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COLORADO SPRINGS TRIAL LAWYER
experienced and professional attorney - 29 years private practice in Colorado state and municipal courts

ROBERT D. GUSTAFSON
ATTORNEY AT LAW
6538 Charter Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918-1335

Phone (719) 260-1002
Fax (719) 260-1003  *  Toll Free (800) 410-1002

FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY
Colorado Springs, Colorado  

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SELF HELP FAMILY LAW CLINICS - EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO
MANDATORY PARENTING CLASS
Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado
Pikes Peak Region  *  Surrounding Colorado Counties  *  Southern Colorado  *  Front Range  *  Continental Divide  *  Eastern Plains
PRIVATE ATTORNEY
NOT
A CLINIC PROVIDER

Attorney welcomes legal representation inquiries
please do not call thinking this office is a family law clinic or provides identified classes

 

 
WEBPAGE INDEX - FAMILY LAW SELF HELP CLINICS - EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO
CFIT - MANDATORY CLASS - CHILDREN General Information SAFEHOUSE
Pro Se I  - Starting Your Divorce Legal Forms Recovery Workshops
Pro Se II - Finalizing Your Divorce Adoption Pro Se Class Do I Need an Attorney?
Single Parenting and Child Support CLINIC MAPS & DIRECTIONS
 

ATTORNEY POLICIES
 Cases Outside Colorado Springs - Travel
 No Pro Bono Assistance  *  No Installment Payment 
 Legal Advice Limited to Clients - Not General Public
 
Representation Now - Another Attorney or Self
 
Attorney Representation & Declined Matters
 
Post Decree Representation

 

Colorado Springs Dissolution of Marriage Self-Help Clinics & Pro-Se Clinics - do it yourself Colorado dissolution of marriage, legal separation, annulment, custody, visitation, child support, alimony, property division, debt division, El Paso County, Colorado family law courts


FREE CLINICS 
FOR PERSONS REPRESENTING THEMSELVES
IN DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE LAWSUITS

        The pro-se clinics are a public service at the courthouse sponsored by the El Paso County Combined Courts and the El Paso County Bar Association to assist persons in dissolution of marriage actions.  An adoption class has been added.  The clinics are referred to as pro-se - that means self representation without legal counsel.  There is no sign up, simply appear with a smile on your face - it's absolutely free.

        Assistance with Other Family Law Matters.  Volunteer attorneys frequently answer questions regarding other family law matters during the first 30 minutes while a video is shown or at the end of the clinic.  examples - adoption, paternity, child custody, support enforcement, restraining orders.  

        Attorneys volunteer their time and appear without compensation to answer questions or assist in filling out paperwork if time permits.  To avoid the appearance of solicitation and make certain the public perceives this as a strictly volunteer activity, usually the volunteer attorneys neither identify themselves except by first name nor accept cases from a clinic.

ADDITIONAL CLINIC INFORMATION
for answers to questions regarding any clinic - call either below agency

El Paso County Combined Courts

El Paso County Bar Association

 

MAPS & DRIVING DIRECTIONS
COMMUNITY RESOURCE LOCATIONS

at the linked site, type in the address of the location for which you seek a map or driving directions

DRIVING DIRECTIONS & LIMITED MAPS
first site via MapQuest
DRIVING DIRECTIONS & LIMITED MAPS
second site via Microsoft MapPoint
DRIVING DIRECTIONS & MAPS
third site via FindLaw

MANDATORY CLASS
Children and Families in Transition (CFIT)

formerly the Parenting Class

final orders will not be entered or hearing set unless class is completed

 
THIS CLASS IS MANDATORY FOR
ALL PARENTS WITH CHILDREN
WHO ARE FILING FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE

regardless of whether or not case is settled or parties agree
 
2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
* *   AND   * *
3rd Friday of each month
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
 
El Paso County Judicial Complex
270 South Tejon Street  -  West Tower  -  Jury Assembly Room W113
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-2203
 
Questions ??? -  El Paso County Combined Courts  **  Clerk of Court Phone: (719) 448-7577 Ext 0
status: mandatory  --  cost: paid for both parents by petitioner with initial filing fee  --  MAPS & DIRECTIONS
 

IF ONE PARENT RESIDES OUT OF STATE

Contact the local court for a parenting class or if none, then an equivalent program must be arranged with a local social worker, child therapist or psychologist.  Proof of attendance will be required to obtain a final decree.


