Colorado law provides for two types of assistance to children involved in divorce, paternity, parental responsibilities, and adoption proceedings: a Child Legal Representative (CLR) and a Child and Family Investigator (CFI). Both are appointed by the Court and paid for by parents and/or state funds, but their roles are very different.
A Child Legal Representative (CLR) is an attorney mandated to represent the ‘child’s best interests,’ giving due regard — but not necessarily adherence — to the child’s wishes. The child’s counsel is a full participant in the legal proceedings, able to subpoena witnesses, produce evidence, and make arguments to the Court.
A Child and Family Investigator (CFI) is not necessarily an attorney, but a trained or experienced person charged with investigating and reporting on a child’s circumstances and making recommendations to the parties and the Court as to parental responsibilities.
All attorneys with the Firm are experienced in working with CFIs and Child Legal Representatives, as well as Mr. Hart serves as a CLR.