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Domestic Relations
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.
Contact:
| Maureen Dempsey, MA |
| Domestic Relations Division |
| Arapahoe County Department of Human Services |
| 1690 W. Littleton Blvd., Littleton, CO 80120 |
| Phone: 303-738-8050 | Fax: 303-734-4303 |
| Email:Maureen Dempsey |
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