Is Fido caught in the Middle? Often man’s (or woman’s) best friend is caught in the middle of a divorce without any legal support from the laws or the courts. Dog custody cases in Colorado can be the bone of contention that brings an amicable situation to a standstill. Reducing stress over this issue in…
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7 Reasons to Consider Mediation: Save Money – When working with Scott Baroway, you get a professional Colorado family law mediator who has over 27 years of legal and judicial experience, and who is a Certified Divorce Financial Planner (CDFA), who is available to talk with you both, respond to your emails, and prepare all…
SPRING BACK AFTER DIVORCE Going through divorce during holidays can be difficult. Now that you have survived the terrible 3 (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years), it is time for the new you. I’ve been in your shoes and nothing makes you come feel alive again a new attitude. Easier said than done, I know. But…
Divorce after 50 is an emotionally terrifying event, even in the most uncontested cases. However, with people living longer, the number of Colorado couples divorcing after 50 has risen every year for the last decade, will continue for the foreseeable future. A Denver Divorce Mediator can assist you through the process to minimize the emotional…
Pension assest acquired during the marriage in Colorado are subject to equitable division in a divorce. Although there are many ways of measuring the value of the assets, one basic method is for a defined benefit plan (montly payment such as military pension) is to apply the “Hunt” formula. Drawn from In re Marriage of…
Before you hire a mediator for your divorce in Colorado, you should consider the following: 1) Gather investments and bank statements for at least the last year. 2) Copy tax returns for income and investment history. 3) Pull your credit report to review your debt history and status. 4) Open an individual bank account. 5)…
TAKING FINANCIAL INVENTORY BEFORE YOUR DIVORCE Diving into stacks of belongings, stocks, debts and savings that need to be dealt with in the face of a divorce can be an especially emotional and taxing task. It’s tempting to rush through it to spare some pain and time or to get bogged down in conflict over…
In the Colorado case of Marriage fo Drexler and Bruce, the Colorado Court of Appeals held that a nonpaying spouses retirment accounts were not exempt from a collection to pay support arreages. In the case, the husband had failed to pay his support for a period of time after he was orderd in a divorce…
Often parties after a divorce ask if some other type of payment can be considered spousal support. To be considered spousal support, the payment MUST meet the following requirements: 1) All payments must be made in cash, check, or money order. If the payor is paying the payee’s rent or mortgage payment directly, it may…
7 Reasons to Consider Mediation: Save Money – When working with Scott Baroway, you get a professional family law mediator who has over 25 years of legal experience, who is available to talk with you both, respond to your emails, and prepare all your documents usually for less than most individual lawyers charge for their…