Graham.Law Blog

Family law attorneys in Colorado don’t often have cases where there is an issue as to whether a marriage was irretrievably broken. We’ve blogged about the irretrievable breakdown element before, and in my career, I’ve seen probably a dozen times where one spouse tries to dispute the marriage was broken….

Earlier this year, we wrote a blog post on the issue of “Covenant Marriages“, which are an attempt in some states to let spouses agree at the time of marriage to “opt out” of the no-fault divorce system and require a spouse to have grounds for a divorce. Colorado is…

So much for joint title killing a separate property claim! The Colorado Court of Appeals has issued a new, and somewhat surprising decision, that separate property funds which a spouse jointly-titled still remained her separate property at divorce. In Boyd, the Wife’s ex-husband from her first marriage had set up a…

Basic Asset Division in a Colorado Divorce In contrast to Community Property states where marital property must be divided equally, Colorado is a “marital property” state, and our statute requires that marital assets and debts be divided “equitably” (i.e. fairly), not necessarily equally. Most of the time, however, equal means…

Kanye West & Kim Kardashian Tweet About Divorce Are Kanye West & Kim Kardashian really getting a divorce? No one really knows what this celebrity couple intends, apparently including themselves. But this week’s Twitter action cannot be described as a positive one in Kim Kardashian’s marriage to rap star and…

United Kingdom Debating No-Fault Divorce This is one of those “I can’t believe they don’t already have it” situations. A no-fault divorce bill is set for debate in the House of Commons this month that could radically change the way couples get divorced according to BBC. The Divorce, Dissolution and…

Colorado’s Divorce Cooling Off Period Cooling off periods are common in divorce cases. Colorado law provides for a 91-day delay (not officially called a “cooling off period”, but that’s what family law attorneys typically say) in divorce and legal separation cases, even though we are a no-fault state under (1)(a)(III)….

George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has energized the Black Lives Matter movement, and energized the world, not just the United States, with mass protests. But this post is focused on the family law consequences of Floyd’s killing. Chauvin is now charged with murder…

It’s News When NY Has Covid-19 Divorce Moratorium Funny how when New York or California does something, it becomes national news. We previously wrote about how, thanks to Covid-19, New York was allowing applicants to obtain marriage licenses by video conference. It was touted as earthshaking by the media, despite…

Jay Cutler, Former Denver Bronco QB, Getting Divorced Many long-time Colorado residents will remember Jay Cutler, who played quarterback for the Denver Broncos. Once upon a time, in the dark days after John Elway’s retirement and before the dawn of Peyton Manning, Cutler was one of the many potential quarterbacks…