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Over the course of the last few decades, it has become more common place for both mothers and fathers, whether married or just parents of a child or children, to work. In fact, Colorado statute related to child support presupposes that both parents work and creates a duty, absent an exception, for each parent to…

The Colorado Supreme Court recently decided an interesting issue for the first time. It looked at whether accrued vacation and sick leave is considered marital property during a divorce. In the case a husband and wife petitioned for divorce in 2007. The trial court divided the husband’s accrued unused vacation and sick leave, construing it…

Sometimes the division of property in a Colorado divorce is relatively straightforward, but it can become much more complex if one or both partners owns a business or is a partner in a business. Dividing a business or partnership interest during a divorce may be a difficult valuation that falls within a trial judge’s discretion.…

As 2013 draws to a close, attorneys know that various changes are coming to Colorado statute in 2014, that relate to many aspects of family law, including statute related to child support. The general child support statute is set forth in Colorado Revised Statutes section 14-10-115. C.R.S. 14-10-115 covers the majority of topics related to…

From the wedding and throughout the course of a marriage, a Colorado couple may receive many gifts, including gifts of real estate or significant amounts of money. If the couple gets divorced, one of the major controversies of the divorce may be who gets the property that was gifted. Is it separate property belonging to…

Our last blog posting dealt with issues related to restraining orders. The posting was prompted by a rash of restraing order cases this summer, with numbers higher than any given year that I can remember in at least the last decade. In that article, I discusssed some of the pitfalls the person served with a…

Judging by the number of restraining order cases, properly termed “protection orders,” the experienced Denver area family law attorneys at Plog & Stein, P.C. have seen in the last few months, our assessment is that summer 2013 has been problematic from the standpoint of people behaving in inappropriate and unsafe behaviors. In other words, we…

The rumors circulating in the Denver Colorado family law community regarding alimony/maintenance, mentioned by us in early 2013 blog postings, have now become reality. Starting January 1, 2014, Colorado will be following new “maintenance” guidelines as set forth in Colorado’s House Bill 13-1058, which was signed into law this past May. “Maintenance” has also been…

If you file for divorce in Colorado, within 40 days of serving your husband or wife you must also file a sworn financial statement with the court and make various mandatory disclosures to your spouse. Unlike some other states, Colorado is not a community property state; not all of your property is considered equally the…

Child support is considered a child’s right in Colorado. In every divorce or custody case involving children in Colorado, the court will determine whether one parents owes the other child support. Usually child support does not continue indefinitely, of course; it terminates upon a child’s emancipation. “Emancipation” in Colorado occurs when a child turns 19,…