The child support guidelines must be followed unless there is a valid and legal reason for deviation from the presumtive child support calculation. Contact a Colorado Divorce Mediator to discuss the particular facts of your case. Although there are many valid reasons to deviate from the child support guidelines, reduction for puposes of qualifying one…
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Evidence of the tax assessment value of a marital home may be considered as proper evidence of the actual value of the home when determining the marital equity in the home. In fact, additional weight may be given to the tax assessed value over other evidence due the legal requirements underlying the basis of the assessment. …
When allocating tax dependancy exemptions, the rights to claim the exemptions should be divided based upon theri respective gross incomes, which is consistent with the intent of the Federal Law. Contact a Denver Divorce Mediator to discuss your case further. The foundation underlying this division takes into account the contributions to the costs of raising…
Valuation of separate property of the parties is often a difficult and complicated situation. Contact a Colorado Divorce Mediator to discuss the specifics of your case. Separate property consists of assests each party owned prior to the marriage, inherited during the marriage, or were given as a separate gift. However, the increase in value of such…
Child support generally terminates when the child reaches the age of 19. Contact a Denver Divorce Mediator to discuss the specifics of your case. There are a number of exceptions to this rule including situations where the child has a mental or physical disability that renders the child incapable of supporting themself. Furthermore, if the disability…
Colorado law states that disputes regarding parenting time should be referred to mediation if the parties cannot resolve their disagreement. Contact a Colorado Divorce mediation attorney to discuss your matter further. Under C.R.S. 14-10-129.5, if a party files a motion concerning non-compliance with a previous parenting time order, the Court shall deteremine within 30 days of…
Where the trial court made no finding that father’s conduct in his homosexual lifestyle endangered the child or impaired the child’s emotional development, father could not be precluded from having overnight guests during his parenting time or taking the child to a church whose members were predominately gay. Contact a Denver Divorce Mediator to discuss…
Spousal support need not be in a fixed amount for a fixed period of time. The Court has broad discretion in crafting a spousal support plan that allows for incremental decreases based upon various event. Contact a Denver Divorce mediator to discuss your particular circumstances. Spousal support may incrementally decrease on a future dated when recipients…
It is important to understand that the amount of time children need with their parents evolves over time. Consult with a Denver Divorce Mediator to assist you with this evaluation. In order to minimize the impact of the changes resulting from a divorce in family structure upon a child, the parenting plan needs to take into…
The statutory mandate to distribute property equitably does not require equality. A Denver Divorce Mediation mediator can assist you is discussing the relavant factors involved in reaching this decision. It has been repeatedly held by the Colorado Courts that in matters of division of property, the trial court is imbueded with broad discretion. Facially disproportionate…