PRO-SE 1
FORMS  *  STARTING YOUR DIVORCE
overview of divorce process and initial forms
volunteer attorneys are present to answer questions/help fill out paperwork if time permits

 
1st and 3rd Thursday of each month
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
 
El Paso County Judicial Complex
270 South Tejon Street  -  West Tower  -  Jury Assembly Room W113
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-2203
 
status: voluntary  --  cost: free  --  MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Questions ??? -  El Paso County Combined Courts  **  Clerk of Court Phone: (719) 448-7577 Ext 0


 

PRO-SE II
FORMS  *  FINALIZING YOUR DIVORCE
overview of divorce after service of process and interim to finalization forms
volunteer attorneys are present to answer questions/help fill out paperwork if time permits

 
CANCELED
 
El Paso County Judicial Complex
270 South Tejon Street  -  West Tower  -  Jury Assembly Room W113
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-2203
 
status: voluntary  --  cost: free  --  MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Questions ??? -  El Paso County Combined Courts  **  Clerk of Court Phone: (719) 448-7577 Ext 0

SINGLE PARENT
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
CHILD SUPPORT ISSUES
assistance with legal forms pertaining to custody and/or child support issues for single parents

 
2nd Thursday of each month
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
CALL PRO SE CENTER (719) 448-7710 TO VERIFY CLINIC HAS NOT BE CANCELED
 
El Paso County Judicial Complex
270 South Tejon Street  -  West Tower  -  Jury Assembly Room W113
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-2203
 
status: voluntary  --  cost: free  --  MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Questions ??? -  El Paso County Combined Courts  **  Clerk of Court Phone: (719) 448-7577 Ext 0

ADOPTION PRO-SE CLASS
overview of adoption process and forms
volunteer attorneys are present to answer questions/help fill out paperwork if time permits

 
3rd Wednesday of each month
12:00 Noon - 1:30 pm
CALL PRO SE CENTER (719) 448-7710 TO VERIFY CLINIC HAS NOT BE CANCELED
 
El Paso County Judicial Complex
270 South Tejon Street  -  West Tower  - 
Div. Z Courtroom No. 260 - 2nd Floor
Colorado Springs, CO  80903-2203
 
status: voluntary  --  cost: free  --  MAPS & DIRECTIONS
Questions ??? -  El Paso County Combined Courts  **  Clerk of Court Phone: (719) 448-7577 Ext 0
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LEGAL FORMS AND INFORMATION

SELF HELP LEGAL FORMS hardcopy packets and on-line forms
        a.  Dissolution of marriage, paternity & genetic testing, adoption, allocation of parental responsibility, parenting time, child support guideline computations, civil injunction, including domestic abuse.  My office is computerized, therefore I will not use these forms.
        b.  Any person may obtain a packet of family law legal forms:                        
                1.  Hardcopy Legal Forms - local access to forms
                2.  Colorado Supreme Court Legal Forms - available by internet download
                3.  Colorado Supreme Court Child Support Guideline Computation Worksheets - on-line instructions & downloads or 
                4.  Child Support and Spousal Maintenance Software  (commercial site - cost involved & computer installation required)
                5.  Military and Civil Service Defense Employee Pay and Benefits - links to military and civil service defense employee pay and benefits
                6.  Form DD-2058 - affidavit of residency.  Obtain at your finance office or refer to link.  Military personnel must claim Colorado as their home of record to file for dissolution of marriage in Colorado.
 
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       Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS) are available in the local law library supported by the El Paso County Bar Association - you may ask a librarian for assistance in locating statute books.
        Colorado Bar Association - additional on-line legal research
 
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        Governmental agencies contact information - refer to my primary website Courts and Government Agencies Community Resources page.
       
Additional community resources, links and Colorado forms - refer to my primary website Resources Gateway page.
 

