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Denver Colorado Fathers Rights Attorneys

Aggressively Representing Fathers’ Rights in Colorado

Fathers are given virtually the same rights as mothers under Colorado family law. When you are not sure about your rights or obligations, the Colorado father’s rights attorneys at Watson & Associates, LLC can help by effectively advising you about your rights. We have successfully represented unmarried fathers, custody disputes between parents and contested relocation matters.

Our Experience: The Denver attorneys at Theodore Watson & Associates, LLC have successfully litigated some of the most complicated cases. We first seek to resolve the issues without court intervention. However, we are prepared to fight for your rights in court if we have to. Our ability to communicate with our clients sets us above the competition. Our lead family lawyer, Lorraine Stark, brings 20 years experience to your case and she will ensure that our firm understands your position. We give you candid advice and are consistently prepared to fight for your rights.

Our Denver lawyers can provide assistance with:

Establish Your Rights Early. Establishing your rights early can minimize expensive legal battles in the future. Our attorneys will educate you about Colorado family law and how you can establish paternity rights such parenting time, decision making and parental responsibilities. Our lawyers will aggressively fight to protect your rights.

Child Custody Rights: If you are the father, Colorado law allows you to exercise your rights as a parent (married or unmarried). You have equal rights when it comes to your children in Colorado. Our Colorado father’s rights lawyers can quickly address your case as it relates to:

  • Parenting time (formerly called child custody)
  • Decision making
  • Adequate parenting plan for in-state and out-of –state fathers
  • Restraining orders
  • Refusal by other parent to exercise visitation rights
  • Paternity cases involving social services

Why choose Watson & Associates, LLC? As Denver family law attorneys, we have successfully represented fathers in exercising their rights. When you retain us:

  • Free Initial Consultation: 720.941.7200
  • Our attorneys know how to “think outside of the box”
  • You see cost-effective case management
  • Our lawyers communicate effectively
  • Affordable rates

Fathers’ Rights and Child Support: As a practical matter, many fathers are sought after for child support in Colorado. Alternatively, there is not as much balance in providing visitation / parenting time to the father. It is important to understand that:

  • A court may not always have jurisdiction over the father to enforce support
  • Paternity must be established before imputing child support
  • Mother’s cannot unilaterally deny a father’s right to parenting time simply because he is behind on child support

Paternity Testing: f you suspect that you are the biological father of a child in Colorado, contact one of our Denver father’s rights attorneys at Watson & Associates, LLC to protect your right as a father early in the process. We will help you through matters such as:

  • Paternity testing
  • Husbands who are not the biological fathers
  • Other matters unique to your case

Father’s Rights in General:

Paternity in Colorado, once established, offers the father the same legal rights as a married father. The biological father can now petition a Colorado Court for child custody and will also be required to pay child support.

Paternity Proceedings: Under the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA) – C.R.S. §19-4-101, a child is presumed to be the child of the purported father if:

Paternity Presumption: In Colorado, the husband of the marriage is presumed to be the biological father. This can be ultimately proven through DNA testing. Our Denver fathers’ rights lawyers can also represent single individuals who want to establish or disprove paternity. Call us to find out your rights today at 720.941.7200.

The child is conceived or born during the marriage (even if conceived before the marriage) or born within 300 days of the legal termination of the marriage. The presumption of legitimacy of a child born or conceived during the marriage is one of the strongest presumptions at law. There is a presumption of paternity if:

  • The father receives the child into his home and openly holds the child out as his natural child.
  • The father acknowledges his paternity in writing with the court or registry of vital statistics (birth certificate).
  • Before the child’s birth, he and the child’s natural mother married or attempted to marry each other.
  • Genetic testing (paternity test) shows that he is not excluded as the probable father and that the probability of his parentage is 97 percent or higher.
  • A properly administered paternity blood test shows the probability to be 97% or higher that he is the father.
  • The burden of proof is on the mother to establish paternity.
  • Deception by the mother is no defense to a father’s paternity and child support obligations.

Representation throughout Denver & Colorado: Our paternity and father’s rights lawyers serve communities of Denver, Boulder, Aurora, Pueblo, Lakewood, Fort Collins, Cherry Creek, Englewood, Littleton, Arvada, Brighton, Broomfield, Longmont, Littleton, Centennial, Parker, Castle Rock, Larkspur, Colorado Springs, Highlands Ranch, Greeley, Northglenn, Westminster, Golden, Breckenridge, Aspen, Jefferson County, Adams County, Arapahoe County, Boulder County, and Douglas County.

Contact us to Protect Your Rights: Contact our Denver paternity and fathers’ rights lead attorney, who brings over two decades of experience to the table. As with any area of family law, we understand that you need to be sure of any imputed obligations imposed on a father. For additional information on paternity, you can read this link to paternity FAQ.

If you are contemplating challenging or trying to establish paternity, contact our Colorado fathers’ rights lawyers immediately at 720.941.7200.

Additional Online Resources:

Child Custody FAQs Child Custody Interference Types of Child Custody Child Support Determining Visitation Rights Establishing Paternity Glossary How Is the Amount of Child Support Payments Determined? How Is Child Custody Determined? Interstate Child Custody DNA Paternity Testing Child Visitation Rights Who Pays Child Support?