C.R.C.P. Overhaul: Practical Impacts on Divorce, APR, and Post-Decree Practice | Episode 229

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Colorado Family Law Rule Changes: What Divorcing Families Need to Know In this episode of Divorce at Altitude, Ryan Kalamaya and Amy Goscha discuss major proposed changes to Colorado’s family law procedural rules. Amy shares insight from her two years of work on the project, explaining why Colorado is moving toward a more family-specific set of court procedures and how these changes could affect divorcing parents, attorneys, self-represented parties, and other family law professionals. Ryan and Amy break down why the current civil rules often do not fit family law cases well, especially when children are involved, and how the proposed rules aim to make the system more efficient, more understandable, and more responsive to the realities of divorce and parenting disputes. Episode Highlights Why Colorado Is Updating Family Law Rules Amy explains that the main motivation behind the project is recognition that families entering the court system have different needs than parties in general civil litigation. The Problem With Using General Civil Rules in Family Law Cases Colorado currently relies heavily on broader civil procedure rules, even though family law disputes are fundamentally di