Even the most most amicable divorces stir up strong emotions, especially when there are kids involved. A professional divorce mediator can often help the parties deal with both the legal aspects and the emotional aspects of going through the divorce process. However, sometimes there is nothing more theraputic and a night with a good movie…
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The parties’ marriage was dissolved in 2005. Their separation agreement, which was incorporated into the decree, provided that husband’s military retirement benefits were marital property and would be divided, on his retirement, under the Hunt–Gallo formula. [See In re Marriage of Hunt, 909 P.2d 525 (Colo. 1995).]The agreement further provided that the parties intended to…
The Social Security Act contains an anti-assignment clause that prohibits assignment of benefits even in a divorce. Therefore a divorce court cannot order distribution of part of a spouse’s future retirement social security benefits as marital property. Nor may the court consider it as an indirect offset as part of the overall marital property distribution…
Although marketability discounts have been disallowed in other areas of the law, family law is unique and the legislature has recognized this by creating unique rules to be applied to divorce situations. Contact Divorce Help Center today to discuss your situation. In fact, C.R.S. 14-10-113(1) authorizes a judge to consider any and all relevant factors…
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…
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…