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• Children's UTMA Account Not Marital Asset in Divorce (October 16, 2024)
• 2025 Military COLA (Cost of Living Adjustment) (October 14, 2024)
• Joint Property is Marital at Divorce, Despite Tracing (September 19, 2024)
• No Email Service of Process for Contempt of Court (July 15, 2024)
• Graham.Law Awarded Pro Bono Firm of the Year for 2024 (July 15, 2024)
• No Personal Jurisdiction Over Spouse Living Outside Colorado (June 5, 2024)
• VA Disability - Not Contempt to Violate Indemnity Order (June 3, 2024)
• U.S. Copyright Law Not Override State Divorce Law (May 30, 2024)
• Colorado EFiling for the Public - File w/o a Trip to Court (April 27, 2024)
• Criminal Mandatory Protection Order vs Parental Rights (March 15, 2024)
• Is 5 Days Enough Time for a Prenuptial Agreement? (March 14, 2024)
• Court Can Order Covid-19 Vaccine if Impasse Between Parents (March 11, 2024)
• Can a Pregnant Spouse Get a Divorce in Colorado? (March 8, 2024)
• Colorado Simplifies Divorce Financial Disclosure Requirement (January 26, 2024)
• No-Fault Divorce - Still Alive & Well, But Under Attack (December 19, 2023)
• Jesse Feinsod - Family Law Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (December 12, 2023)
• Dividing Military Disability Retired Pay - Revisited (November 16, 2023)
• Voted Colorado Springs Magazine Top Attorney for 2024 (October 25, 2023)
• Grandparent Intervention in Divorce When Seeking Visitation (August 24, 2023)
• Tahli Delgado - Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch 2024 Family Law (August 24, 2023)
• Best Lawyers in America - Family Law Lawyer of the Year (August 17, 2023)
• Transgender Child Gender Affirmation Treatment & Custody (July 13, 2023)
• 2023 Colorado Child Support Statute Changes (June 22, 2023)
• Child Abuse: Colorado Assembly Slams Courts, Changes Law (June 7, 2023)
• Grandparents Rights: Colorado Law 2023 Updates (May 26, 2023)
• Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency in a Colorado Divorce (May 22, 2023)
• Grandparent Visitation When Parents Disagree - Who Decides? (May 8, 2023)
• Anti-Covid Vaccine Order from NJ Family Court (May 7, 2023)
• Ban Children from Calling Stepparent "Dad" or "Mom"? (April 14, 2023)
• Licensed Legal Paraprofessionals: Family Law w/o a Lawyer (April 5, 2023)
• Military SBP (Survivor Benefit Plan) 2023 Open Season (March 9, 2023)
• 2023 Colorado Super Lawyers Family Law - 4 Years in a Row! (March 3, 2023)
• No Relocation with Children After Divorce Without Findings (February 9, 2023)
• Pension Valuation Methods - Cannot Mix & Match at Divorce (January 31, 2023)
• 2023 Best Law Firms in America - Family Law Colorado Springs (January 20, 2023)
• Depreciation & Rental Income for Colorado Child Support (January 19, 2023)
• ChatGPT - Artificial Intelligence and Colorado Family Law (January 17, 2023)
• How to Co-Parent with a Narcissist Parent - Actionable Tips (December 13, 2022)
• Colorado Stepparent Adoption - What you Need to Know (November 8, 2022)
• How to Get a Marital or Premarital Agreement with Graham.Law (November 4, 2022)
• Do it Yourself Prenup or a Prenuptial Agreement Attorney? (November 4, 2022)
• VA Disability is Not Taxed: Does it Count for Child Support? (October 31, 2022)
• Military Disability Retirement Divided in Divorce? (October 20, 2022)
• Unrealized Gains & Dividends Income for Child Support (October 14, 2022)
