Colorado courts are very busy. If you want your case to move through the Colorado courts efficiently and quickly, you must consider Denver professional mediation or a Colorado mediator assisted friendly divorce. People getting divorced often ask, “If we do not reach an agreement, how quickly can we get into court?” The answer varies depending…
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In a case regarding the parents’ claims for custody of their children, the presiding family court judge eloquently expressed the court’s outlook as to why parents should do all that they can to resolve their issues before asking the court to decide the future of their family. Reprinted with permission, the wordes of the Honorable…
Is Fido caught in the Middle? Often man’s (or woman’s) best friend is caught in the middle of a divorce without any legal support from the laws or the courts. Dog custody cases in Colorado can be the bone of contention that brings an amicable situation to a standstill. Reducing stress over this issue in…
7 Reasons to Consider Mediation: Save Money – When working with Scott Baroway, you get a professional Colorado family law mediator who has over 27 years of legal and judicial experience, and who is a Certified Divorce Financial Planner (CDFA), who is available to talk with you both, respond to your emails, and prepare all…
SPRING BACK AFTER DIVORCE Going through divorce during holidays can be difficult. Now that you have survived the terrible 3 (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years), it is time for the new you. I’ve been in your shoes and nothing makes you come feel alive again a new attitude. Easier said than done, I know. But…
Divorce after 50 is an emotionally terrifying event, even in the most uncontested cases. However, with people living longer, the number of Colorado couples divorcing after 50 has risen every year for the last decade, will continue for the foreseeable future. A Denver Divorce Mediator can assist you through the process to minimize the emotional…
Before you hire a mediator for your divorce in Colorado, you should consider the following: 1) Gather investments and bank statements for at least the last year. 2) Copy tax returns for income and investment history. 3) Pull your credit report to review your debt history and status. 4) Open an individual bank account. 5)…
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…
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…
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…