Divorce Blog

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

Colorado custody is represented in an extensive body of law stemming from both statute and case law. The primary statutory section related to the establishment of custody and visitation is Colorado Revised Statutes section 14-10-124. Though this is the general section courts and lawyers look to, experienced Denver area family law attorneys

In Colorado and other states within the United States, parents are deemed to have fundamental rights related to their child’s care, guaranteed by the Constitution. However, parental rights may be trumped by a child’s best interest. For example, there are circumstances in which a child’s best interest may be better met by

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

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

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”

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

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

As divorce attorneys in Denver, we deal with various issues in any case. This can include issues related to children, property, financial support, and more. Not all cases are the same. One of the significant issues that can arise in a divorce is the division of property. In most cases, the property

An area that can present a cause for concern in Colorado child custody cases is the question of grandparent visitation. Can grandparents request visitation with their grandchildren through a judicial process just as a divorced parent asks for parenting time with his or her child? Colorado gives grandparents more legal rights than