• SSL Certificate Renewal: Scammers, Spammers, or Just Pushy? (October 13, 2022)
• Do I Really Need a Colorado Prenuptial Agreement? (September 24, 2022)
• (This) Part-Time Job Not "Shirking" Work for Family Support (September 19, 2022)
• No Separate Property in a Divorce in Colorado Without Proof (September 19, 2022)
• Stepparent Child Support Denied When Only Weekend Visits (September 16, 2022)
• No Retroactive Child Support in Colorado w/o Custody Change (September 13, 2022)
• The Forgotten Divorce Tax Which Reduces Value of Your Assets (September 13, 2022)
• Indian Child Welfare Act Requirements Only If Reason to Know (September 12, 2022)
• Permanent Custody Change Based Upon Temporary Consent (September 9, 2022)
• Child Hearsay & Testimony in a Colorado Custody Hearing (September 8, 2022)
• Remedial Contempt of Court Sanction Nixed - Cannot Fully Pay (September 7, 2022)
• Adultery - Infidelity Clause in Prenup or Postnup Agreements (September 1, 2022)
• Omitted Asset? Cannot Reopen Colorado Divorce if Knew of It (August 27, 2022)
• Tax and Divorce in Colorado - What You Need to Know (August 26, 2022)
• Pension and Divorce Miscalculation By Other Side? Tough Luck (August 26, 2022)
• How is Child Support Jurisdiction Determined in Colorado? (August 23, 2022)
• Emergency Child Custody Motion Fails, Then Modify Parenting (August 17, 2022)
• Colorado Child Support Payments for Disabled Child Over 19 (August 15, 2022)
• Welcome to Family Law Attorney John Nalley (August 15, 2022)
• Payee's Voluntary Unemployment Off-Limits for Alimony (August 12, 2022)
• Future Commissions Approved as Income for Alimony (August 12, 2022)
• Private School, Child Support, And Who Chooses the School (August 9, 2022)
• Discounted Attorney Fees Are Financial Resources in Divorce (August 9, 2022)
• Imposing Security for Payment Needs Specific Findings (August 7, 2022)
• Hidden Assets in a Divorce – Reopen the Case  (August 7, 2022)
• Retroactive Alimony in Colorado Prior to Divorce Filing (August 7, 2022)
• Rental Income & Child Support - Deduct Mortgage Principal? (August 5, 2022)
• Colorado Child Support Guidelines: Need Findings to Deviate (August 5, 2022)
• Alimony in Colorado vs Early Retirement and 95% Pay Cut (August 4, 2022)
• Divorce Business Valuation - Excess Earnings vs Sale Price (August 4, 2022)
• House "Gift" Not Separate Property in Colorado Divorce (August 3, 2022)
• Colorado Paternity Case Before Birth, Not Child Custody (August 2, 2022)
• Military Disability Retirement in a Colorado Divorce (August 1, 2022)
• Late to Court, Colorado Judge Denies Right to Jury (July 22, 2022)
• Emergency Custody in Colorado Not Need Imminent Harm (July 21, 2022)
• Destroy Frozen Embryos After Divorce, Per Colorado Court (July 12, 2022)
• Common Law Divorce in Colorado? Absurd! (July 9, 2022)
• Colorado Family Support Registry (FSR): What You Should Know (July 9, 2022)
• Hague Convention Grave Risk to Child Case hits Supreme Court (June 15, 2022)
• Present Ability to Pay Arrears Required for Contempt (June 2, 2022)
• Joint Decision-Making for Extracurricular Activities & Camp? (June 1, 2022)
• Property Equalization Payment Not Substitute for Alimony (May 30, 2022)
• Right to Counsel in Contempt Cases Before Sentence of Jail (May 28, 2022)
• Nonparent With Custody in D&N Case Not Owe Child Support (May 27, 2022)
• Parenting Decision-Maker Cannot Modify Child Support (May 25, 2022)
