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Social Security and Divorce. There are multiple facets to this issue, and last week, we added an article to the Colorado Family Law Guide explaining how Social Security may be treated as income at divorce for the purposes of calculating alimony and child support. We also wrote a blog post on the issue of…
I had no idea this would still be an issue. You may recall the baker refusing to do same-sex wedding cakes, and a bigoted county clerk in Kentucky who refused to issue licenses to a gay couple (and lost reelection). But judges refusing a gay marriage? As a lawyer, I had thought…
What Is Income in Context of Social Security and Child Support Payments? It is probably not surprising that the largest government benefit program in history will have a bunch of different types of payments, some to parents, some to children, which test the ability of Colorado’s child support law to…
This month has not been good for the image of military base housing. Recently, the Military Family Advisory Network released a report to Congress, Living Conditions of Families in Privatized Military Housing, complete with photos and real-world examples, which depicted on-post housing as being slum-like. Military Base Housing Depicted as Slum Based upon…
It seems like common knowledge that after a divorce, the former military spouse has 30 days to move out of military housing. Says who? When researching base housing for the source of this claim (which is true, by the way), I kept digging deeper & deeper into military housing, and…
We’ve written a whole article on how good co-parenting helps your custody case – bringing your ex on your honeymoon is not among the factors. And there are plenty of examples of badmouthing and other horrendous co-parenting to avoid. Time to pack for that beach honeymoon. Sunscreen? Check. Swimsuit? Check….
Pain, but not from domestic violence! Super Bowl LIII is over, and Rams fans are licking their wounds after their 13-3 loss, and uninspired offense. Somehow my 10 y.o. son is a Patriots fan – not quite sure where I went wrong, as my two favorite teams are (1) the…
Saudi Arabia Allows Divorce by Text While we in the U.S. debate whether it’s appropriate to break up with someone by text, consider what happened recently overseas. Saudi Arabia made headlines with a new law providing that when a husband divorces a wife, the court will notify the woman by text with…
Being Rich Means an Expensive Divorce! If you have a high asset marriage, be ready for a high asset divorce. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos is the richest person in the world, sitting atop the Forbes 400 list with an estimated net worth of $160 billion in 2018 (his fortune fluctuates…
Effective January 1, 2019, the minimum wage in Colorado has increased from $10.20/hr to $11.10/hr. For those of us imputing income to a parent or spouse with minimal work experience, that means we now use a figure of $1924/mo for a full-time 40-hour week. Per the voter-approved Amendment 70, minimum wage will…
