Blog

When dealing with your ex-spouse, you may worry about how this strenuous relationship will start to affect your children and your custody arrangement. Staying respectful and keeping an open line of communication are just two of the ways you can improve how you co-parent. Have a positive attitude According to Psychology Today, one issue many…

Every state’s family law system has to handle disagreements between former spouses about custody issues during a divorce. That means that there are 50 unique approaches to addressing those problems. Colorado has been one of the states leading the way into a more progressive approach to parent-child relationships during a divorce. Once you understand the…

Previous posts on this blog touched upon the fact that certain retirement assets may be subject to property division during divorce proceedings. More specifically, family courts in Colorado view any contributions made to a retirement account during a marriage (given that they come from marital income) as marital assets. For most, this will impact contributions…

Perhaps the idea of a formal marriage does not appeal to you or your significant other for a variety of reasons. After all, divorces can be messy and painful. You may assume that if you do not get legally married, you can keep whatever is yours if you and your partner break up. If you…

Alimony may seem straightforward at a glance—one ex-spouse pays another spousal maintenance due to court orders—but there are various caveats that each party may want to know before getting too deep into it. As USA Today details, recent tax changes upheaved a decades-long practice of tax deduction strategies. A payor may not deduct these payments…