• Remedial Contempt: No Attorney's Fees Without Purge Clause (May 25, 2022)
• Contempt of Court in Colorado Not Always Have Remedy (May 24, 2022)
• Commingled Assets Not Defeat Separate Property in Prenup (May 23, 2022)
• Grossly Unequal Property Division Needs Specific Findings (May 21, 2022)
• Imputing Income to Student Requires Voluntary Unemployment (May 20, 2022)
• Biological Father Paternity Void if Exclude Presumptive Dad (May 19, 2022)
• Financial Resource Includes Savings & New Spouse Assets (May 19, 2022)
• Any Nonparent May Seek Parenting If Child Not With Parent (May 18, 2022)
• Potential Bonus Not Divisible Property in Colorado Divorce (May 17, 2022)
• Cannot Modify Maintenance Because "I've Paid Enough" (May 17, 2022)
• Psychological Parent's Rights Not Terminated by Adoption (May 11, 2022)
• Court May Order PERA Co-Beneficiary in Colorado Divorce (April 12, 2022)
• Court Can Order Child Vaccines When Parents Disagree (March 16, 2022)
• Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) are Property in Divorce (March 16, 2022)
• Bogus Lawyer Vanity Awards - Federal Government Warning (March 15, 2022)
• Voluntary Unemployment vs Ability to Pay in a Contempt Case (March 11, 2022)
• VA Disability and Divorce: Indemnity Voided Retroactively (January 7, 2022)
• Colorado Minimum Wage Increase for 2022 (December 1, 2021)
• New Colorado Parental Responsibility Evaluator Directive (November 16, 2021)
• Fraudulent Irretrievable Breakdown Claim Voids Decree (November 4, 2021)
• Covid-19 Vaccine: Another Parent Loses Child Custody (November 1, 2021)
• Unvaccinated Parent (Briefly) Loses Child Custody (September 17, 2021)
• Joint Decision-Making Impasse Means Judge Decides (September 16, 2021)
• Child's School Choice Disagreement & Joint Decision-Making (September 15, 2021)
• Covid-19: Masks Mandatory in 4th Judicial District Courts (September 1, 2021)
• Non-Modifiable Maintenance Still Terminates Upon Remarriage (September 1, 2021)
• Maintenance Modification Not Need Full Findings by Court (July 28, 2021)
• 2021 Colorado Child Support Changes - Interest Rate Lowered (July 20, 2021)
• Covid Conquered? 4th Judicial District Courthouses Reopen (June 30, 2021)
• Coronavirus – Colorado Family Law Safety Under COVID-19 (June 30, 2021)
• Section 1031 Exchange Not Capital Gains in Colorado Divorce (June 16, 2021)
• Avoid Contempt: Pay What One Can Afford, Sell Assets (May 26, 2021)
• Must Order Specific Parenting Time, Cannot Delegate to Child (May 25, 2021)
• No Order to Refinance the Mortgage After Court Enters Decree (May 24, 2021)
• Not Dissipation of Assets When Funds Spent on Family (May 21, 2021)
• Appeal Not Deprive Trial Court of Family Law Jurisdiction (May 14, 2021)
• Parent Risks Child Custody Over Confederate Flag (May 14, 2021)
• Court Has Jurisdiction Over Attorney's Fees After Dismissal (May 6, 2021)
• Endangerment Needed to Change Child Custody After Violation (May 5, 2021)
• American Rescue Plan Covid Stimulus Checks & Divorce (April 30, 2021)
• Same-Sex Adultery is Grounds for Fault Divorce (in N.H.) (April 29, 2021)
• Uniform Parentage Act Limits Child to Only 2 Parents (April 28, 2021)
• Oral Agreement Not Valid Prenuptial or Postnuptial Agreement (February 20, 2021)
• Spousal Deed Not Create Separate Property in Divorce (February 16, 2021)
• Vaccines vs. Religion in a Colorado Child Custody Case (February 13, 2021)
