Colorado legal help

• Bankruptcy

  Bankruptcy is federal law, but Colorado controls the exemptions that decide what property you keep. This hub explains how Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 work, the automatic stay that stops collection, and why Colorado filers use Colorado's own exemptions — then links guides for each topic.

• Business Law

  Starting a Colorado business begins with a few key choices: which entity to form, the filings that create and maintain it, and the contracts that run it. This hub explains the essentials in plain English, with links to step-by-step guides.

• Criminal Defense

  Criminal defense covers how charges are classified and how a case moves through the courts. In Colorado, felonies fall into classes 1–6 and — after a 2022 reform — misdemeanors into just two classes. This hub explains the court structure and your rights, then links guides to common charges.

• Employment Law

  Colorado is an at-will employment state, but state and federal law set real limits. The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act bars discrimination, Colorado has its own daily overtime rule, your final paycheck is due immediately if you're fired, and the state requires both paid sick leave and paid family leave. This hub explains the statewide essentials, then links a guide for each topic.

• Estate Planning & Administration

  Estate planning is how you decide who receives your property, who acts for you if you become incapacitated, and how to spare your family the cost and delay of probate. This hub covers Colorado wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and ways to keep assets out of probate — in plain English, with the Colorado law behind each.

• Family Law (Divorce & Custody)

  Family law covers divorce, parenting, and support. Colorado is a no-fault state that calls divorce a 'dissolution of marriage,' replaces the word 'custody' with the 'allocation of parental responsibilities,' and sets child support with statewide guidelines. This hub explains each, plus where cases are filed and how to find local help.

• Immigration

  Immigration is federal law, so the rules are the same nationwide — but the process plays out locally, through USCIS field offices and the federal immigration courts. This hub explains the basics in plain English: how the system works, green cards, family immigration, visas (including visas for victims), citizenship, and what happens in removal proceedings.

• Personal Injury

  Personal injury law covers harm caused by someone else's negligence — car and truck crashes, falls, dog bites, and medical errors. Colorado is an at-fault state with a two-year deadline for most injury claims (and three years for motor-vehicle cases), plus a modified-comparative-negligence rule that bars recovery once you're 50% or more at fault. This hub explains the core rules, then links guides for each type of case.

• Probate

  Probate is the process of settling a deceased person's estate. Colorado follows the Uniform Probate Code and offers three paths depending on the estate — a small-estate affidavit, informal probate handled by a registrar, or formal probate before a judge. This hub explains each, plus costs, deadlines, and how to find local help.

• Real Property

  Colorado real estate law covers buying and selling homes, how you hold title, renting, common-interest communities, and foreclosure. This hub explains the statewide essentials in plain English — including the race-notice recording rule, why Colorado has no tenancy by the entireties, and the tenant protections that catch people off guard.

• Workers' Compensation

  Colorado workers' compensation is a no-fault system that pays covered employees medical and wage-loss benefits for work injuries — and in exchange it is generally the only claim you can bring against a complying employer. This hub explains who must carry coverage, what it pays, and the deadlines, then links four guides.

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