File a Motion in Colorado — Flat-Fee Quote in 24 Hours
By Attorney Charles E. Liken Jr., Colorado court-appointed Child and 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 · Former Government Investigator, Denver Human Services · Licensed Colorado Attorney · 20+ Years in Private Practice · Former Colorado Deputy District Attorney · Colorado Court-Appointed Child and Family Investigator
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.
Three steps. A flat-fee quote in 24 hours.
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.
Attorney Liken reviews your answers and emails a clear, flat-fee price — no retainer, no hourly meter. Often the same day.
Approve the quote and we prepare your Colorado JDF documents — and, where appropriate, e-file them for you. Done right the first time.
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.
Colorado family-court motions — the right form, done right
Each one is drafted to the correct legal standard, with the affidavit or financial statement the court requires — then, where appropriate, e-filed and served.
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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 apply.
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 your 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 generally gets 21 days to respond (14 if the motion is filed within 42 days of trial).
2Which motions and forms can you file?
Colorado Judicial Branch JDF forms for matters such as parenting-time changes (JDF 1406), child-support modifications (JDF 1403), maintenance changes, decision-making, contempt and enforcement (JDF 1816), relocation (JDF 1407), protection-order matters, and name changes. If Colorado has a form for it, we can generally draft it and, where appropriate, file it, subject to a conflicts check and the scope of the engagement.
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 (for example, about $105 to modify a decree or order more than 60 days after it was entered) 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 — many people choose to have an attorney draft or review the motion.
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 helps you decide which motion fits and what to put in it.
Start here: a no-charge 20-minute phone call directly with Attorney Liken.
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.