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…
Category Archives: Divorce process
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…
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,…
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…
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…