Experts typically recommend setting aside at least a million dollars or multiple years of someone's salary income to cover their expenses during retirement. Married couples may be able to share housing expenses and other costs while also combining both of their...
Family Law
What kind of alimony is available in Colorado?
Spousal support and maintenance, or alimony, is frequently a hot-button topic in divorce. Many spouses – on both sides of the issue – have unrealistic expectations about how the system works, and that leads to both unnecessary confusion and frustration. If you learn...
What happens to deferred compensation when you divorce?
Some assets are easy to divide and to put an accurate price on as you prepare for divorce in Colorado. A bank account is likely worth a specific amount of money that you can readily determine by checking the balance. Even more complicated and valuable assets, like...
Can you relocate with your child after divorcing?
When you get a divorce with children, most people assume that they will be able to continue living with their children. They expect that they’ll live close to the other parent or figure out a way to make regular custody exchanges. What about if you need to relocate,...
Did you commingle your inheritance?
If you're getting a divorce, you're probably thinking about all of your major assets and what's going to happen to them. As a general rule, items that you and your spouse obtained while you were married count as joint property and will need to be subjected to some...
Can you ask the Colorado family courts for sole custody?
Parents get divorced, how they split custody of their children is often the biggest issue that causes disagreements. Parents may disagree about schedules, an appropriate division of parenting time or even who will have the authority to make certain decisions on behalf...
Do you have to divide your assets 50-50 in divorce?
In a divorce in Colorado, you will be expected to follow equitable distribution rules. With equitable distribution rules, you need to divide your marital assets and debts equitably, not necessarily equally. If you thought that you’d need to divide your marital assets...
What happens to your inheritance if you divorce in Colorado?
When you marry your spouse, you combine your household and your finances to share assets and resources. Much of the divorce process will focus on how you separate your financial circumstances after sharing everything for so long. Certain assets will likely wind up...
How should you handle real estate in a Colorado divorce?
Owning real estate jointly is a common decision by married couples. You and your spouse may have purchased a home together where you raised your family. You may have bought a cabin or summer house to enjoy your vacations together. It's also possible that you may have...
Why do people go back to court to change their custody order?
When parents in Colorado divorce, they have to figure out how to divide their parental rights and responsibilities. If parents can't negotiate a settlement on their own outside of court, a judge can determine what the best way is to allocate those responsibilities and...