Prenups & postnups
Getting married, or already married? Put your agreement in writing.
Colorado premarital and marital agreements under the UPMAA, prepared by Attorney Liken.
Veterans & military families
Colorado laws for servicemembers, veterans and military families.
A plain-English guide with simple steps and links to the official law.
Child support
How much will Colorado child support be?
Free 2026 calculator: estimate the income-shares amount in minutes.
Divorce & family mediation
Work out your divorce or parenting plan with a neutral who has seen both sides.
Confidential mediation for parenting plans, support, property and post-decree issues.
Civil litigation
Contract, property or boundary dispute?
Colorado civil litigation with an investigator's eye.
DUI defense
Arrested for DUI in Colorado?
Defense by a former Deputy District Attorney, plus a free penalty estimator.
Estate planning
Wills, trusts and powers of attorney.
Estate planning and probate administration in Longmont.
Divorce cost & timeline
How long does a Colorado divorce take, and what does it cost?
The 91-day clock, mandatory disclosures and the steps to the finish line.
Custody & parenting time
How do Colorado courts decide custody and parenting time?
Decision-making, parenting time, and how to prepare your case.
Alimony
Estimate Colorado spousal maintenance.
Free calculator based on C.R.S. § 14-10-114.
Property & retirement
Who keeps the house, the debts and the retirement accounts?
How Colorado divides property and retirement in a divorce.
Relocation
Moving with your children after a divorce?
What the law requires before a parent can move, and how courts decide.
Hire Attorney Liken for just the part of your case you want help with.
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Attorney Charles E. Liken Jr. — Longmont's lawyer on the Boulder–Weld line. Denver investigator · Colorado attorney · former Deputy District Attorney · court-appointed Child & Family Investigator
Divorce, custody & support, property division — plus contempt & enforcement. Attorney Liken is a court-appointed Child & Family Investigator: he knows how custody cases are actually evaluated.
Explore Your Family Law Options → Criminal · DV · DUI DefenseDUI, domestic violence, assault, drugs — defended by Attorney Liken, a former Colorado Deputy District Attorney who used to write the prosecution's plan.
Explore Your Criminal Defense Options →Attorney Liken: 30+ Years in the Legal Field
Investigator → former Deputy District Attorney → Criminal Defense Attorney
Former Colorado DDA
12th Judicial District
Former Government Investigator for Denver Human Services
700+ Investigations
Colorado Court-Appointed CFI
Child & Family Investigator
Licensed Colorado Attorney
20+ Years
In your confidential consultation, Attorney Liken — not an intake assistant — reads your situation, sets realistic timelines, and outlines a strategy.
Attorney Liken's home base is Longmont — right on the line between Boulder and Weld County — with courthouse experience across Colorado.
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Join them — every case starts with a conversation. Twenty minutes, no charge: you talk, Attorney Liken listens, and you leave knowing where you actually stand.
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30+ years in the legal field, concentrated on the matters that touch you and the people you love most — every case handled by Attorney Liken himself.
Five-star rated — and Attorney Liken on your case, first call to final order.
Unbundled (Limited-Scope) Divorce & Family Law Services
Hire Attorney Liken for just the part of your case you want help with — a filing, the financial disclosures, one hearing or one issue — and handle the rest yourself.
Divorce, custody, support, and property — handled by Attorney Liken, a court-appointed Child & Family Investigator who knows how custody cases are evaluated.
Contracts, property, injury, and collection disputes — with Attorney Liken's investigator's eye for the facts.
All civil litigation services →DUI, domestic violence, drugs, and serious charges — defended by Attorney Liken, a former Colorado Deputy District Attorney.
Wills, trusts, probate, and powers of attorney — planned with Attorney Liken.
All estate services →LLCs, 1099s, contracts, liens, and getting paid — Attorney Liken for Colorado small business.
Not sure which practice area you need? One call sorts it out.
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Exclusively for Colorado Veterans & Active Duty
For Colorado U.S. military veterans and active-duty servicemembers, cleared by DD-214 or Department of Defense status check.
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Attorney Liken has built cases, prosecuted cases, and defended cases — thirty years, one standard: know the facts cold, tell the client the truth, and be the one who shows up. He began at the Allegheny County District Attorney's Office in Pittsburgh, came west for 700+ civil and criminal investigations with the City & County of Denver, prosecuted in his former role as a Deputy District Attorney in Colorado's 12th Judicial District, and has practiced privately for twenty-plus years — most recently as Senior Managing Attorney of a Longmont firm — before founding The Longmont Law Firm.
Attorney Liken has practiced before Boulder and Weld County judges, clerks, prosecutors and Child & Family Investigators for decades. You will get a realistic read on your case in the first call — even when it is not what you hoped to hear. Especially then.
Attorney Liken listens first — your situation, your priorities, and what a good outcome looks like for you.
Thorough case preparation backed by Attorney Liken's 700+ investigations — an investigator's eye for the facts that matter in a case.
Strategic negotiation where possible; prepared, assertive courtroom advocacy from a former Deputy District Attorney where necessary.
Final resolution with ongoing support — Attorney Liken makes sure you understand every order, deadline, and next step.
Step 1 is a conversation — start it today.
Start here: a no-charge 20-minute phone call directly with Attorney Liken.
Statute-based Colorado calculators and a plain-English glossary from Attorney Liken's office — instant, and no email required.
Estimate monthly support under Colorado's income-shares guideline (§ 14-10-115).
Open calculatorEstimate alimony amount and duration under the § 14-10-114 guideline.
Open calculatorSee the true all-in cost and penalties of a Colorado DUI (§ 42-4-1307).
Open estimatorPlain-English definitions with statute cites — searchable.
Browse the glossaryAlso: check a Colorado court date.
Plain-English updates on family, criminal & DUI, and estate matters — Colorado-focused, watching the national trends that reach our courtrooms.
Signed May 27, 2026, HB26-1309 changes how Colorado courts make abuse findings, allocate decision-making and set parenting-time conditions. A plain-English read of the enacted text.
Read moreFiling, the status conference, disclosures, Child & Family Investigator investigation, mediation, permanent orders — the whole road of a Colorado parental-responsibilities case, stage by stage, with the deadlines that drive it.
Read moreYour criminal court date isn't the deadline that matters first. The DMV's seven-day window can cost you your license before a judge hears a word.
Read moreNine explainers from neutral, official sources — no sales pitch, just plain-English answers to the questions we hear most, on family law, criminal defense, and running a small business. As always, a community resource.
A no-charge 20-minute call with Attorney Liken — straight answers today, before small questions become big problems.
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