When one or both spouses decide to divorce, it’s rarely a sudden decision. Instead, it often follows months or even years of emotional upheaval, arguments, resentment, and distress. The pathway to divorce is frequently fraught with hurtful and distasteful behaviors by one or both parties. In some cases, this includes adultery. But how does one…

The decision to divorce is rarely fast or impulsive. Typically, the journey to divorce takes months or even years before one or both spouses determine that divorce is the inevitable end of their marriage. While making the choice may take a long time, with many second thoughts and attempts at reconciliation, the divorce itself doesn’t…

Divorce is not an easy process, emotionally or legally. Married spouses accumulate property, assets, and debts, and often have children together. Divorcing spouses require an enforceable legal framework for dividing one household into two in a way that’s fair and equitable, and in the best interests of their children. Often, the first key step in…

Colorado’s divorce law requires spouses to divide their marital property in a “fair and equitable” way, if not precisely 50/50, while each spouse may retain their separate property. Stock options often make up a substantial portion of the marital assets in a divorce and may become a source of contention during the process of reaching…

Colorado’s divorce law requires spouses to divide their marital assets in a way that is “fair and equitable,” if not exactly 50/50. One of the most common and most valuable marital assets is the family home. Deciding whether one spouse should keep the home or it should be sold, with any profit from the sale…