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Judges Need Educating Too! No matter how smart they are, judges have to learn family law somewhere (and at the risk of looking like I’m sucking up, I continue to marvel at how judges can retain so much knowledge about so many different areas of the law). Like any other…
The Court of Appeals just confirmed what should have already been clear from the statute – only a written separation agreement is enforceable in Colorado. Colorado has adopted the Uniform Premarital and Marital Agreements Act, as more completely discussed in the Prenuptial & Postnuptial Agreements article in the Colorado Family Law Guide. And…
Colorado in Shrinking Minority of States with Common Law Marriage We do not typically write about legal developments in other states – keeping on top of family law updates in Colorado keeps us plenty busy. But when your state is one of an already tiny pool of states which recognizes…
Rent is income – that’s pretty clear. The IRS requires you to declare rental income received on a Schedule E, and the Colorado child support statute’s definition of income includes “rents”. (5)(a)(I)(J). The maintenance statute has a similar provision. (8)(a)(I)(J). And Colorado courts will impute income to people who are voluntarily under-employed and…
What is an Unpublished Case? In our legal system, judicial decisions are an essential source of law. For that reason, one critical component of a case citation is where to find the case, meaning that cases are published rather than unpublished. For a long time, that meant the volume and…
In a Colorado divorce or parenting case, the parents owe their children a duty of support. While monthly child support payments are the most visible example of this, the Colorado child support statute includes a variety of other child expenses which the parents share. Included among these shared expenses are…
Graham.Law is pleased to announce that Tahli Delgado has joined our firm as a family law associate attorney, effective Monday June 10, 2019. Although new to our firm, she is not new to Colorado family law. Tahli has been practicing since 2017, so is already a veteran of the courtroom, ready to hit the ground…
What are the available military benefits for divorced spouses available? This is a common question among divorcing military spouses, concerned that they’ll have nothing to show from the military after years of their own sacrifices during marriage. The Military Divorce Guide is a complete resource, with comprehensive articles explaining the details of divorced…
The Post 911 GI Bill, created by the Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, codified at 38 U.S. Code § 3301, et seq as a successor to the traditional Montgomery GI Bill, is far more generous than its predecessor. And for that reason, GI Bill and divorce issues are a concern to spouses…
Frozen Embryos at Divorce – a Balancing Test It was inevitable that litigation would follow. In 2018, the Colorado Supreme Court issued a ruling on the disposition of frozen embryos in a Colorado divorce when the parties’ agreement with the fertility clinic does not address divorce. Rooks.1 Rather than adopting a…
