Divorce Blog

Colorado law allows a trial court to order one party to a divorce to pay for the other party’s attorney’s fees. C.R.S. 14-10-119. The court must take both parties’ financial resources into account, including both the amount available to one party and the amount needed by the other, in determining the amount

Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-115, the statutory section regarding establishment of Colorado child support, the primary financial factor leading to a calculation of support is a litigant’s incomes. As discussed in prior postings, there are basic figures, such as income, number of children, and number of overnight visits per year the payor has

Part 1 of this posting, from June 2014, focused on the basics of relocation with children in a Colorado custody case, including analysis(es) related to situations which might arise either prior to a case being filed, or while a case is pending, as well as pre-final orders requests to move from Colorado

Arbitration has become more and more popular in the last few years, as litigants opt to resolve their issues outside of the formal courtroom and in the more informal setting of arbitration. Although not as formal as a courtroom, the arbitrator’s decision on the legal issues in front of him or her

Though we can all look back to a time when people were born and raised in one town or one state, the reality is that today’s society is both national and transient in nature. People work for national companies, with multiple locations. Job transfers to new areas of the country are a

The first part of this discussion on bankruptcy gave an overview of the bankruptcy process and how it applied to couples who were still married. The second part will discuss the impact of bankruptcy when a couple separates or divorces. What Happens If a Couple Separates? In some respects, if a couple

When Denver couples divorce, few anticipate that one of the parties will file for bankruptcy, or that the bankruptcy could have such an impact on both of their lives. That is because there is a lot of confusion about bankruptcy in general: who applies for bankruptcy, what it involves, and its long-term

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

As most Colorado residents know, recreational marijuana use was approved via Amendment 64 last fall. The status of marijuana in noncriminal matters, however, remains ambiguous. How will Amendment 64 be implemented? A task force was set up to recommend positions that lawmakers should take about marijuana regulation. The force did not offer

A Colorado divorce case can have many facets to it, whether financial or child related. The financial aspects of a divorce case can include property division, alimony (properly termed “maintenance”), and child support. With those financial aspects come various nuances and intricacies of which your experienced Colorado family law attorney should be