Living through the divorce process is never easy. Divorce is distressing even under the best of circumstances when spouses agree to part ways amicably in an uncontested divorce. But when a divorce involves hard feelings, bitterness, and contentious legal disputes, the experience significantly affects emotional well-being and sometimes even physical health. It’s important to protect yourself legally and emotionally when a divorce becomes contentious, whether the disputes are over child custody, child support, division of marital assets, retention of the…

Going through a divorce means that one or both parents will have to move out of the marital home. Making this move is likely going to be a huge undertaking. There are many factors that you have to consider when you’re doing this. If you’re the parent who’s moving with the children, you need to put their needs first. Focusing on making this transition as easy as possible is important. It may also behoove you to work with your co-parent…

Going through a divorce can be stressful and emotional. For many couples, it can be a long process with many hoops to jump through, which includes the mandatory disclosure of both parties’ finances. Sometimes, divorce can bring out some of the worst in both you and your ex. In an effort to get the better end of the deal, some spouses will hide assets or income. Here are some of the signs that you should consider including a forensic accountant…

Most couples believe their love is forever when they take their vows but life doesn’t always live up to our expectations and dreams. Some couples come to the sad conclusion that they are better off parting ways emotionally and legally. Colorado’s divorce rate is at 12%, up by 4% since the pandemic. Unfortunately, a significant number of couples who spent years building up their assets through financial investments in an effort to ensure a financially secure future for their family…

When a couple faces the inevitability of going their separate ways, one of the first things they wonder about is how to split their property in a divorce. Second only to child custody, separating assets is one of the most contentious aspects of divorce. While a handful of states are community property states in which the courts consider all assets collected during a marriage to belong jointly to both spouses and divide them 50/50, Colorado isn’t one of them. Instead,…