Private School Tuition After Divorce

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Colorado statutes require parents to share the cost of education and childcare following a divorce.

However, many parents still have questions and concerns when it comes to how to pay for their children’s private school tuition after divorce.

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Can I Modify a Child Support Order in Colorado?

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You can modify a child support order in Colorado if you experienced a "substantial and continuing" change in your circumstances since the order was first established or since the last modification of the order.

Keep in mind that, per Colorado law, the change must increase or decrease the child support order's dollar amount by at least 10 percent or more.

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Co-parenting tips to send kids back to school after a divorce

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Co-parenting after a divorce is difficult enough. Your relationship with your ex-spouse evolves, requiring each of you to work with the other and adapt to your new roles.

Communicating and creating consistency for your children is challenging even when a marriage is intact.

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How divorce selfies are affecting how marriages end

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You may have seen them on Instagram or Facebook. Couples posting divorce selfies are attracting a lot of attention and some criticism as well.

Many of the couples are smiling, even mugging for the camera, displaying their signed divorce documents or posing outside the courthouse where they filed for divorce.

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Co-parenting successfully after divorce

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Co-parenting is not always easy, especially if a divorce has been contentious or if the parents' styles of raising children are very different.

Fortunately,

there are ways to successfully co-parent so that children get the happiest, healthiest experience possible.

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The post-divorce parent-teacher conference

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After a divorce the family relationship becomes an evolution, shifting and adapting as you learn new roles and communication techniques with your ex-partner, now co-parent.

This comes with many challenges like the parent teach conference.

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Modifying Child Or Spousal Support Orders In The New Year

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The New Year is a time for new beginnings. For people who have divorced or separated in the past, the New Year presents an opportunity to review child support and alimony.

The court considers many factors in determining whether to approve a modification. Let's take a look at specifics:

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