When spouses divorce, both parties who previously enjoyed a similar lifestyle may suddenly face a significant financial disparity. Alimony—labeled spousal maintenance in Colorado—may be one of the most contentious issues between parties in a divorce, but the intention is to prevent one spouse from suffering from unfair economic impacts after a divorce. If one person earned a higher income during the marriage and the other focused their time and attention on raising children and/or keeping a home, spousal support becomes…

When two spouses divorce after a significant number of years together in marriage, it may leave one spouse at a considerable disadvantage. For instance, if one spouse spent the majority of time in the marriage focusing on raising children and keeping the home, they may not have had adequate time to focus on furthering their education and career. In these cases, the disadvantaged spouse may ask for spousal maintenance—also called spousal support or alimony. Whenever a judge awards an amount…

When a death occurs in a family, it’s always a tragic and distressing time for those left behind, but when the death results from the negligence, recklessness, or wrongdoing of another party, it adds a new layer of pain to the grief. In any situation where an injury victim could have brought a personal injury claim forward had they survived, a close family member left behind can file a claim for wrongful death against the person or entity at fault…

Divorce is not only the end of a marriage and a particular stage of both parties’ lives, it’s also the beginning of a new chapter. Divorce means that at least one person in the former marriage needs to find a new place to live. For some newly divorced spouses, that might mean purchasing a home of their own. Whether the previous marital home was retained by one spouse or sold with the profit divided, after a divorce, many people look…

Living through the divorce process is never easy. Divorce is distressing even under the best of circumstances when spouses agree to part ways amicably in an uncontested divorce. But when a divorce involves hard feelings, bitterness, and contentious legal disputes, the experience significantly affects emotional well-being and sometimes even physical health. It’s important to protect yourself legally and emotionally when a divorce becomes contentious, whether the disputes are over child custody, child support, division of marital assets, retention of the…