Domestic Arbitation
We offerr Mediation and Domestic Arbitration Services for Modification, Termination, or Changes to:
- Parenting Plans: schedules, expenses, activities, decision making
- Child Support: employment and income adjustments that support a 10% change in the child support amount
- Maintenance: termination, extraordinary circumstances
Or to address:
- Non-Compliance with Current Court Orders
Modifications & Enforcement of Existing Court Orders through Arbitration:
Domestic Arbitrator for disputes related to minor children
As a Domestic Arbitrator, we have the authority to change an existing court order related to minor children:
- parenting time
- nonrecurring adjustments to child support
- disputed parental decisions.
Domestic Arbitrators are selected by the Parties and appointed by the court. The court retains jurisdiction over the matter and may provide the Parties a ‘de novo’ or new hearing when one party objects to the decision. Please read the Colorado Statute for Appointment of Arbitrator for more information.
A Domestic Arbitrator is jointly selected by the parties and appointed by the court. Domestic Arbitration is an attractive alternative to litigation in terms of time, cost, and quality of decision.
Time: Generally Pro se Parties (those representing themselves) can conveniently schedule a hearing within 30-60 days. The award follows within 10 days of the final hearing.
Cost: Domestic Arbitration follows the mediation fee schedule. A typical case requires 4-8 hours for a single decision (school enrollment, activities, parenting time change due to relocation, etc.)
Quality of Decision: As a privately-hired judge, we listen to both sides and consider the testimony and evidence presented, then makes a written decision that is filed with, and enforced by the court. Domestic Arbitration is less formal than the court. We invite parents to present their family situation from their own perspective, along with the testimony of any witnesses and documentation that they want her to consider. We tends to allow all submissions and gives each the weight that it deserves. Domestic Arbitration differs from commercial arbitration in that the decision of a Domestic Arbitrator can be subject to court review through ‘de novo’ or a new hearing. Commercial Arbitration Awards have limited review through the courts.