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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Divorce Help Center
As a divorced spouse, you my be entitled to receive Social Security benefits based upon your ex's earning hsitory if you meet a number of criteria. This is true, even if your spouse remarries ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2012 By Divorce Help Center
Why Divorce Mediation Fails. Despite all the advantages of mediation, my experience has shown there are three main reasons why the mediation process fails in a divorce case. If you aware of them and ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
Temporary Maintenance/Spousal Support in a divorce case is for the period of time between the filing of the case and the court approving the final permanent orders. C.R.S. 14-10-114(2)(b)(I)(A) ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
Even the most most amicable divorces stir up strong emotions, especially when there are kids involved. A professional divorce mediator can often help the parties deal with both the legal aspects and ...
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Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
The parties’ marriage was dissolved in 2005. Their separation agreement, which was incorporated into the decree, provided that husband’s military retirement benefits were marital property ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
The income of a third party in determining child support is not relevant to determining the gross income of the parties for purposes of apply the child support guidelines in a divorce or post decree ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
Expense reimbursements paid by employers may be considered income for child support or spousal support calculations in a divorce proceeding. The standard to be evaluated is whether the reimbursed ...
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Posted on Mar 1, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
A divorce court may not consider employer paid contributions to a health or accident insurance plan as income for purposes of support determinations unless, after making the relevant findings, the ...
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Posted on Feb 28, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
Gross income is number that must be determined for each parent as a starting point for purposed of computing child support. Colorado Revised Statutes attempt to define what revenue to each party is ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
The Social Security Act contains an anti-assignment clause that prohibits assignment of benefits even in a divorce . Therefore a divorce court cannot order distribution of part of a spouse's future ...
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Posted on Feb 7, 2011 By Divorce Help Center
If parties' combined income exceeds $75,000 in a divorce proceeding, a party seeking maintenance MUST meet a two-pronged test in order for a Court to approve any spousal support award. Contact a ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2010 By Divorce Help Center
Spousal support need not be in a fixed amount for a fixed period of time. The Court has broad discretion in crafting a spousal support plan that allows for incremental decreases based upon various ...
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Posted on Jun 23, 2010 By Divorce Help Center
Parties are not required to spend all their savings or exhaust all their marital assests before becoming eligible for spousal support . A Denver Divorce Mediator can help you evaluate your particular ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2010 By Divorce Help Center
Pension assest acquired during the marriage in Colorado are subject to equitable division in a divorce. Although there are many ways of measuring the value of the assets, one basic method is for a ...
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