Colorado law has specific legal penalties for people who commit assault. The types of charges that an alleged assailant might face depend on a number of factors explored below. Also, mitigating circumstances might reduce the punishment in some cases while aggravating...
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What do drivers face with a drug-related DUI?
Driving under the influence refers to more than driving while drunk because alcohol is not the only substance capable of impairing Colorado drivers. Drugs, legal and illegal, could make someone dangerously incapable of operating a motor vehicle. Individuals arrested...
Colorado appeals court reverses felony DUI convictions
Following a landmark state Supreme Court ruling in November, the Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned three felony DUI convictions. The orders were handed down on New Year’s Eve following a directive from the state’s highest court that all elements of a DUI charge...
Are high-asset divorces really more complex and detailed?
Is it just a matter of degree, or does it truly entail singular characteristics that render it fundamentally different? That query posed immediately above pertains to what is commonly termed “high-asset divorce,” an event/process that commands appreciable space and...
Pandemic may reverse decades of declining divorce rates
It is often cited as common knowledge that approximately half of all U.S. marriages will end in divorce. That figure was close to accurate in the 1970s, but divorce rates have been slowly yet steadily declining since then. They have been on a downward trajectory for...
New Auto Tech Could Prevent Drinking and Driving
It is Saturday, and your friends invite you out for a few drinks. You enjoy yourself, celebrating a long week of work by letting loose with your pals. Eventually, the evening ends and you must get home. You feel okay to drive, but do not want to risk it. What can you...
How do Colorado courts handle property division?
Going through a divorce means you must unweave all the ties you had with your ex. It’s possible that you’ve already emotionally detached from one another months or years before you decided to legally end your marriage. But when couples are together for a short or long...
Study: Your phone can tell if you’re drunk
Your phone can give you turn-by-turn directions when you explore northern Colorado, play your favorite songs, movies and games, alert you to appointments, track fitness program progress, take messages, and yes, your phone can even make calls. According to recent...
Promotion and assignment discrimination aren’t always obvious
You’re very thankful for your job and its ability to put food on your table, and one way you show that thanks is by putting in hard work. After an extended period of showing your value to your employer, you notice a higher-up position available within the company. Or...
Nesting after divorce can benefit both parents and children
When it comes to choosing a living arrangement that best suits your family after divorce, you have a lot of options. Will you or your spouse keep the family home? Should you move? How far is too far of a distance for your children to have to travel between homes?...