WHERE CAN I FIND THE LAW?
Self Help - Free Links to Legal Research
Free Self-Help Clinics
Colorado Courts - Forms - Divorce, Paternity, Support & Family - Index & Download
Colorado Courts - Forms - Restraining Orders Domestic Abuse - Index & Download
The above links are provided as a public service, but if you attempt "do it yourself" dissolution
please refer to attorney policy

ALTERNATIVES TO PRIVATE LEGAL COUNSEL

        1. The El Paso County Bar Association sponsors the Call-A-Lawyer Program. On the third Thursday of each month from 7pm to 9pm you may call (719) 471-0380 and obtain free legal advice by telephone from an attorney. As the program is a public service, to avoid the appearance of solicitation, the attorney will not identify himself or herself, but will answer your questions. You may ask the attorney if he or she is competent in domestic violence defense. The phone is the same as Pikes Peak Legal Services / Arkansas River Legal Aid, however local attorneys staff it only at the hours given. Do not call at other times as the legal aid office does not handle criminal matters. This is free.

        2. The El Paso County Bar Association sponsors the Lawyer Referral Service Program. You may call (719) 636-1532 during normal business hours and receive a referral to an attorney for a first consultation. Ask the cost of the consultation, if any. You may possibly find a slow pay private attorney through this program if payment of fees is a problem; mention your needs when calling. The private counsel slow pay list may be maintained by the public defender's office.

        3.  Pikes Peak Legal Services / Arkansas River Legal Aid - local legal aid.
                a.  If you are indigent, you may qualify for representation by the local legal aid office.  This is free or low cost.
                b.  If you are indigent, you may qualify for assistance pro se classes (representing yourself and completing paperwork) in your dissolution of marriage, paternity, custody, support or restraining order case. This is free or low cost.
                c.  If you are indigent, you may qualify for pro-bono (free) representation.  Local legal aid maintains a list of attorneys who are willing to accept a limited number of cases on a pro-bono basis.  Pro-bono attorneys reserve the right to seek attorney's fees and costs from the opposing party.
                        "Call a Lawyer Program" same phone - LIMITED HOURS - 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm on 3rd Thursday of every month.  See ALL CASES (1) above.

        4.  CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT or SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT.
                a.  You may qualify for assistance by the local governmental Child Support Enforcement Unit (CSE).  Refer to link for contact information.
                b.  Refer to the Support Enforcement page for information pertaining to enforcement by private counsel of child support, spousal maintenance or property / debt orders.

        5.  SELF HELP LEGAL FORMS hardcopy packets and on-line forms

        6.  SELF HELP CLINICS  Link to above clinics dates, times and locations.

        7.  Additional community resources, links and Colorado forms may be found by accessing my primary website Resources Gateway page.


Divorce Legal Separation Support Enforcement
Child Support Paternity Step Parent Adoption Restraining Orders
Debt Collection Sealing Civil Records Sealing Criminal Records Criminal & Traffic Defense
 

 

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HOMEPAGE

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GUSTAFSON LAW OFFICE TOPICAL WEBSITES
 
COLORADO DUI DEFENSE - DWAI & DEAC COLORADO DRUNK DRIVING DEFENSE MIP - UNDERAGE ALCOHOL
TRAFFIC TICKET DEFENSE HIT AND RUN DEFENSE DRIVING UNDER RESTRAINT COLORADO SPEEDING TICKET DEFENSE
COLORADO DRIVER LICENSE DEFENSE COLORADO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DEFENSE SHOPLIFTING & THEFT DEFENSE
COLORADO SPRINGS PROSTITUTION DEFENSE NUISANCE FORFEITURE DEFENSE COLORADO CRIMINAL DEFENSE
SEALING COLORADO CRIMINAL RECORDS COLORADO DIVORCE LEGAL SEPARATION DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE
SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT CHILD SUPPORT STEP-PARENT ADOPTION GRANDPARENT ADOPTION PATERNITY - LEGAL PARENTAGE
RESTRAINING ORDERS COLORADO FAMILY LAW DEBT COLLECTION PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS

 
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Topical Website Copyright © 2004 - All Rights Reserved - Document Revised August 05, 2010
mountains photo image, attorney photo image & law office logo copyright © Robert D. Gustafson - all rights reserved - no copyright claimed to other images
Topical Website Initial Publication Date: January 26, 2004-  Republication Date: May 24, 2006
 
   

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