Equitable distribution laws guide divorces in Colorado. Whether you expected a judge to make all of the decisions or you intend to sit down and negotiate with your spouse, understanding the Colorado approach to property division is crucial. Equitable distribution rules focus on a fair outcome. What is fair depends on your family circumstances and can be drastically different from case to case. If you are the dependent spouse of someone who owns a business, what is fair when you…
Every year, many mothers in the US leave the workplace, staying home to raise their families and support their husbands’ career pursuits. Highly-educated women, especially, make considerable sacrifices to put their careers on hold for homemaking and mothering. Much of society backs up women’s choice to become homemakers. More than half as many Americans believe that mothers are better than fathers at caring for new babies. While both men and women recognize the value of caretaking, it’s difficult to put a price tag…
Every year, many mothers in the US leave the workplace, staying home to raise their families and support their husbands’ career pursuits. Highly-educated women, especially, make considerable sacrifices to put their careers on hold for homemaking and mothering. Much of society backs up women’s choice to become homemakers. More than half as many Americans believe that mothers are better than fathers at caring for new babies. While both men and women recognize the value of caretaking, it’s difficult to put a price tag…
In a Colorado divorce, marital property will be equitably divided between the two spouses. An equitable division is not necessarily equal. Rather, equitable division means that the division of property will be fair. Property that is included in the marital estate and thus subject to division is called marital property, while property that is excluded is separate property. Marital property includes most types of property acquired during the marriage, even if the property was only acquired by one spouse. There…