• Business "Phantom Income" & Child Support (February 12, 2021)
• Massive Retroactive Temporary Maintenance Award Okay (February 11, 2021)
• Common Law Marriage Must Consider Intent, Not Just Conduct (January 31, 2021)
• Common Law Marriage New Framework from CO Supreme Court (January 31, 2021)
• Same-Sex Common Law Marriage Before Legalization Upheld (January 31, 2021)
• Secretly Recording Conversations: Prove Bad Conduct in Court (January 30, 2021)
• Lawyers Can Remotely Practice Law From Out-of-State (January 27, 2021)
• Video Hearings (Webex, Zoom, etc) are Legal in Colorado (January 27, 2021)
• Child Support Arrears - No Ban on Having More Kids (January 26, 2021)
• Colorado High Income & High Asset Divorce Attorney (January 24, 2021)
• Safe & Simple Digital Signatures for Our Clients (January 23, 2021)
• Lawyer Vanity Award Scam: Pay to Play Fake Honors (January 15, 2021)
• VA Disability and Child Support - It's Income (January 7, 2021)
• Free Colorado Alimony Calculator: Calculate Spousal Support (December 28, 2020)
• Child Abuse May Include Witnessing Domestic Violence (December 10, 2020)
• Post 911 GI Bill Debt - Massive Liability in a Divorce? (December 4, 2020)
• Covid: State Won’t Suspend License for Support Arrears (November 13, 2020)
• Good vs Bad Co-Parenting: Helping Your Colorado Custody Case (November 11, 2020)
• No-Fault Divorce Survives Legal Challenges (November 4, 2020)
• Joint Title Not Defeat Separate Property Claim at Divorce (October 30, 2020)
• Colorado Alimony Appeal Rejected In New Court Case (October 16, 2020)
• Spouse Awarded Proportional Share of Account Value Increase (October 15, 2020)
• Court Cannot Order Parent to Name Social Security Payee (October 14, 2020)
• What’s Mine is Mine… Colorado Divorce & Equal Asset Division (October 13, 2020)
• Military Relocation and Child Custody - Air Force Victory (September 17, 2020)
• Star Wars Royalties “Forced” from Actor at Divorce (August 21, 2020)
• ICWA (Indian Child Welfare Act) & Colorado Adoption (August 17, 2020)
• Covid-19 at El Paso County Courthouse Limits Operations (August 3, 2020)
• No Putative Spouse After Failed CO Common Law Marriage Claim (July 25, 2020)
• Kanye West Bold Divorce Tweet to Kim Kardashian – Bad Idea (July 22, 2020)
• Carl Graham Named Fellow in Prestigious AAML (July 18, 2020)
• Proper Court Attire: Achieve Success with a Cut Above (July 16, 2020)
• Child Endangerment: Domestic Violence & Colorado Custody (July 11, 2020)
• Child Custody Modification – Right to Hearing in Colorado (July 7, 2020)
• Witness Can Testify By Telephone In Colorado Support Case (July 2, 2020)
• Divorce Law for Men: Fathers Rights Lawyer Colorado Springs (June 29, 2020)
• (Cleaned Up) Case Citations: Making Case Quotes Better (June 28, 2020)
• Find The Best Divorce Attorneys in Colorado Springs (June 27, 2020)
• Colorado Child Support: Self-Employed Business Income (June 27, 2020)
• No-Fault Divorce Coming At Last To The UK? (June 17, 2020)
• Colorado Custody Evaluator: Giving False Document Is A Crime (June 17, 2020)
• Colorado Paternity: Biology Balanced vs 3 Legal Presumptions (June 16, 2020)
• Termination of Parental Rights & Adoption Needs Jurisdiction (June 13, 2020)
• Is a Prenuptial Agreement Modifiable? Melania Trump Did it (June 13, 2020)
• Grandparent Rights Win: Restricted Dangerous Parent Custody (June 11, 2020)
