Colorado readers may be interested in the creative argument a Maryland man came up with recently in his divorce case. He argued that his wife was not entitled to spousal support and child support because the couple was never validly married in the first place. He...
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Many women lose health insurance after divorce
Unfortunately, divorce can often leave a former spouse financially worse off than when he or she was married. The division of jointly owned assets and the loss of all the financial advantages of marriage can leave many people under financial stress for a period of...
Recession saw fewer divorces
Many couples in Colorado have been hit hard by the economic troubles of the past five years. A recent study from Marquette University suggests that the recession may have actually kept some of those couples together. The study concludes that during the economic...
Stress and the “divorce diet”
A recent news article took note of a disturbing trend: many recently divorced women are suddenly much thinner than they were before. While it may be tempting to put a positive spin on this trend, the so-called "divorce diet" is actually a result of chronic stress, not...
Occupy Wall Street protester, banker get divorced
Sometimes when a couple divorce it is because their values and priorities have evolved separately, to the point they have little in common anymore. Such may be the case with the recently filed divorce of a Florida banker and a full-time Occupy Wall Street protester....
Judge unseals Mitt Romney testimony in divorce case
As the presidential election campaign draws to a close, Colorado readers might be excused if they are tired of hearing from the candidates. But some in Massachusetts wanted to hear more from Mitt Romney, although not as a candidate. A Boston newspaper and the ex-wife...
New child support enforcement tactics pay off
For a Colorado parent who is awarded custody of a child, obtaining an order requiring their former spouse to pay child support is sometimes only half the battle. If the other parent defaults on the payments, collection of the delinquent payments can sometimes be...
Colorado foreclosure crisis may lead to more divorces
A sociologist has come up with some interesting research on the current economic recession and its effect on the rate of dissolution of marriages. While the divorce rate in this country has declined overall during the last thirty years, in states like Colorado that...
Couple splits $102 million art collection
When a divorcing couple in Colorado faces the issue of dividing their property, listing and valuing all the assets can seem like a monumental task. In high asset divorce cases, the task of property division can be exponentially larger. When a retired software...
NFL player ordered to pay back child support
Around this time last year, there was some speculation among Denver Broncos fans that six-time Pro Bowler Terrell Owens might be signed up to help the team's injury-plagued offense. Nothing ever came of it, and Owens is now retired. But Denver readers might be...
