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In Colorado, whether one party to a divorce should receive spousal support can be a contentious issue. Spousal support, called alimony in some states and often called maintenance in Colorado, is typically ordered to provide assistance to the recipient while he or she...

It is hardly news to Colorado parents that divorce is hard on children. Now some new research sheds some new light on the effect of divorce on a child's academic performance and behavior. The research should be of interest to those involved in a child custody dispute...

A post in this blog last December discussed the then-pending divorce case of former Denver Nuggets star Allen Iverson and his estranged wife, Tawanna. At that time, Iverson was claiming in court filings that he was broke. Recently, news reports indicated that the high...

Actor Skeet Ulrich may be familiar to some Colorado fans of the Law & Order TV franchise. Ulrich played a detective in the spinoff series Law & Order: LA, a fictional look at the legal system from the viewpoint of police and prosecutors. Now Ulrich finds...

The holiday season is traditionally a time when families get together and celebrate. For some families this year, it was for the last time. Now that the holidays are over and the New Year is upon us, many spouses will file for divorce. January has historically been a...

The beginning of the New Year is a time when new laws take effect in many states. Some changes to Arizona's child custody law that took effect January 1 are interesting in that the new child custody system in that state looks a lot like the one already in place in...

Colorado readers who were fans of the TV series "Nip/Tuck" may remember its star, Dylan Walsh. Walsh was in the news recently, when a judge ordered him to turn over almost half his assets and future earnings to his ex-wife. Walsh and his wife began divorce proceedings...

The U.S. Supreme Court rarely hears family law cases. Almost all family law is state law, and most family law appeals go to state appeals courts. Almost all Colorado family law is Colorado state law, for example, and appeals in Colorado family law cases almost always...

Colorado basketball fans no doubt remember Dennis Rodman. The former NBA star of the 1980s and 1990s was as famous for his unconventional behavior as he was for his prowess on the court. Rodman returned to the public spotlight in December, as a court commissioner in...

Many Colorado readers will remember retired NBA star Allen Iverson from the years he played for the Denver Nuggets. Iverson is in the news again, this time due to an acrimonious divorce from his wife, Tawanna. What makes this story more interesting than the typical...