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Domestic Relations
Arapahoe County Department of Human Services
Maureen Dempsey
1690 W. Littleton Blvd
Littleton, CO   80120
303-738-8050
E-mail: Domestic Relations




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The Domestic Relations Division provides court-ordered child and family investigator services and evaluations on the allocation of parental responsibilities to assist the Arapahoe County District Court judges and families with devising a schedule outlining what parental rights and responsibilities each parent shall manage following separations and divorce.

We provide:

  • Thorough assessment of families completed by professionals with expertise in divorce and co-parenting issues
  • Comprehensive investigations and evaluations of the comparative capabilities of both parents
  • Family member interviews
  • Interviews and assessments of significant others, step-parents and grandparents, when applicable
  • Home visit with each parent and child
  • Observations of parent/child interactions
  • Interviews of professional and collateral references and background checks
  • Investigations and evaluations for initial court orders, modification of existing orders and post-decree conflicts

Reports can be tailor-made to include:

  • Recommendations according to the court order and tailored specifically for each family
  • Recommendations designed to lessen the parental conflicts around children
  • Written reports with recommendations concerning the division of parental responsibilities and parenting time
  • Recommendations based on data gatheredand summarization of each parent’s strengths
  • Recommendations outlined for Child and Family Investigator CRS 14-10-116.5 and Allocation of Parental Responsibilities Evaluator CRS 14-10-127

Timeline:

Investigations and evaluations are generally completed in 12 - 14 weeks.

Costs:

  • Only a $1,500 retainer, from which services are billed at $45 per hour, unless otherwise ordered by the Court.
  • Court time and testimony fees are billed at $80 per hour.

Human Services Divisions 

Children Youth and Family Services