Gay and lesbian, (same sex marriages) couples face unique challenges concerning awards of maintenance (alimony) in Colorado courts. Co-Author: Sylvia Brownfield, Esq. The US Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the landmark 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges. If a same sex couple applied for a marriage license after the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the date … Continue Reading
Does a Sale Affect a Tenant’s Lease? 1/25/2016: When a tenant leases a property for a term, a tenant expects to have the right to use the space for the whole term. If the original landlord sells the building, does the new landlord have the right to terminate the lease? Learn the answer by watching … Continue Reading
Buyer Defaults Just Before Closing 11/30/2015: Even when a contract clearly spells out the consequences of a buyer defaulting on a contract, it may not be practical for the seller to enforce the consequence. Consider the seller whose buyer needs a week extension to get the loan to close. If the contract does not have … Continue Reading
TRID Disclosures 11/28/2015: The conventional wisdom is that the new TRID regulations will make buyer loan approvals more precarious. Additions to contract language which call for an automatic one-time extension for TRID motivated problems are a partial solution. Learn about the options and how to effectively use them.
Boring but True: Four Rules on the Documentation of Employee Discipline Few things are less flashy than the process of creating a detailed personnel file including reports on disciplinary action taken against an employee. This is especially true when the documents and reports sometimes disappear forever into a filing cabinet or drawer, never to be … Continue Reading
On November 6, 2012, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which made it legal under state law for those over age 21 to possess, use, manufacture, and commercially sell marijuana. Amendment 64 was codified in Article XVIII, Section 16 of the state constitution. However, marijuana remains illegal as a “schedule 1” controlled substance under the federal … Continue Reading
What If the Property I Own Has the “Wrong” Zoning? Question: I own a property. The current zoning will not let me do what I want to do with it. Is there any way of changing the property zoning? Answer: The short answer is, “Yes.” Communities use zoning to promote harmonious development patterns and keep … Continue Reading
Patient Access to Mental Health Records – The Rules Have Changed, Be Sure Your Practices Do, Too. The proper release of medical records is an important issue for medical practitioners to understand. Many providers recognize that a patient’s records ultimately belong to the patient, not to the provider, and that patients have the right to … Continue Reading
Updates to CP-46: Disclosure of Adverse Material facts 8/24/2015: The Real Estate Commission adopted Commission Position 46, regarding brokers disclosure of adverse material facts, Jon Goodman discusses the commission’s new position.
Legal and Ethical Guidance for the Provision of Distance Counseling/Teletherapy It is hard to imagine going through a day in the modern world without utilizing several types of telecommunication technology. Text messages, emails and videoconferencing have replaced much of our former face-to-face communications. We as a society have integrated these technologies into our daily lives, … Continue Reading
