Get Colorado Civil Legal Questions Answered At Free Legal Resource Days

From the Colorado Judicial Department: Have questions about estate planning, divorce cases, appeals or adoptions? Wondering how to seal your case, collect on a legal judgment or just navigate legal processes? The Colorado Judicial Department is providing free Legal Resource Days in 12 locations around the state in October 2017.

Recognizing that an increasing number of Coloradans each year choose to represent themselves in legal matters that can be intimidating and overwhelming without an attorney’s help, the Judicial Department remains committed to providing self-represented litigants the information and education they need to be prepared to appear before a judge.

Legal Resource Day is one way the Colorado Judicial Department provides that assistance. Volunteer lawyers and others will teach sessions Oct. 25-27 in Breckenridge, Brighton, Centennial, Cortez, Durango, Fort Collins, Glenwood Springs, Grand Junction, Greeley, Montrose, Pueblo, and Sterling.

“Events like these help people representing themselves come to the courtroom prepared to work with judges and court staff to move their cases along,” Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nancy E. Rice said. “That also helps the courts to efficiently handle all of their business. I hope many people take advantage of these valuable learning opportunities.”

Courthouses offering Legal Resource Day events are:

· Adams County (1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601), 9 a.m. – noon and 1 – 3:45 p.m. Oct. 25, 2017

· La Plata County (1060 E. 2nd Ave., Durango, CO 81301), 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oct. 25, 2017

· Weld County (915 10th St., Greeley, CO 80631), 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 25, 2017

· Garfield County (109 8th St., Glenwood Springs, CO 81601), 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 26, 2017

· Logan County (110 N. Riverview Rd., Sterling, CO 80751), 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oct. 26, 2017

· Mesa County (125 N. Spruce St., Grand Junction, CO 81501), 9 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. Oct. 26, 2017

· Summit County (501 North Park Ave., Breckenridge, CO 80424), 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Oct. 26, 2017

· Arapahoe County (7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, CO 80112), 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Oct. 27, 2017

· Larimer County (201 LaPorte Ave., Fort Collins, CO 80521) 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 27, 2017

· Montezuma County (865 N. Park St., Ste. 100, Cortez, CO 81321), 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Oct. 27, 2017

· Montrose County (1200 N. Grand Ave., Montrose, CO 81401), 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Oct. 27, 2017

· Pueblo County (501 N. Elizabeth St., Pueblo, CO 81003), 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Oct. 27, 2017

Times for the sessions will vary by location. Spanish interpreters will be available. Information on specific sessions for each of the participating courthouses is available here. Registration is required for some sessions; please see each location’s web page for registration instructions. Sessions include:

· Estate planning

· Courtroom procedures, service, form etiquette, captions

· Myth busters for divorce cases

· Appeals

· Collections and garnishments

· How to seal a case

· Adoption

· Guardianship and conservatorship matters

· Evictions

· Drafting parenting plans

Legal Resource Day is sponsored by the Colorado Judicial Department and Colorado Judicial Institute.

This information is provided as an e-mail service of the Colorado State Judicial Department, Office of State Court Administrator, 1300 Broadway, Suite 1200, Denver, CO 80203. To discontinue this service or update your e-mail address, please respond to this message with your name, contact information and any comments.

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