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Two-income marriages have long been commonplace in Colorado. But many spouses, both men and women, choose to put a career on hold and stay at home to raise the children. When these couples divorce, the stay-at-home spouse is often fearful for their financial future....

Traditional child support enforcement, in Colorado and other states, imposes harsh penalties on parents who fail to meet their monthly payment obligations. Those parents have been labeled as deadbeats, had driver's and professional licenses suspended, and even been...

When parents divorce, they and the children are not the only ones affected. In many cases grandparents worry that they will no longer be able to see their grandchildren, particularly if their own child is not the custodial parent. Colorado law does allow grandparents...

In Colorado, when a couple divorces their marital property is split according to principles of equitable division. Marital property is all property obtained during the marriage by either spouse, with the exception of property acquired by one spouse as a gift or...

When parents divorce, child support is one of the most critical issues that must be resolved. Unfortunately, obtaining an order that sets out the child support obligation is often only the beginning of a long and arduous legal fight. Child support is not a luxury for...

Just about everyone in Colorado has heard the supposed statistic that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce. But this particular piece of conventional wisdom isn't true, and hasn't been for some time. And the divorce rate isn't going up either. In fact, according to...

For many Colorado couples, retirement plans are among their most important assets. In a divorce, the court may order that one spouse's retirement plan be split and a portion of the funds awarded to an alternate payee, who can be the other spouse or a child of the...

When couples divorce in Colorado, one of the big questions is who will get the marital home. The answer is not always an easy one, and will depend on each individual couple's circumstances. Colorado is an equitable distribution state, which means the court in a...

Colorado readers of this blog may recall previous posts which have commented on the high asset divorce of oil billionaire Harold Hamm and his wife. Earlier this month, and after a three-month trial, an Oklahoma judge issued a long-awaited order in the hard-fought...

Alimony, referred to as maintenance in Colorado, is often ordered when spouses divorce after a long marriage in which one spouse had significantly greater income than the other. Alimony can help the lower-earning spouse get back on their feet financially and acquire...