• Divorce Settlement Creates New Billionaire (June 10, 2020)
• Parental Alienation in Divorce: Badmouthing or Free Speech? (June 4, 2020)
• Divorce Cooling Off Period: Kill 91 Days in Colorado & China (June 3, 2020)
• Divorce, New Name, No Alimony: Request by Charged Cop’s Wife (June 2, 2020)
• Motion to Restrict Parenting Requires Hearing in Colorado (June 1, 2020)
• Covid-19 Divorce Moratorium: NY Ends, Colorado Never Had One (May 26, 2020)
• Moving a Child from Colorado Post-Divorce Risks Custody (May 21, 2020)
• Family Law Judge Reprimand for Brutal Judgment Lapses (May 21, 2020)
• Former Denver Bronco In Messy, Likely Expensive Divorce (May 17, 2020)
• Personal Injury – Dividing PI Fortune in a Colorado Divorce (May 11, 2020)
• Stop a Divorce – Changing Your Mind During the Dissolution (May 10, 2020)
• Inheritance & Divorce: Still Separate After Marital Spending (May 7, 2020)
• Pandemic Kills More Divorce Cases, Not in Colorado (May 6, 2020)
• No Military Spouse Divorce Retirement Pay When Awarded VSI (May 4, 2020)
• No Colorado Alimony Formula For High Income Earners (May 3, 2020)
• CARES Act Stimulus Payments: Battle for Divorced Parents? (May 2, 2020)
• AFI 36 2906 - Air Force Family Support Requirements at Last (May 2, 2020)
• Perjury: Charge Witness for Lying in Colorado Divorce Case? (April 30, 2020)
• Coronavirus Alert – 4th Judicial District (Sort Of) Open (April 30, 2020)
• Unprofessionalism: Colorado Bar Punishes Attorney Misconduct (April 25, 2020)
• High Income Earners & the Colorado Child Support Guidelines (April 23, 2020)
• Thanks to Covid-19, You Can Get Married By Zoom (April 21, 2020)
• Colorado PERA Kills 90-Day Rule During Covid-19 Pandemic (April 20, 2020)
• Social Distancing in a Divorce: Who Gets the Home? (April 19, 2020)
• Adultery: Jilted Husband Sues Ex-Wife’s Lover (April 18, 2020)
• Domestic Violence During Covid-19 Quarantine (April 18, 2020)
• Child Custody Taken from Physician Parent over Covid-19 Fear (April 14, 2020)
• Live-Streaming Family Court Proceedings During Covid-19 (April 10, 2020)
• Covid-19 Hearings: El Paso County Judges Town Hall (April 9, 2020)
• Covid-19 Pandemic: Colorado Child Support & Alimony (April 8, 2020)
• Workers Compensation Not Divisible in Colorado Divorce (April 8, 2020)
• Emergency Child Custody Jurisdiction vs Dependency & Neglect (April 7, 2020)
• Russia Divorce Ban In Response To COVID-19? (April 4, 2020)
• Covid-19: Child Custody & Parenting Time During the Pandemic (April 3, 2020)
• Colorado Notary Standards Relaxed Due to Coronavirus (April 3, 2020)
• Covenant Marriage vs Colorado No-Fault Divorce (March 28, 2020)
• Child Abuse vs Discipline: Punishment & Colorado Parenting (March 18, 2020)
• Military Housing - Still Substandard? (March 18, 2020)
• Teaching Colorado Family Law to Court Facilitators (March 14, 2020)
• Coronavirus & Colorado Child Custody (March 11, 2020)
• Child Custody Setback for Dubai Ruler in Ugly Divorce Case (March 8, 2020)
• Retirement is Both Income & Property in a Colorado Divorce (March 6, 2020)
• Are Financial Disclosures Required in a Colorado Divorce? (March 1, 2020)
• Child Abuse Against Other Children Relevant to Child Custody (February 28, 2020)
• International Child Custody Dispute at U.S. Supreme Court (February 27, 2020)
• FERS and Military Retirement - No Credit for Vesting Period (February 24, 2020)
• Determine Property Before Alimony in a Colorado Divorce (February 23, 2020)
