No one goes into a marriage thinking their walk down the aisle will end in front of a judge in divorce court, but sometimes life’s path takes an unanticipated turn. For those facing a divorce in Colorado, many spouses who are new to the process wonder what a divorce decree looks like, what’s included in the decree, and why divorced spouses need copies of this important document to ensure that they remain in compliance with the terms of their divorce….

Divorce is never a happy experience, but in the best-case scenario, divorcing spouses can come to mutually agreeable terms on all aspects of the divorce to avoid court. Unfortunately, this isn’t as common as divorces in which spouses dispute one or more aspects of the divorce such as child custody, the distribution of their marital assets, or spousal maintenance payments (alimony). When spouses cannot agree on the terms of their divorce it becomes a contested divorce which requires a discovery…

During their routine daily lives, people rarely think twice about the store credit card they maxed out last Christmas or the stipend they received at work for taking an additional online business course. But during the divorce process, every financial move a person has made during their married life stops being a private matter and becomes a literal open book for their spouse and attorneys to poke, prod, and pour over. No one relishes the idea of a detailed examination…

Going through a divorce is never an easy time, but some spouses choose to minimize the emotional strife by filing for an uncontested divorce. An uncontested divorce is one in which the spouses agree to all terms and draft a settlement agreement without requiring a hearing or a judge’s decision on each aspect of the divorce. Divorce agreements in Colorado include decisions on the equitable distribution of marital property, a parenting-time (child custody) schedule, child support payments, and in some…

No one enjoys receiving a court order, especially divorce petitions. Whether you knew divorce was inevitable or impending or not, seeing the words in stark black and white on paper is a disconcerting experience. If you’ve been served with divorce papers in Colorado, it means your spouse is the petitioner in the divorce process and you are the respondent. One of the first things to know as a respondent in a Colorado divorce is what you have to do next…