Colorado recognizes common law marriage and determines common law marriage on a case-by-case basis. The time that you live with your significant other is only one of many factors the court will consider when determining if you are common law married. Other factors the court will weigh include, but are not limited to, the nature [...]
Depending on your circumstances and the degree of threat as evidenced by past actions, you may or may not qualify for a restraining order. We would need to hear the specifics of your situation before providing you with guidance on how to proceed.
Once you file for divorce, the court will immediately order the parties to refrain from taking the children out of the state of Colorado for any reason, refrain from transferring, destroying, or borrowing against any marital property, refrain from canceling any insurance coverage, refrain from disturbing the other party in any manner until such time [...]
Normally, courts will not consider spousal infidelity when determining the outcome of a divorce. Colorado is a "no fault" divorce state. This means that the court will not consider the reasons why the parties are seeking a divorce or “fault” during the divorce proceedings. A court will only consider party behavior in cases of child [...]
The term custody is no longer used in Colorado. Today, Colorado uses the two separate concepts of parenting time and parental decision making. Being granted all of the parenting time and all of the parental decision making is extremely rare and typically only granted in child endangerment cases. The amount of parenting time awarded to [...]
The term alimony is no longer used in Colorado. We now refer to spousal support as “maintenance.” Like child support, maintenance depends on various factors including, but not limited to, financial resources, ability of other party to pay maintenance, duration of the marriage, standard of living during the marriage, age and health of the spouse [...]
Child support depends on a series of factors including, but not limited to, how much time is spent with the children, who pays for their health insurance, who pays for daycare, and whether or not there are other children to support. You need to schedule a consultation in order to determine how much child support [...]
You may as long as you have resided in Colorado for at least 90 days.
Colorado law requires 91 days after the time of filing to issue a divorce decree. We can assist in filing for your divorce as soon as possible to begin the 91 day tolling period. Unfortunately there is no option to expedite the process beyond filing as quickly as possible.
The cost for your divorce will depend on how many issues are in dispute and the difficulty level of the settlement of those issues. The more you and the other party can agree on issues, the less legal fees are typically incurred. Your divorce could cost more or less depending on the factors unique to [...]