Martin Law Firm - Westminster Colorado Fathers Rights Attorneys

What is Parental Alienation?

Parental Alienation (PA) or Hostile-Aggressive Parenting (HAP) is emotional child abuse that leads to Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS), a psychological condition of the child. It is a tactic used by one parent to undermine or destroy the child’s love, attachment and relationship with the other parent. It is seen frequently in custody disputes and has long-lasting effects. Research indicates that children with PAS have problems with their own relationships as adults and, when they become parents themselves, they repeat the alienating behavior learned as a child with their own children. It becomes a cycle of psychological child abuse. More information on the definition, symptoms and examples of Parental Alienation or Hostile-Aggressive Parenting may be found at this link: Parental Alienation Awareness Organization. A recent article about Parental Alienation published in the Denver Post may be downloaded at this link. Articles with checklist of symptoms by Dr. Douglas Darnell: Symptoms of PA and Three Types of Parental Alienation.

Child Support in Colorado

Child Support Calculations: Child support in Colorado is calculated using a formula based upon information provided on a worksheet. The worksheet is posted on the Colorado Court website, support guidelines. Although there are a number of factors that affect the support calculation, basic information needed for most cases include: the amount of the monthly gross income of the parents, the number of children, work-related childcare costs, health insurance expenses and number of overnights the children are with each parent during the year. Determining child support can be complicated and there are a number of exceptions, conditions and qualifications to the general rules described below. The statute containing the Colorado Child Support Guidelines is C.R.S. § 14-10-115.

Martin Law Firm is the business name of Brett W. Martin, P.C., a Colorado Professional Corporation specializing in representing fathers in the areas of divorce, custody law, child support, domestic relations, father's rights, paternity, family, juvenile and criminal law within the Denver-Boulder metro area and the Colorado Front Range. The Firm's offices are located at 11005 Dover Street, Suite 100 - 200, Westminster, Colorado.

The primary focus of Martin Law Firm is the advancement of Father's Rights through representation of Colorado fathers in divorce, paternity and child custody law cases. The founder of the firm and managing attorney, Brett W. Martin, Esq., actively advances the interests and concerns of fathers in Colorado domestic and family law litigation. This is a small firm, and personal attention is given to fathers to help them through what for many is a very difficult, if not the worst, time in their lives.

Views expressed in this site are mainly from a father's perspective. The perspective is that of the firm's founder and reflects the views of a father having been through divorce as well of those of an attorney litigating custody law matters on a regular basis. None of the views and comments expressed should be taken as legal advise and the reader is cautioned that every case is different, and that the facts and circumstances of each case often control the outcome. The firm's Father's Rights lawyers should be consulted about your particular case.

This site contains information about Martin Law Firm, its practice, the attorneys or lawyers, billing and payment procedures, and family and custody law resources for fathers. The link for "Attorney Profiles" under "About the Firm" leads to background information on Brett W. Martin, Esq., the managing attorney and Father's Rights lawyer, and about the Firm's associate Father's and Men's Rights attorneys.

The links under "Family Law" provide information regarding the issues frequently encountered by fathers in divorce and custody law cases, give a general outline of the process and include "hot links" to resources available to the public. Links found under "Father's Rights" include "hot links" to other sites having information for fathers in custody law disputes and the sites of a number of active Father's Rights groups throughout the United States. The links are provided as a courtesy only and do not constitute an endorsement of the content found on the sites listed. If your organization would like to be included in the fathers group listing, please email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Clients of Martin Law Firm are able to login to a secure and private area of the site where they can view and download documents in their case, check a calendar of upcoming events and court hearings, obtain information about the case, and stay informed with review and posting to a confidential, interactive blog.