• Promissory Note Needed for Family Loan at Divorce (February 22, 2020)
• Child Support Agreement Cannot Restrict Modification (February 19, 2020)
• Separate Property Increase is Marital in Colorado Divorce (February 5, 2020)
• Retroactive Child Support Modification - 5-Year Limit (February 4, 2020)
• Veterans Benefits for Divorced Spouses - Not Divisible (February 3, 2020)
• Colorado Maintenance Guidelines Not Automatic, Need Evidence (February 2, 2020)
• Move Children? Angelina Jolie Can’t Relocate Kids Either (January 27, 2020)
• Dispute Resolution? Trial By Combat Fail in Divorce Case (January 16, 2020)
• Interspousal Transfer Deed Creates Separate Property (October 31, 2019)
• Deferred Compensation Not Income for Child Support (October 28, 2019)
• Teaching Family Law to Colorado Judges (October 17, 2019)
• Colorado Marital Agreement Must be in Writing (October 15, 2019)
• Another State Abolishes Common Law Marriage (August 8, 2019)
• Imputed Rental Income & Colorado Divorce (August 4, 2019)
• Citing Unpublished Cases in a Colorado Court (July 14, 2019)
• Sharing Child Medical Expenses in a Colorado Divorce (July 12, 2019)
• Welcome to Family Law Attorney Tahli Ann Delgado (July 1, 2019)
• Military Benefits for Divorced Spouses - a Checklist (June 9, 2019)
• Child Support & Alimony: 2019 Family Law Day Presentation (June 5, 2019)
• Post 911 GI Bill & Divorce - Big Benefit, Not Property (May 27, 2019)
• Frozen Embryos in a Colorado Divorce - Again (May 26, 2019)
• Post-9/11 GI Bill BAH Counts as Income in Colorado Divorce (May 23, 2019)
• 2019 Colorado Child Support Guidelines & Statute Changes (May 14, 2019)
• Contempt of Court in Colorado Family Law (May 14, 2019)
• Harvey Specter as Divorce Attorney: Shark or Bloodbath? (April 12, 2019)
• When Does Child Support End in Colorado? Emancipation Age 19 (April 7, 2019)
• Marry Your Cousin? Marriage within the Family in Colorado (March 26, 2019)
• Psychological Parent Duty to Pay Child Support in Colorado (March 23, 2019)
• Military Spouse Retirement Benefits: The Frozen Benefit Rule (March 19, 2019)
• Lottery and Divorce: Winning Affects Support and Alimony (March 16, 2019)
• Cohabitation vs Marriage - Roommate or Common Law Partner? (March 13, 2019)
• Pet Custody Agreement in a Colorado Divorce? (March 6, 2019)
• Paying Alimony After Retirement - It Can Happen in Colorado (March 4, 2019)
• Social Security and Divorce - Not Divisible in Colorado (March 2, 2019)
• Gay Couple Cannot Be Refused Marriage by Judge (February 27, 2019)
• Social Security and Child Support Payments in Colorado (February 24, 2019)
• Military Base Housing: Slum or Valuable Divorce Asset? (February 23, 2019)
• On-Base Military Housing in a Divorce - Who Stays? Who Goes? (February 16, 2019)
• Co-Parenting - Bring Ex-Spouse on Your Honeymoon?? (February 6, 2019)
• Domestic Violence & the Super Bowl (February 4, 2019)
• Divorce by Text? Not in Colorado (January 27, 2019)
• The Most Expensive Divorce in America? (January 13, 2019)
• Colorado Minimum Wage Increase for 2019 (January 3, 2019)
• Alimony Tax Deduction Disappears in 2019 (December 27, 2018)
• 2019 BAH Rates Announced (December 16, 2018)
• Politics Makes Strange (Family Law) Bedfellows (December 14, 2018)
• Same Sex Couples & Colorado Common Law Marriage (December 13, 2018)
• Graham.Law - Powerful Colorado Springs Family Law Firm (October 19, 2018)