In dividing marital property, if the parties cannot agree, then a court must determine the the approximate current value of the property owned by the parties. Contact the Divorce Help Center and let a professional mediator assist you in finding a fair resolution to this issues. Otherwise, the determination of value is within the trial court’s discretion,…
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In Colorado, the Court of Appeals recently ruled that accrued vacation time and sick time are not marital assets. While enforceable contractual rights do constitute marital property, interests that are merely speculative are only expectations. Contact Divorce Help Center to evaluate your particular situation. For example, employee stock options are only consider marital property if the rights…
The effects of divorce on children has been studied extensively over the last few decades. Researchers now view conflict, rather than the divorce or the specifics of the parenting plan, as the most important factor in determining a childs post-divorce adjustment. Contact a mediator at Mediation Partners to help you evaluate your particular situation. Overall, children’s…
Mediation Partners is please to offer Paperwork Only Service for a reduced fee to those parties who believe they have all their issues resolved and are looking for professional and quick service to assist them in preparing all the necessary paperwork to open and finalize their divorce. If you and your partner have reached an…
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 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,…
Frequently, when there has been a failure to pay court ordered obligations, the party who is owed the funds tries to attach assests of the owing party rather than repeatedly filing motions with the court. Many people are unclear about whether military pension assets are subject to garnishment. According to the Department of Defense, if the debt…
Stepparenting can be one of the toughest situations to handle during both a divorce and when there are post decree modification issues. A Denver Divorce Mediator can assist you with this often difficult issues. There are a number of great resources out there that offer advice on both good and bad techniques for step-parenting. Our resources page provides links…