Case Management Client Document Management Interstate Support Enforcement Registration of Foreign Decree Registration & Enforcement of Foreign Judgment Incoming Case - Support Order out of State Obligor Living in Colorado Outgoing Case - Colorado Support Order Obligor Living Out of State Government Child Support Enforcement Units CSE Administrative Powers   Do I Need an Attorney? Attorney Fees & Costs Procuring Court File Welfare Information

DOMESTIC ABUSE RESTRAINING ORDERS index moved to civil litigation - follow link to access index   SEALING CIVIL COURT RECORDS Domestic Abuse Restraining Orders index moved to civil litigation - follow link to access index

MEDIATION & ARBITRATION

Mediation Arbitration

FAMILY LAW SELF HELP  &  PRO SE CLINICS

CFIT - Mandatory Class MANDATORY IF CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED Single Parent Rights & Responsibilities Child Support Issues Pro Se  I  - Starting Your Divorce Pro Se  II - Finalizing Your Divorce Adoption Pro Se Class General Information - Clinics Maps & Directions Legal Forms

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