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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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…
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…
Child support shall be deemed to end when a child is emancipated. A Denver Divorce Mediator can discuss your specific facts with you further. However, emancipation is defined as 1) when a child reaches the age of 19, 2) when a child enters active military duty, 3) when a child marries as of the date of the marriage,…
When modifying child support in Colorado after a divorce has been finalized, capital gains are not automatically considered in computing gross income for purposes of the Child Support Guidelines. Instead, when considering capital gains from the sale of property awarded in a property division pursuant to a dissolution of marriage, the court shall include in gross income…