The income of a child may be considered in child support calculations. However, there is no bright line test or minimum income requirement that creates automatic application of a child’s income in the child support calculation. You should contact a divorce mediator at Divorce Help Center to evaluate your particular situation. If a child’s income…
Category Archives: Divorce Mediation
A study recently published in the Family Court Review, revealed the divorce or family issued based mediations produced successful outcomes 69.4% of the time when neither party had a lawyer. In contrast, when both parties were represented, a resolution was reached only 34.2% of the time. Caution should be taken with these results as it…
A divorce court may not consider employer paid contributions to a health or accident insurance plan as income for purposes of support determinations unless, after making the relevant findings, the court determines that the employers contributions immediately support the employee in a way that is akin to earned income. If the employee has the power…
Gross income is number that must be determined for each parent as a starting point for purposed of computing child support. Colorado Revised Statutes attempt to define what revenue to each party is considered and excluded from gross income in divorce and support calculations. For example, interest and dividends are specifically included in income, even if they…
Everyone wants their divorce mediation to be successful. A good first step is to set your emotional mindset toward a bright future. Your objective is find a resolution that allows you to move on in life and if you come into the mediaiton with good intentions, you will find a settlement that allows you to close that chapter…
The Colorado legislature periodically makes changes to the child support guidelines and the methods of calculation for divorcing parties, partners who co-parent children after separation. If you previously had a divorce decree and support order entered and are now seeking modification of the previous order, you should contact a professional divorce mediator at Divorce Help Center to…
C.R.S. 14-10-112(1)(a) allows modification of an existing child support order only upon showing that there has been a change in circumstances that are substantial on continuing since the previous divorce order or support order. “Substantial” change requires at a minimum a 10% change in the amount of child support due per month when compared to…
If parties’ combined income exceeds $75,000 in a divorce proceeding, a party seeking maintenance MUST meet a two-pronged test in order for a Court to approve any spousal support award. Contact a divorce mediator at Divorce Help Center to help evaluate your situation. The court must FIRST find the spouse lacks sufficient property to provide…
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…
Travel expenses in certain situations may be divided or awarded. Contact Divorce Help Center mediators to discuss your case. However, those expenses must be the cost of transporting the CHILD, not the costs of transporting the parent. C.R.S. 14-10-115(11)(a)(II) specifically allows for division of the costs of transporting the children OR the costs of transporting…