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File a Motion in Colorado — Flat-Fee Quote in 24 Hours

By Attorney Charles E. Liken Jr., Colorado court-appointed Child & Family Investigator. Need to change, enforce, or clarify a family-court order? Answer a few quick questions and The Longmont Law Firm emails your flat-fee quote within 24 hours — then we draft your Colorado JDF documents and, where appropriate, file them for you.

Charles E. Liken Jr., Esq. — On the Legal Front Lines · Government Investigator, Denver Human Services · Licensed Colorado Attorney ~ 20+ Years in Private Practice · Colorado Deputy District Attorney · Colorado Court-Appointed Child and Family Investigator

FLAT-FEE QUOTE IN 24 HOURSAnswer a few quick questions about your Colorado matter and we’ll email your flat-fee quote within 24 hours — then draft, and where appropriate file, your JDF documents once you approve and send what we need.
60-SECOND SELF-CHECK

Not sure where to start? We’ll point you the right way.

Answer a few quick questions and we’ll either drop you straight into your flat-fee quote — or send you to exactly the right resource. You’ll never leave here unsure.

How it works

Three steps. A flat-fee quote in 24 hours.

1Answer a few quick questions

No wading through forms and no account to make — just a few quick questions that decide scope, including the exact JDF documents you need. About two minutes, right here.

2Get your flat-fee quote in 24 hours

Attorney Liken reviews your answers and emails a clear, flat-fee price — no retainer, no hourly meter. Often the same day.

3We draft & file

Approve the quote and we prepare your Colorado JDF documents — and, where appropriate, e-file them for you. Done right the first time.

Start here — about two minutes

Answer a few questions — get your flat-fee quote

These questions decide scope — including which JDF documents you need. We’ll email your flat-fee quote within 24 hours — often sooner. No upfront payment, no obligation.

What we draft & file

Any Colorado motion — the right form, done right

Each one is drafted to the correct legal standard, with the affidavit or financial statement the court requires — then e-filed and served.

Restrict parenting time — emergency
JDF 1406§ 14-10-129(4)
Modify or end maintenance
Motion + JDF 1111§ 14-10-122
Modify decision-making
Verified motion§ 14-10-131
Enforce an order — contempt
JDF 1816C.R.C.P. 107
Any other Colorado JDF
You name itStatewide
Don’t see yours? If the Colorado Judicial Branch has a JDF for it, we draft and file it. Tell us what the court needs to hear — we put it in the right words, on the right form.
Prefer to file it yourself?

How to file a motion in Colorado, step by step

You don’t need a lawyer to file a motion — the forms are built for self-represented parties. Here’s the whole path, plus the deadlines that decide who wins.

Step 1 · Pick the right JDF form Colorado posts a fillable JDF for almost every motion. Start at the Colorado Courts self-help pages or our Family Law Forms Library.
Step 2 · Fill it out completely Put your case number and the exact order you want at the top, then the facts and financials that justify it. Money motions need a sworn Financial Statement (JDF 1111); parenting motions need an affidavit of the changed circumstances.
Step 3 · File it with the clerk E-file through Colorado Courts E-Filing, or file in person or by mail in the district court that already has your case. The fee to modify is $105 (§ 13-32-101); if that’s a hardship, file a fee-waiver request (JDF 205).
Step 4 · Serve the other party After filing, deliver a copy to the other side and file proof of service — a motion the other party was never served with goes nowhere.
Step 5 · Mind the clock The other party has 21 days to object (C.R.C.P. 121 § 1-15); you may reply within 7 days. A motion to restrict parenting time for imminent danger gets a hearing within 14 days (§ 14-10-129(4)).
$105Typical fee to file a motion to modify a decree or final order (§ 13-32-101) — fee waiver available (JDF 205)
21 daysThe other party’s window to respond after being served (C.R.C.P. 121 § 1-15); you may reply within 7
14 daysDeadline for a hearing when a motion alleges a child is in imminent danger (§ 14-10-129(4))
2 yearsUsual wait before parenting time can be modified — with narrow exceptions for danger or a changed residence
Run the numbers first. Before a support or maintenance motion, know what the guideline actually says with our free Colorado child-support calculator and maintenance calculator — two of our family-law calculators. A motion backed by the real number is a motion that lands.

Questions people ask before they file

1How fast can you really turn it around?

You’ll have a flat-fee quote within 24 hours of sending the 4 answers — often the same day. Approve it and send what we need, and most JDF documents are drafted within another 24 hours. Court timelines are separate: after filing, the other side gets 21 days to respond.

2Which motions and forms can you file?

Any Colorado Judicial Branch JDF: parenting-time changes (JDF 1406), child-support modifications (JDF 1403), maintenance changes, decision-making, contempt and enforcement (JDF 1816), relocation, protection-order matters, name changes, and more. If Colorado has a form for it, we draft and file it.

3What does it cost?

Answer a few questions and we email a flat fee within 24 hours — you approve the price before any work begins, with no retainer and no hourly billing. The court’s own filing fee (e.g., $105 to modify) is separate, and we tell you exactly what it is.

4Do you file it, or do I?

Your choice. We can e-file it with the court and serve the other party for you, or hand you a signature-ready motion with step-by-step filing instructions if you’d rather file it yourself.

5Can I just do it myself?

Absolutely — Colorado’s forms are built for self-represented parties, and our Pro Se Family Law hub walks you through it. But whether a motion is granted turns on strategy and proof, not paperwork. On high-stakes motions — restriction, relocation, decision-making, contempt — attorney drafting usually pays for itself.

6Will you review a motion I already drafted?

Yes. Bring what you have and Attorney Liken will pressure-test it — the standard you’re citing, the relief you’re asking for, and the proof behind it — before it goes in front of a judge.

Not sure which motion fits — or what to put in it? Twenty minutes with Attorney Liken turns ‘I think I need to file something’ into a signed, filed, correctly-drafted motion.

Your choice: no-charge 20-minute phone call OR in-depth hour ($300) — both directly with Attorney Liken.

LONGMONTTHELAW FIRM
Charles E. Liken Jr., Esq.
Attorney & Counselor at Law

A motion is only as strong as what’s in it.

Answer a few quick questions and get a flat-fee quote in 24 hours — then we draft your Colorado JDF documents, and file them where appropriate.

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