Divorce can affect your children in many ways you don’t expect. For example, do you notice behavioral changes in your children when you’re about to hand them over to their other parent? Perhaps they’re a bit more quiet. Maybe they’re complaining of unexplained...
When a couple divorces, a spouse who earns considerably less money or has fewer individual financial resources than their husband or wife can justifiably be concerned about what their life will look like after the divorce is final. Unless they have a valid prenuptial...
Telling your children and family members about a divorce is one of the most uncomfortable conversations you may ever face. The words you choose and the tone and setting you use can have a lasting impact. For many, this moment carries both fear and uncertainty, but...
When you and your spouse break up, your children will often bear the news the hardest. Although each divorce situation is unique, the emotional impact and lifestyle changes that it gives for the children usually creates a lasting impact on them. However, by helping...
Divorces can bring out the worst in people. The person you loved, married and had children with has suddenly morphed into a penny-pinching miser who doesn’t want to provide you with your fair share of the marital assets. You may be suspicious that they are hiding some...
In a Colorado divorce, both spouses must fully disclose their finances. This includes income, property, debts and assets. When one person hides money or property, it can seriously affect the fairness of the final settlement. Below are common signs of hidden assets and...
Losing your job can cause major financial stress, especially if you pay for child support. In Colorado, the law recognizes that life circumstances change. If you lose your job, you might qualify to modify your child support order. You need to act quickly and provide...
Going through a divorce is a major challenge because it’s an upheaval of your entire life. As you’re thinking about the process of filing for divorce, it’s critical that you take proper steps to prepare. One important thing to remember is that you can only take the...
Parents preparing for divorce often have more challenges to address than those without minor children. In addition to resolving any disagreements about property, the spouses must also address the allocation of parental rights and responsibilities. Parents frequently...
Nobody gets married expecting to get divorced -- but it happens. When you reach the painful conclusion that your marriage is over, however, you still have one more (possibly more painful) step ahead: You have to tell your spouse. There's no perfect way to do this, but...
