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Buying or Selling a House or Other Real Estate When You are Going Through Divorce

February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by Gregg Greenstein

While buying or selling a home or other real estate in Colorado is often completed without the use of an attorney, there are special considerations and complex legal issues that arise when buying or selling a home or other real estate in the middle of a divorce case. Consulting an attorney who has knowledge of real estate law and divorce should be part of the plan to buy or sell real estate, while a divorce case is pending in Colorado.

May I File for “Custody” in Colorado?

September 24, 2019 by Brittaney McGinnis

Where do I file my custody case? This question is particularly important if your case involves a parent who lives in a different state than the child, or if you just recently relocated, or are thinking of relocating, to a new state.

May I File for Divorce in Colorado?

May 24, 2019May 23, 2019 by Brittaney McGinnis

Jurisdictional Requirements: May I File for Divorce in Colorado? Filing for divorce presents a party, or parties, with the following question: in which state may I file? This inquiry is important for couples who were married in a state in which they no longer reside, for couples who currently live in separate states, and for … Continue Reading

Common Law Marriage in Colorado

August 9, 2019February 4, 2019 by Gregg Greenstein

Co-Author: Brittaney McGinnins How Do You Get Married in Colorado? There are two ways in Colorado to be married: common law marriage and by obtaining a marriage license certificate. Same sex couples or heterosexual couples can be married by license or they can be common law married. Common law marriage is an often misunderstood concept. … Continue Reading

Calculating Child Support in Colorado

January 29, 2018 by Sylvia Brownfield

What You Should Know About Child Support Calculations in Colorado.

Teenagers and Parenting Time (Visitation)

November 14, 2017 by Gregg Greenstein

Parenting Time (Visitation) Parenting time (visitation) orders and agreements in parenting plans or stipulations are sometimes made long before children are teenagers. Or, sometimes parenting time (visitation) orders and agreements are made when children are teenagers, but things change after the divorce or custody case is over – and those orders just don’t work any … Continue Reading

Who Gets to Claim Child on Taxes After a Divorce?

March 17, 2017January 24, 2017 by Gregg Greenstein

Claiming the Dependency Exemption On Your Tax Returns After A Divorce Colorado has a law that explains how the dependency exemption for a minor child will be handled, after a divorce decree (dissolution of marriage) is entered. The law is contained in Colorado Revised Statute C.R.S. Section 14-10-115. The law says: (12) Dependency exemptions. Unless … Continue Reading

Same Sex Marriages and Maintenance

January 4, 2020January 28, 2016 by Gregg Greenstein

Gay and lesbian, (same sex marriages) couples face unique challenges concerning awards of maintenance (alimony) in Colorado courts. Co-Author: Sylvia Brownfield, Esq. The US Supreme Court legalized gay marriage in the landmark 2015 decision Obergefell v. Hodges. If a same sex couple applied for a marriage license after the Obergefell v. Hodges decision, the date … Continue Reading

Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

May 20, 2016August 1, 2014 by Gregg Greenstein

Colorado passed new laws concerning marital agreements and pre-marital agreements, effective for agreements signed on or after July 1, 2014. The new law is called the “Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act,” and radically changes the prior law concerning prenuptial and postnuptial agreements. This article highlights some of the more significant changes from the prior … Continue Reading

What Is Mediation?

October 12, 2015February 1, 2014 by Sarah Rizzolo

What Is Mediation and Do I Have To Go To Mediation? In most family law cases, the court orders mediation where the parties have to try to resolve their differences with a neutral third party, the mediator. In the event that you are able to resolve your differences (and there is a signed settlement agreement) … Continue Reading