Our Denver family lawyers help individuals and families navigate divorce, child custody, child support, property division, spousal maintenance, protection orders, and other Colorado family law matters. Whether you need a Denver family lawyer to negotiate a practical resolution or a family law attorney in Denver to represent you in court, our team provides clear guidance, responsive communication, and a strategy built around your family’s future.
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Why Modern Family Law
Clarity & Control
You deserve to understand exactly where you stand. We translate complex legal processes into plain language so you can make confident decisions and move forward with certainty.
Compassion & Care
We know this isn't just a legal matter — it's your life. Our attorneys show up with empathy, patience, and genuine commitment to your wellbeing at every step of the process.
Proven Outcomes
Our track record speaks for itself. Award-winning attorneys, thousands of families helped, and a reputation built on results that hold up long after the case is closed.
Local Expertise
Family law is deeply local — courts, judges, and county rules vary. Our attorneys know the landscape in your specific community, giving you a distinct strategic advantage.
Recognized in Denver
BusinessRate Award Winner — Family Law Attorney
At Modern Family Law, we believe that how you get through a family law matter is just as important as the outcome. Our Denver family law attorneys combine Colorado-focused legal experience with a modern, technology-driven approach so your case moves efficiently, your questions are answered clearly, and your energy stays focused on what matters most: your family’s future.
Our Denver office assists clients with contested and uncontested divorce, parenting time, parental decision-making, child support, spousal maintenance, property division, relocation, enforcement, modifications, protection orders, and other family law concerns. Every case is different, so our attorneys take time to understand your priorities, explain the available options, and build a practical strategy for the road ahead.
We don't just handle cases. We help people start over.
Your legal team
Nicholas Tootalian
Managing PartnerDenver, COMeet Nicholas
Taylor Jordan
Associate Practice ManagerDenver, COMeet Taylor
Liz Milewski
Senior AttorneyDenver, COMeet Liz
Stephen Carbonneau
Senior AttorneyDenver, COMeet Stephen
Jasmine Johnson
Associate AttorneyDenver, COMeet Jasmine
Arantxa Prince
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Sophia Duax
Associate AttorneyDenver, COMeet Sophia
Zack Quaratella
Associate AttorneyDenver, COMeet Zack
Cheri Kaser
Licensed Legal ParaprofessionalDenver, COMeet Cheri
Jayla Berzoza
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What we handle
Our Denver family law attorneys help clients address the legal, financial, and parenting issues that often arise during major family transitions. Explore the services below or speak with our team about the circumstances affecting your family.
Our Denver divorce lawyers guide clients through contested and uncontested divorce, negotiation, mediation, high-asset matters, business interests, retirement division, and settlement or trial preparation.
Learn about Denver divorce representation → 02A Denver child custody lawyer can help with parenting time, parental decision-making, relocation, emergency concerns, enforcement, and modifications while keeping the child’s best interests at the center.
Explore Denver child custody services → 03Our Denver child support lawyers help parents understand Colorado support guidelines, income calculations, deviations, enforcement, modification, and how parenting time may affect support.
Learn about child support guidance → 04We help clients evaluate spousal maintenance, including the factors courts may consider, the duration and amount of support, and whether an existing award may be modified or enforced.
Review spousal maintenance services → 05Our attorneys assist with marital and separate property, real estate, retirement accounts, debts, business interests, financial tracing, and other property-division issues in Colorado divorce.
Explore Colorado property division → 06We also assist with protection orders, adoption, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, mediation, appeals, contempt, enforcement, and other Denver family law matters.
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Your attorney should help you identify the most important legal and practical issues, explain realistic options, and outline the steps that may be required in your case.
When children are involved, we help clients evaluate parenting schedules, decision-making responsibilities, school and medical needs, relocation concerns, and workable co-parenting arrangements.
Family law cases may involve support, property, debt, retirement accounts, taxes, and household budgets. Organized financial information can make negotiations and court proceedings more efficient.
Many cases resolve through negotiation or mediation, while others require hearings or trial. Our team prepares for both settlement and litigation so the strategy can adapt as the case develops.
The right approach depends on your goals, the level of conflict, the needs of your children, the financial issues involved, and whether the case can be resolved through agreement or requires court intervention.
Local court process
Denver divorce, custody, support, and related domestic-relations matters are generally handled through the local court system based on jurisdiction, residency, and the type of case involved. Filing requirements and procedures can vary depending on whether the matter is new, contested, post-decree, or urgent.
A Denver family law attorney can help you determine where to file, identify required documents, prepare financial disclosures, organize evidence, evaluate temporary orders, and understand the deadlines that apply to your case.
For additional local guidance, review our resources on where to file for divorce in Denver and the Colorado residency requirements for a Denver divorce.
Tools & Resources
We're not fans of surprises and we suspect you aren't either. We built these divorce calculators just for you, so you know what to expect every step of the way.
We believe you deserve to know what your case will cost before you commit. Our technology-driven approach keeps costs manageable, and our SimpleStart™ program may allow qualified clients to begin with a reduced retainer. We'll always explain our fees clearly — because reducing conflict includes reducing financial stress.
Where we serve
Our Denver family law attorneys represent clients throughout the greater Denver metro area, including Arvada, Aurora, Boulder, Brighton, Broomfield, Castle Rock, Englewood, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Parker, and surrounding communities. Wherever you are in the region, we're here to help.
Frequently asked questions
The cost depends on the complexity of the case, the level of conflict, the amount of discovery required, and whether the matter settles or proceeds to contested hearings. During a consultation, ask about retainers, hourly rates, expected phases of the case, and ways to manage costs.
The timeline varies based on Colorado requirements and whether the spouses agree on parenting, support, property, and other issues. Uncontested matters may move more efficiently, while disputed cases can take longer because of discovery, evaluations, mediation, hearings, or trial.
A Denver child custody lawyer may assist with parenting time, parental decision-making, relocation, emergency concerns, enforcement, modifications, evaluations, and parenting plans designed around the child’s best interests.
Colorado child support generally considers factors such as each parent’s income, parenting time, health-insurance costs, childcare expenses, and other permitted adjustments. Our Colorado child support calculator can provide a preliminary estimate, but an attorney can help evaluate the details of your case.
Legal representation is not required in every matter, but even an uncontested agreement can create long-term consequences involving children, support, property, debt, taxes, and enforcement. A lawyer can review the terms and help identify issues that may otherwise be overlooked.
Some parenting and support orders may be modified when the legal requirements are met and circumstances have changed. The available process depends on the type of order, the requested change, and the facts supporting it.
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Our Calculators
We’re not fans of surprises and we suspect you aren’t either. We built these divorce calculators just for you, so you know what to expect every step of the way.
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